Capabilities and Opportunities: Linking Knowledge Management Practices of Textile-Based SMEs on Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Organizational Performance in China

Aleem Ahmad Qader, Jingwei Zhang, Sheikh Farhan Ashraf, Nausheen Syed, Khaoula Omhand and Mehrab Nazir
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Aleem Ahmad Qader: Department of Business Administration, School of Economics and Management, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
Jingwei Zhang: Department of Business Administration, School of Economics and Management, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
Sheikh Farhan Ashraf: School of Management, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Jingkou District, Zhenjiang 212000, China
Nausheen Syed: Department of Business Administration, Government College Women University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Khaoula Omhand: Wolverhampton Business School, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY, UK
Mehrab Nazir: School of Economics and Management, Jiangsu University of Science & Technology, Zhenjiang 212000, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 4, 1-26

Abstract: Most researchers hold the role of dynamic capability (DC) as a key factor of achieving sustainable entrepreneurship performance (SEP) and Organizational Performance (OP) with the competitive advantage of knowledge management practices (KMPs). However, the effects of KMPs with SEP and OP are still under discussion. Moreover, the ambidexterity view, exploring the direct impact of KMPs mediated by dynamic capabilities (DC), gives evidence of sustainable entrepreneurship and organizational performance. Measuring the gathered data of 480 textile-based SME entrepreneurs and organizations through structural equation modeling, the study’s finding shows that KMPs positively and significantly influence sustainable entrepreneurship and organizational performance. Furthermore, this study explores the partial mediation of dynamic capabilities among KMPs with SEP and organization performance. At the same time, opportunity recognition is a moderator that strengthens the relationship between DCs with sustainable entrepreneurship and organizational performance. The study is limited to male textile-based SMEs and can be enhanced by female entrepreneurs. Furthermore, this research contributes to entrepreneurship students by encouraging better research work in current and existing studies, and practically assists government and private policymakers and business practitioners to formulate better strategies for the sustainability and economic growth of a country.

Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship performance; knowledge-sharing behavior; organizational performance; innovative capacity; SMEs; dynamic capability; opportunity recognition; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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