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    Intra-organizational Knowledge Integration System Design a Case of Yirgalem Addis Textile Factory PLC
    (Addis Ababa University, 2021-04) Miretu, Wubie; Kassu, Jilcha (PhD); Ameha, Mulugeta (PhD)
    Organizational competitiveness and decision-making capabilities today are very much reliant on the knowledge base, the stronger the knowledge base the higher chance of decisions making to address the complex and unpredictable competitive business conditions. Less production rate, late delivery time to customers and less quality product are the main problems behind the limitation of KI in the company. Therefore, the overall objective of this study is to explore the existing system of KI practice and to propose an intra-organizational knowledge integration that is suitable for textile industries, specifically YATF. To address the research objective mixed research (qualitative and quantitative) design methods were conducted. Out of the total 172 sample respondents, 5 key officials were considered as a sample respondent for interview through purposive sampling. For the remaining 167 were selected for the structured questionnaire questions through random sampling. Quantitative data’s conducted through questionnaires were processed, coded and analyzed using descriptive statistics with the help of STATA soft ware. All the data collected through interviews and open-ended questions were analyzed qualitatively. First data were stored in the spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel). Second, the data were categorized and stored by major topics. Then, summarizing followed on the indication of codes Finally, the collected data through the interview was described as of its representativeness. From both qualitative and quantitative analysis and observation, the result revealed that the existing intra- organizational knowledge integration practice in the company is not a good position. Moreover, there is no effort made in integrating organizational knowledge. The knowledge of the company is dispersed with in individuals and there is no centralized approach to achieve organizational goals. Consequently, the analyzed data were used as an input for the final system design through identifying knowledge resources needed in the company that can be processed, stored, shared and transferred. The proposed system design enables KI both at individual level (with in a department) and among departments to enhance the overall company performance which is the originality and core value of this study. Finally, the study recommended that the company top management should emphasize facilitating the knowledge integration process to sustain the organizations competitive advantage.