A Study of Organizational Knowledge Management Strategies Selection

• Main Authors: Lien-Li Ku, 顧蓮琍
• Other Authors: Tung-Ching Lin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2003
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/84864384033949709004

碩士 === 國立中山大學 === 資訊管理學系研究所 === 91 === In recent years, due to rapid changing environment, the focus of maintaining organizational competence has shift from innovation of products and technology to efficient management of knowledge. There are many factors which will influence the way an organization engage in knowledge management. The study is about if external factor of organizational external environment and internal factors including organizational culture and organizational strategy will influence the process of knowledge management. And the study is also about if these factors will have effect of organizational knowledge management strategies selection. In the part of external environment, the measurement is based on environmental heterogeneity and environmental hostility. The research result reveals that organizations with high environmental heterogeneity and high environmental hostility tend to adopt the organized market knowledge management governance structure and knowledge creation strategies of knowledge exploitation and knowledge exploration. In the part of organizational culture, the study is based on the organizational culture typology of Wallach（1983）. The research result reveals that innovation organizations tend to adopt the extended organized market and the firm knowledge management governance structure and knowledge creation strategies of knowledge exploitation and knowledge exploration. In the part of organizational strategy, the study is based on the organizational strategy typology of Miles & Snow（1978）. The research result reveals that prospector organizations tend to adopt the extended organized market and the firm knowledge management governance structure and knowledge creation strategy of knowledge exploration. The results can be reference of organizational knowledge management strategies selection.