ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AMONG FACULTY MEMBERS
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Academic staff plays an energetic leadership role in higher education institutions by applying knowledge management practices for society development. The aim of the study is to identify the impact of knowledge management practices on sustainable development in higher education institutions at public sector of Pakistan: A case study of Sindh province. Strategies of integrating knowledge management, employees play an energetic leadership role in higher education institutions. Quantitative approach of study was used, a convenience sampling strategy concentrating on faculty members and a survey were used to collect data from 335 faculty members working in different departments of higher education intuitions. PLS structural equation modeling technique was used to examine the knowledge management cycle effects on sustainability development in higher education institutions from the perspective of faculty members. The results showed that the studied knowledge management procedures had a positive and significant link with one another, public sector higher education institutions found some minor variations. For strategic and knowledge management professionals interested in female’s leadership and the adoption of knowledge management approaches in higher education institutions for sustainability, the study's findings are helpful.
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