From Responsible AI Governance to Competitive Performance: The Mediating Role of Knowledge Management Capabilities

Emmanouil Papagiannidis, Patrick Mikalef, John Krogstie, Kieran Conboy

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Abstract

In a constantly changing environment, researchers and practitioners are concerned with the issue of whether responsible artificial intelligence (AI) governance can help build competitive advantage. Responsible AI governance should be viewed as a source of competitive edge rather than merely a quick fix for automating manual processes. Despite this, little empirical evidence is available to support this claim, and even less is understood about the dimensions and relationships that add business value. This paper develops a conceptual model to explain how responsible AI governance practices aligned with strategic goals lead to competitive performance gains. An investigation of 144 Nordic firms is conducted to verify our hypotheses using a PLS-SEM analysis. Findings reveal that deploying responsible AI governance will make a significant positive impact on an organizations’ knowledge management capabilities directly and on competitive performance indirectly. These findings also suggest that implementing responsible AI governance improves firms’ ability to acquire and distribute knowledge when there is strategic alignment with a firm’s goals.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Role of Digital Technologies in Shaping the Post-Pandemic World - 21st IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society, I3E 2022, Proceedings
EditorsSavvas Papagiannidis, Eleftherios Alamanos, Suraksha Gupta, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Matti Mäntymäki, Ilias O. Pappas, Ilias O. Pappas
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages58-69
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783031153419
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event21st IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society, I3E 2022 - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Duration: 13 Sep 202214 Sep 2022

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume13454 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference21st IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society, I3E 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityNewcastle upon Tyne
Period13/09/2214/09/22

Keywords

  • Competitive performance
  • Knowledge management capabilities
  • Responsible AI governance
  • Strategic alignment

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