Influence of Knowledge Management and Individual Absorptive Capacity towards Innovation Capability among Agricultural Researchers: A pilot study

Anaqi Ahmad Saleh; Mad Khir Johari Abdullah Sani; Noor Zaidi Sahid; Siti Arpah Noordin

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v8iSI12.5023

Authors

Anaqi Ahmad Saleh Faculty of Information Management, UiTM Cawangan Selangor, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Mad Khir Johari Abdullah Sani Faculty of Information Management, UiTM Cawangan Selangor, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Noor Zaidi Sahid Faculty of Information Management, UiTM Cawangan Selangor, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Siti Arpah Noordin Faculty of Information Management, UiTM Cawangan Selangor, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v8iSI12.5023

Keywords:

knowledge management, absorptive capacity, innovation capability

Abstract

Advancing research and development (R&D) aspects is one of the main approaches to deal with this critical issue in agricultural sectors. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the instruments to comprehend the association between knowledge management, absorptive capacity, and innovation capability in Malaysia's agriculture R&D. Focusing on individual-level analysis, this study quantitatively assesses the validity and reliability of the instruments at the preliminary stage of before going into full-fledged research. Based on the content validity index (CVI), and pilot data value, the finalized instrument has been sufficiently analyzed to proceed into a larger-scale study.

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