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Strategic Knowledge Management and its Impact on Strategic Ambidexterity

Dr Muthana Zahim Fisal, Dr Suhair Adel Hamed

Volume: 12 Issue: 2 2022

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The aim of this research is to identify the impact of strategic knowledge management on strategic ambidexterity within the Ministry of Construction and Housing. A two-scope questionnaire was set up for this purpose with the first being related to the dimensions of strategic knowledge management, and the second to strategic ambidexterity so as to collect the preliminary data, while working with a study sample that is suitable and reliable for convenience. (87) questionnaire copies out of the (95) distributed were retrieved, of which (80) copies were fully answered and consequently accepted since not all of the collected copies were legible, thus bringing the response percentage to (84.2%). The simple linear regression was used in determining the influence of the strategic knowledge management on the strategic ambidexterity which revealed a relation of influence between the two.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.37648/ijrssh.v12i02.035

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