IT support in manufacturing firms for a knowledge management dynamic capability link to performance

    Authors

    E. Wang; G. Klein;J. J. Jiang

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Int. J. Prod. Res.

    Keywords

    knowledge management; dynamic capability; IT support; KNOW-HOW; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; MARKET ORIENTATION; PERSPECTIVE; INFORMATION; TECHNOLOGY; CREATION; Engineering, Industrial; Engineering, Manufacturing; Operations Research; & Management Science

    Abstract

    Information technology ( IT) is applied in many settings of knowledge management ( KM) under the premise that a manufacturing organization will gain direct benefit from the investment. However, direct links from investment in IT to organizational performance have always been elusive. Strategic management research presents a concept of dynamic capabilities to model the ability of an organization to respond effectively to changes in the environment and leverage performance. By using this capability as a mediating variable, IT support of KM is shown to indirectly benefit manufacturing organizations in a sample of managers from 500 manufacturing firms in Taiwan. This link indicates firms must carefully align the IT support to strategic needs.

    Journal Title

    International Journal of Production Research

    Volume

    45

    Issue/Number

    11

    Publication Date

    1-1-2007

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    2419

    Last Page

    2434

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000246549600003

    ISSN

    0020-7543

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