An Empirical Research of the Organization Knowledge Management Model in Taiwan''s Foreign Multinational Corporations

• Main Authors: Ching-Yu Tung, 童景郁
• Other Authors: Chih-Yuan Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2000
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/10294076607518732253

碩士 === 國立雲林科技大學 === 企業管理技術研究所 === 88 === Knowledge management is an important strategy for corporations to set up competitive advantage in the society of knowledge economy. When the multinational corporations are growing up in Taiwan, the international knowledge management should be viewed as a priority issue. This research is about empirical studies of foreign multinational corporations, which invest in Taiwan. In addition, this thesis presents a test on a conceptual model which involves the organization culture, the culture of parent company''s geographic area, the knowledge characteristics, the knowledge management characteristics, the methods of knowledge management, the characteristics of organization''s worker and the degree of organization knowledge management''s satisfaction. Then this thesis can help Taiwan''s corporations to build the suitable knowledge management strategy and enhance their competitiveness. This research applies multivariate analysis to get the findings of organization culture and the culture of parent company''s geographic area that will affect the degree of knowledge management''s satisfaction and the knowledge management characteristics. The organization scale and the methods of knowledge management will influence the degree of knowledge management''s satisfaction. This study also presents that knowledge management characteristics are the moderators of the organization culture''s and the culture of parent company''s geographic area''s affects to the degree of knowledge management''s satisfaction. Besides, the influence of the organization culture to the degree of knowledge management''s satisfaction will be affected by knowledge characteristics. Another conclusion is the knowledge characteristics influence the degree of knowledge management''s satisfaction through knowledge management characteristics. Conclusively, for building the competitive advantages of the company, the multinational corporations can adjust their organization culture, the knowledge management characteristics and the methods of knowledge management to improve the satisfaction of knowledge management.