Knowledge Management: Tool for Enhancing HRM Practices and Organizational Innovation
Mueen Uddin
Progress in Machines and Systems, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2018.
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Link: http://www.dline.info/pms/fulltext/v7n1/pmsv7n1_2.pdf
Abstract:
Knowledge management (KM) is the process of creating, utilizing, sharing, storing and re-use of knowledge for
making better organizational decisions due to the availability of relevant knowledge. The proper management of knowledge
and proper utilization of human capital helps in creating innovation for running any successful business. Well-structured
and well-managed knowledge and knowledge-based human capital lead to more constructive innovation. Knowledge
management, HRM practices, and organizational innovation was measured through instrument designed by Chen& Huang
(2009). Primary data was collected through questionnaire from 100 employees of different public banks and 100 employees
of different private banks. Co-relation was applied to find the effect of knowledge management on HRM practices and
organizational innovation and also helps to find out that how much knowledge management enhances HRM practices and
helps in bringing organizational innovation in public and private banks in Pakistan. T-test was used to measure the impact
of knowledge management in public and private banks. This test requires two variables: one categorical, which was â€œorganizationâ€
here; and other continuous variable, which was â€œKnowledge Managementâ€ here. Analysis showed that there was
not a significant difference of knowledge management in public and private organization. The correlation was conducted to
assess the effect of knowledge management on HRM practices. This test requires two continuous variables: one was â€œknowledge
managementâ€ here, and the other was â€œHRM practicesâ€ here. The results yielded by the analysis showed that a positive
relation between knowledge management and HRM practices that means knowledge management enhances HRM practices
correlation was also used to access the effect of knowledge management on organizational innovation in public and private
banks. This test requires two continuous variables: one was â€œknowledge managementâ€ here, and the other was â€œorganizational
innovationâ€ here. The result of this test showed that there is a positive relation between knowledge management and
organizational innovation that means knowledge management helps in bringing organizational innovation.