Health and Social Care Managers' Competence in Knowledge Management Instrument: Development and Validation.

ABSTRACT: Background: The knowledge management (KM) competence of health and social care managers is essential for organizations to achieve and maintain competitiveness. The study aimed to develop and validate the Managers' Competence in Knowledge Management (MCKM) instrument, which assesses health and social care MCKM. Methods: The study followed four phases: (1) items of the instrument were created based on a conceptual framework; (2) the content validity index was assessed by 11 experts. After that, 11 managers provided feedback on the instrument by participating in the pilot study; (3) the construct validity was examined with exploratory factor analysis (EFA); and (4) internal consistency was established with Cronbach's alpha. The data were collected from 116 Finnish managers durin

SUBMITTER: Karsikas E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12396907 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature