Abstract:

The Saudi Arab government has recognised the need for an alternative path to national development in the form of a knowledge-based economy. In order to achieve this goal, it is important to understand the socio-technical enablers of a knowledge-based economy initiative, particularly with regards to the phenomenon of knowledge-sharing process. One of the key drivers of a knowledge-based economy is innovation. A must have core competency for the adopting organisation is the ability to manage their innovation capability. A conceptual model developed in the study is to understand what is required to achieve the organisational innovation capability, which consists of four main construct domains: sociotechnical enablers (STF); diffusion of innovation (DOI) dimensions; knowledge-sharing processes (KSP); and organisational innovation capability (OIC). This study demonstrates the extent to which socio-technical enablers combine with the dimensions of the diffusion of innovation to result in processes of knowledge-sharing. Ultimately, successful organisational innovation capability will depend on the interrelation of these factors.