The Effects of Knowledge Management Capabilities and Information Technology Capabilities on Organizational Agility and Their Impact on Organizational Performance in Technical Implementation Units and Service Branches of the East Java Provincial Government
1Ismail, 2Anwar Sanusi, 3Fajar Supanto
1,2,3University of Merdeka Malang, Indonesia
https://doi.org/10.47191/jefms/v7-i1-64ABSTRACT:
The performance of the Technical Implementation Unit and Office Branches of the East Java Province is an indicator of the success of the implementation of development and governance, especially in public services. The purpose of this research is to describe knowledge management capabilities, information technology capabilities, organizational agility and organizational performance, to analyze the effect of knowledge management capabilities, information technology capabilities and organizational agility, to analyze the effect of knowledge management capabilities and information technology capabilities on organizational performance, to analyze the effect of organizational agility on organizational performance and analyze the effect of knowledge management capabilities, information technology capabilities on organizational performance through organizational agility. The data analysis technique used is Descriptive Analysis and SEM (Structural Equation Modeling). The results of the study show that knowledge management capabilities have the greatest contribution to knowledge application. Information technology capabilities have the greatest contribution to IT proactive stance. Organizational agility has the biggest contribution to Quickness. Organizational performance has the greatest contribution to the learning and growth process perspective. Knowledge management capabilities, information technology capabilities affect organizational agility. Knowledge management capabilities, information technology capabilities can affect organizational performance. Organizational agility is needed in organizations that have knowledge management capabilities and information technology capabilities in order to improve organizational performance.
KEYWORDS:
knowledge management capabilities, information technology capabilities, organizational agility and organizational performance
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