Abstract:
Health care sector is described as not only the foundation but also a key pillar for promoting country
citizens’ well-being and economic development. Hence, most devised policies and strategies nowadays
largely relate to utilization of intangible as opposed to the traditional tangible resources. This aims at
offering steadfast support to the health care sector in the current ever evolving operating environment. This
study therefore sought to establish the moderating effect of organizational ambidexterity in the relationship
between intellectual capital and performance of health facilities in Uasin Gishu, Kenya. Descriptive research
anchored on both the public good and stewardship theory was carried out targeting 196 health facilities.
Structured questionnaires were utilized in gathering data from 472 respondents given the 59 sampled health
facilities. From the findings, it is evident that intellectual capital is an imperative constituent of
performance. This is based on the positive connection between human capital (β = .247, p-v = .000<.05),
structural capital (β = .172, p-v = .002<.05) and relational capital (β = .139, p-v = .001<.05) with
performance. Furthermore, there exist a complimentary mediation effect of organizational ambidexterity in
the relationship between intellectual capital and performance (β = .166, CI = .731, .526). The study’s theory,
practical and suggestions for future research are also described in details.
