The Role of Knowledge Management in Achieving the Sustainability of Universities: A Comparative Study

Abstract

The objective of this research is to examine the role that knowledge management plays in optimizing the sustainability of Saudi universities. A questionnaire containing 57 sentences was created to accomplish the research purpose, and it was distributed over two axes of establishing university sustainability. A sample consisting of 214 academic and leadership staff members from Saudi Universities was asked to answer the questionnaire. The study employed descriptive and differential approaches to meet its goals, and data was gathered using a survey. The study has two axes; the first axis is knowledge management, which includes thirty-eight phrases covering four different dimensions. The second axis includes nineteen phrases covering the sustainable development domain. The total role of knowledge management received an average score of 2.6, which reflects its great impact on achieving sustainability in Saudi universities.