Impact of knowledge management on the self-efficacy of entrepreneurs: Mexican SME context Online publication date: Wed, 18-Mar-2009
by Louise Kelly, Rachna Kumar
International Journal of Management and Decision Making (IJMDM), Vol. 10, No. 1/2, 2009
Abstract: This paper investigates the relationship between knowledge management and the self-efficacy of individuals in the organisation. We investigate the impact of the ETK model on the self-efficacy of entrepreneurs in the organisation. The ETK model refers to the three concepts: emotional competence (E), technology competence (T) and knowledge competence (K) within an organisation and is a synchronisation concept of linking the ETK components in an organisation so that they operate synergistically. We propose that self-efficacy of individuals in an organisation is related to the synchronisation levels of the ETK components in that organisation. Self-efficacy, an intrinsic characteristic of an individual, can be impacted by using different interventions and treatments. Using data from 200 small and medium entrepreneurs in the Mexican economy, the paper concludes that the synergistic operation of the E, T and K components in an organisation is significantly related to the self-efficacy scores of the organisational entrepreneurs.
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Management and Decision Making (IJMDM):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:
Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.
If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com
Our Blog 
Follow us on Twitter 
Visit us on Facebook