Academic factors associated with low productivity in knowledge management: The case of university professors

Abstract

In the context of a sustained decline in scientific output at universities, it is crucial to identify the academic factors associated with low productivity in faculty knowledge management. This study aimed to determine the influence of academic factors related to the creation, storage, and use of knowledge on the low scientific productivity of university professors. Specifically, the study sought to identify and determine the factors in academic work associated with low productivity in the generation of scientific knowledge. The research was basic, explanatory, and employed a non-experimental, cross-sectional design with a quantitative approach. The study sample consisted of 50 professors from the Faculty of Business Sciences at the Private University of Tacna. A questionnaire with a Likert-type scale was administered. Cronbach's alpha was used to assess the internal consistency of the instrument's items, yielding values ​​of 0.850 for knowledge creation, 0.823 for knowledge storage, and 0.915 for knowledge utilization. The results indicate that two factors are strongly associated with low productivity: the first is knowledge creation and acquisition (υ2=50.015; p<0.01), and the second is knowledge storage (υ2=40.613; p<0.01). It is concluded that the influential factor determining low productivity in the production of scientific knowledge is the low level of preparation and the lack of institutional policies that promote knowledge creation and acquisition among university faculty.