KM Implementation and Its Influence on Performance: An Empirical Evidence from Malaysian Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Companies

Siong Choy Chong ()
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Siong Choy Chong: Faculty of Business and Law, Multimedia University, Jalan Ayer Keroh Lama, 75450, Melaka, Malaysia

Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM), 2006, vol. 05, issue 01, 21-37

Abstract: This paper investigates how information technology (IT) companies in Malaysia, particularly those with Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) status, perceived the importance and degree of implementation of knowledge management (KM) success factors in their organisations and how these factors impact on their performance. Data were generated from a questionnaire survey of 427 middle managers from 194 MSC-status companies operating in Malaysia. Although the IT companies are highly aware of the importance of KM, the factors were only moderately implemented, with the exclusion of removal of organisational constraints. Some significant interactions were found between the KM success factors and organisational performance. Such significant findings provide important information on whether the MSC-status companies perceived KM as important to their success. In addition, based on the empirical results, recommendations are made on how the companies could improve their performance by narrowing the gaps through better organising their KM practices from the right perspective. This paper provides new information not only in terms of filling the gap of the newness of KM practices in Malaysia, it also has implications on the relationships between KM success factors and the performance of the MSC-status IT organisations in Malaysia.

Keywords: Knowledge management implementation; success factors; benefits; competitive advantage; organisational performance; middle managers; MSC-status companies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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