The Effect of Knowledge Management on Employee Performance with Individual Innovation Capability as an Intervening Variable at PLN Nusantara Power UP Gresik
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https://doi.org/10.30587/innovation.v7i1.11183Keywords:
Individual Innovation Capability, Employee Performances, Knowledge ManagementAbstract
PLN Nusantara Power has strengthened its position as the largest power generation subholding in Southeast Asia. To achieve its vision of becoming a leading and trusted sustainable energy company, PLN Nusantara Power is aggressively pursuing innovation in the New and Renewable Energy (NRE) sector. PLN Nusantara Power also recognizes that human resources are the key determinant in achieving its vision and mission. Therefore, the company ensures it has the best human resources— professional, innovative, competent, with integrity and dedication—as a strong foundation to achieve all corporate targets. Some previous studies have shown that individual innovation capability can serve as a variable that bridges the relationship between knowledge management and employee performance. Good knowledge management will enhance an individual’s innovative capabilities, which in turn leads to improved performance. However, the implementation of knowledge management at PLN Nusantara Power UP Gresik still faces several challenges. Based on data from 2022, the targets and realization of KM implementation and employee performance were not achieved and still showed a negative gap. This study aims to determine the effect of knowledge management on employee performance with individual innovation capability as an intervening variable at PLN Nusantara Power UP Gresik. Data were obtained using a survey of 133 employees of PLN NP UP Gresik and analyzed using the Structural Equation Modelling PLS method. This study shows that knowledge management and individual innovation capability have a significant impact on employee performance, and individual innovation capability partially mediates the effect of knowledge management on employee performance
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