Effect of Knowledge Management Practices on Business Performance in Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Industry

During the past decade, the area Knowledge Management (KM) has drawn considerable attention from researchers. This is due to the fact that firms’ performances are increasingly hinge upon managing knowledge of their employees rather than managing only physical facilities and resources. The present st...

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Main Authors: Islam, Rafikul, Haque, Mahbubul
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
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Published: 2012
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spelling iium-276892012-12-21T12:29:13Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/27689/ Effect of Knowledge Management Practices on Business Performance in Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Industry Islam, Rafikul Haque, Mahbubul HF5761 Shipment of goods. Delivery of goods During the past decade, the area Knowledge Management (KM) has drawn considerable attention from researchers. This is due to the fact that firms’ performances are increasingly hinge upon managing knowledge of their employees rather than managing only physical facilities and resources. The present study intends to investigate the effect of KM practices on business performance in Bangladesh Pharmaceutical industry. Factor analysis has identified three factors of KM, namely organization culture, IT infrastructure and performance measurement. Structural Equation Modelling application has found that IT infrastructure and performance measurement have positive impact on business performance, while no significant relationship was observed between organization culture and business performance. Managerial implications of the findings are put forward. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/27689/1/Knowledge_management_in_Bangladesh.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/27689/4/Tibec_III_participation.pdf Islam, Rafikul and Haque, Mahbubul (2012) Effect of Knowledge Management Practices on Business Performance in Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Industry. In: Terengganu International Business and Economics Conference 2012 (TIBEC III), 18-20 October 2012, Primula Beach Hotel, Kuala Terengganu. (Unpublished)
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Islam, Rafikul
Haque, Mahbubul
Effect of Knowledge Management Practices on Business Performance in Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Industry
description During the past decade, the area Knowledge Management (KM) has drawn considerable attention from researchers. This is due to the fact that firms’ performances are increasingly hinge upon managing knowledge of their employees rather than managing only physical facilities and resources. The present study intends to investigate the effect of KM practices on business performance in Bangladesh Pharmaceutical industry. Factor analysis has identified three factors of KM, namely organization culture, IT infrastructure and performance measurement. Structural Equation Modelling application has found that IT infrastructure and performance measurement have positive impact on business performance, while no significant relationship was observed between organization culture and business performance. Managerial implications of the findings are put forward.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Islam, Rafikul
Haque, Mahbubul
author_facet Islam, Rafikul
Haque, Mahbubul
author_sort Islam, Rafikul
title Effect of Knowledge Management Practices on Business Performance in Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Industry
title_short Effect of Knowledge Management Practices on Business Performance in Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Industry
title_full Effect of Knowledge Management Practices on Business Performance in Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Industry
title_fullStr Effect of Knowledge Management Practices on Business Performance in Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Industry
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Knowledge Management Practices on Business Performance in Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Industry
title_sort effect of knowledge management practices on business performance in bangladesh pharmaceutical industry
publishDate 2012
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/27689/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/27689/1/Knowledge_management_in_Bangladesh.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/27689/4/Tibec_III_participation.pdf
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