Knowledge Management Activities and Strategic Planning Capability Development

The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the DOI link.While the strategic management literature extols the virtues of engaging in strategic planning for superior performance, how a dynamic strategic planning capability can be developed remains underexplored; a knowledge void addressed by the paper through applying knowledge-based theory. A mail survey was sent to high technology firms randomly sampled from the Kompass Directory of UK businesses. Firms were sampled at the SBU level, given the focus on strategic planning capability. An organization’s strategic planning capability derives from extensive information distribution and organizational memory. While learning values is non-significant, symbolic information use degrades the development of a strategic planning capability. By investigating the contributory activities that lead to strategic planning capability development, the findings establish how strategic planning materializes in organizations. Further, the differential effects found for knowledge management activities on strategic planning capability development extends empirical studies that suggest knowledge is always a central tenet of strategic planning. A set of key knowledge activities are identified that managers must address for strategic planning capability development: strategic planning routines and values of search, analysis, and assessment should be appropriately informed by investments in knowledge dissemination and memory on a continual basis. Meanwhile, information misuse compromises strategic planning capabilities and managers must protect against out-of-context or manipulated information from infiltrating into organizational memory. Despite the advent of the Knowledge-Based Theory and its core premise that capabilities derive from knowledge management activities, little research has been conducted into demonstrating the knowledge-based antecedents of a strategic planning capability

Knowledge management challenges in corporate venturing and technological capability building through radical innovations

radical innovation, technological capability, corporate venturing, knowledge management

The Effect of Information Technology Relatedness on Union Performance Mediated by Knowledge Management Capability

The purpose of this research are: (1) to know the effect of information technology relatedness on knowledge management capability; (2) to know the effect of knowledge management capability on the union performance; (3) to know the effect of information technology relatedness on the union performance; and (4) to know the effect of information technology relatedness on the union performance mediated knowledge management capability. The type of data in this study is the type of qualitative data and quantitative data. The sample used in this research is manager/head of cooperative and manager/head of accounting department at Multipurpose Cooperative in Badung regency of Bali Province using Information Technology Relatedness with Full Integrated System. While the data analysis techniques used using multiple regression analysis. Based on the results of research indicate that: (1) Information technology relatedness have a positive effect on knowledge management capability; (2) Knowledge management capability has a positive effect on union performance; (3) Information technology relatedness has a positive impact on union performance; and (4) Information technology relatedness has a positive influence on the union performance which is mediated by knowledge management capability

The relationship of knowledge management capabilities, learning organization and organizational performance in public sector of Dubai government

Knowledge management and learning organization are said to be closely-linked and dependent on each other. However, there are very few researches done in focusing on these two areas relationship especially on the public sectors setting.The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of knowledge management capability which consisted of knowledge infrastructure capability and knowledge process capability on learning organization.The framework provides useful perspective for investigating knowledge management capability towards learning organization in public sectors in Duba

Developing people capabilities for the promotion of sustainability in facility management practices

Sustainability is becoming an integral part of the life-cycle development of built facilities. It is increasingly highlighted during the post construction phase, as facility management personnel can have major influence to the sustainability agenda through operational and strategic management functions. Sustainable practices in facility management can bring substantial benefits such as reducing energy consumption and waste, while increasing productivity, financial return and corporate standing in the community. Despite the potential, facility managers have yet to embrace sustainability ideas holistically and implement them in their operation. The lack of capabilities and skills coupled with knowledge gaps are among the barriers. In the developmental context, capabilities are vital to foster the competency of an organisation. Facility managers need to be empowered with the necessary knowledge, capabilities and skills to support sustainability. This research investigates the potential people capabilities factors that can assist in the implementation of sustainability agenda in facility management practices. Through questionnaire survey, twenty three critical people capability factors were identified and encapsulated into a conceptual framework. The critical factors were separated into four categories of strategic capabilities, anticipatory capabilities, interpersonal capabilities and system thinking capabilities. Pair-wise comparison and Interpretive Structural Modelling techniques were then used to further explore the interrelationship and influence of each critical factor. An interpretive structural model for people capability was developed to identify the priority of critical factors and provide a hierarchical structure to guide facility managers for appropriate actions. The research concludes with three case-studies of professional facility management practices to finalise the developed people capabilities framework and interpretive structural model. Through the identification and integration of different perceptions and priority needs of the stakeholders, a set of guidelines for action and potential effects of each people capability factor were brought forward for the industry to promote sustainability endeavour in facility management practices

Current Approaches Regarding the Knowledge Management Impact on SMEs Performance

Managing knowledge is a critical capability for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to master because it helps them leverage their most critical resource. Organizational knowledge is the most salient resource at the disposal of SMEs in terms of availability, access, and depth. Successful SMEs are those who can leverage their knowledge in an effective and efficient manner, so as to make up for deficiencies in traditional resources, like land, labor, and capital. The purpose of this article is to identify the knowledge management impact on SMEs performance and to compare knowledge management in SMEs with knowledge management in large companies. The research discovered that SMEs do not manage knowledge the same way as larger organizations.knowledge management, performance, SMEs.

