Purpose
This study aims to identify the influence of knowledge management processes on the performance of basic education, including both private and confessional organizations.
Design/methodology/approach
This study is based on a positivist view of science and adopts a quantitative approach. A survey was conducted that received 242 answers, which were analyzed using structural equation modeling.
Findings
All the knowledge management processes were found to impact all the dimensions of organizational performance in the schools. The role knowledge creation exerts on people in the organization was made apparent, as was the way in which knowledge storage impacts three Balanced Scorecard dimensions, namely, people, internal processes and sustainability.
Research limitations/implications
This research is limited to private confessional basic education schools in Brazil that work at one or more levels of basic education.
Practical implications
This research is intended to help educational managers improve their knowledge management practices and achieve better performance within the educational environment.
Originality/value
The present study identifies two topics which are still under-investigated in the field of private confessional basic education, namely: the knowledge management processes and the Balanced Scorecard approach.
Purpose
The paper aims to propose and validate a scale for measuring adaptive capacity in organizations.
Design / methodology / approach
To propose the scale dimensions, the model by Stabler and Sydow (2002) was taken into account and to propose the indicators for each dimension, previous studies related to the theme were analyzed based on a systematic review on academic bases. For quantitative validation of the scale, an e-survey was adopted in 122 organizations in the Northwest Colonial region of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, using structural equation modeling (MEE) with the SmartPLS 3.2.8 software as support.
Findings
The results of the study demonstrate the articulation of the indicators of Flexible Organizational Structure and Innovative Management, Plurality and Multifunctionality of Teams and Information Systems and Market Analysis result in a scale in which several aspects related to the existence of the development of adaptive capacities in organizations can be analyzed.
Research limitations / implications
It is noteworthy that the sample considered for the analysis is based on a specific region, therefore, its results should be interpreted with caution.
Practical implications
The scale contributes to instrumenting the managers allowing the identification of weaknesses, relevant to the dimensions and indicators, so that the managers can guide their efforts.
Originality / value
This study shows itself to be prominent, since its measurement and validation of a scale based on the development of adaptive capacity will allow, in such a way, other studies and also new comparisons for the advancement of the subject.
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