The Impact of Knowledge Management Strategy on Performance in Taiwan's Manufacturing Companies

Abstract:

Knowledge has been regarded as an important resource for firms to compete in todays competitive environment. Since knowledge and knowledge management are so important for achieving business performance, the knowledge strategies are likely to be a critical issue of strategic choice for the firm. Evidences showed that the implementation of KM strategy can cultivate organizational dynamic capabilities to improve knowledge quality and quantity, as well as for consolidating the value and practicability of knowledge. Thus, this study tries to examine the impact of KM strategy on knowledge management performance as well as business performance. According to the empirical data collected from manufacturing industry in Taiwan, meaningful findings and conclusions will be proposed and discussed.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 945-949)
• Pages: 2967-2970
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.945-949.2967
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Hui Ling Huang*, Yue Yang Chen, Wen Hsin Fang
• Keywords: Business Performance, Knowledge Management Performance, Knowledge Management Strategy

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