The development of absorptive capacity-based innovation in a construction SME

Traditionally, construction has been a transaction-oriented industry. However, it is changing from the design-bid-build process into a business based on innovation capability and performance management, in which contracts are awarded on the basis of factors such as knowledge, intellectual capital and skills. This change presents a challenge to construction-sector SMEs with scarce resources, which must find ways to innovate based on those attributes to ensure their future competitiveness. This paper explores how dynamic capability, using an absorptive capacity framework in response to these challenges, has been developed in a construction-based SME. The paper also contributes to the literature on absorptive capacity and innovation by showing how the construct can be operationalized within an organization. The company studied formed a Knowledge Transfer Partnership using action research over a two-year period with a local university. The aim was to increase its absorptive capacity and hence its ability to meet the changing market challenges. The findings show that absorptive capacity can be operationalized into a change management approach for improving capability-based competitiveness. Moreover, it is important for absorptive capacity constructs and language to be contextualized within a given organizational setting (as in the case of the construction-based SME in the present study)

Pengelolaan Knowledge Management Capability Dalam Memediasi Dukungan Information Technology Relatedness Terhadap Kinerja Perusahaan

The study examines whether or not and how information technology (IT) relatedness influences corporate performance. This study proposes that knowledge management (KM) is a critical organizational capability through which IT influences firm performance. Measurement of IT relatedness and KM capability uses a reflective second-order factor modeling approach for capturing complementarities among the four dimensions of IT relatedness (IT strategy making processes, IT vendor management processes, IT human resource management processes and IT infrastructure) and for capturing complementarities among the three dimensions of KM capability (product KM capability, customer KM capability, and managerial KM capability). A survey was conducted among 93 branch managers of banking in Central Java. Structural Equation Model (SEM) was used to analyze the data using the software program of SmartPLS (Partial Least Square). The findings support for the hypotheses of the study. IT relatedness of business units enhances the cross unit KM capability of the corporate. The KM capability creates and exploits cross-unit synergies from the product, customer, and managerial knowledge resources of the corporate. These synergies increase the corporate performance. IT relatedness of business units positively influences corporate performance. IT relatedness also has significant indirect effects on corporate performance through the mediation of KM capability. Keywords: information technology relatedness, knowledge management capability, corporate performance, second order construct, partial least square Penelitian ini menguji pengaruh information technology (IT) relatedness terhadap kinerja Perusahaan. Penelitian ini juga mengusulkan bahwa knowledge management (KM) capability dapat memediasi information technology relatedness dan kinerja Perusahaan. Pengukuran IT relatedness dan KM capability menggunakan pendekatan model reflective second order factor untuk menangkap complementarity antara empat dimensi IT relatedness (IT strategy making processes, IT vendor management processes, IT human resource management processes dan IT infrastructure) dan untuk menangkap complementarity antara tiga dimensi KM capability (product KM capability, customer KM capability, and managerial KM capability). Temuan penelitian ini mendukung hipotesis penelitian. IT relatedness unit bisnis meningkatkan KM capability lintas unit Perusahaan. KM capability menciptakan dan mengeksploitasi sinergi lintas unit dari produk, pelanggan, dan managerial knowledge resources. Sinergi ini mampu meningkatkan kinerja Perusahaan. IT relatedness unit bisnis secara positif mempengaruhi kinerja Perusahaan. IT relatedness juga memiliki pengaruh tidak langsung terhadap kinerja Perusahaan melalui mediasi KM capability

Capability Matrix : A Framework for Analyzing Capabilities in Value Chains

This paper develops a Capability Matrix for analyzing capabilities of developing country firms that participate in global and national value chains. This is a generic framework to capture firm-level knowledge accumulation in the context of global and local industrial constellations, by integrating key elements of the global value chain (GVC) and technological capabilities (TC) approaches. The framework can visually portray characteristics of firms’ capabilities, and highlight a relatively overlooked factor in the GVC approach: local firms’ endogenous learning efforts in varieties of relationship with lead firms.Developing Countries, Industrial Management, Business Enterprises, Capability Matrix, Capabilities, Value Chains, Lead Firms, Local Firms