The influence of the knowledge management processes on results in basic education schools

Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to identify the influence of knowledge management processes on the performance of basic education, including both private and confessional organizations.

Design/methodology/approach

This study is based on a positivist view of science and adopts a quantitative approach. A survey was conducted that received 242 answers, which were analyzed using structural equation modeling.

Findings

All the knowledge management processes were found to impact all the dimensions of organizational performance in the schools. The role knowledge creation exerts on people in the organization was made apparent, as was the way in which knowledge storage impacts three Balanced Scorecard dimensions, namely, people, internal processes and sustainability.

Research limitations/implications

This research is limited to private confessional basic education schools in Brazil that work at one or more levels of basic education.

Practical implications

This research is intended to help educational managers improve their knowledge management practices and achieve better performance within the educational environment.

Originality/value

The present study identifies two topics which are still under-investigated in the field of private confessional basic education, namely: the knowledge management processes and the Balanced Scorecard approach.

Citation

Cordeiro, M.d.M., Oliveira, M. and Sanchez-Segura, M.-I. (2022), "The influence of the knowledge management processes on results in basic education schools", Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 26 No. 10, pp. 2699-2717. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-07-2021-0579