Knowledge management strategy and human capital management in hotel industry

The present study explores the knowledge management strategy of Malaysian hotels in managing and leveraging their human capital. This study employs a case study approach, where interviews were conducted with human resource managers of seven hotels with different star ratings. Data are analyzed usi...

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Main Authors: Nor Liza Abdullah, Rosmah Mat Isa, Rasidah Arshad, Noradiva Hamzah, Noor Azuan Hashim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6966/1/4623-10813-1-SM.pdf
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author Nor Liza Abdullah,
Rosmah Mat Isa,
Rasidah Arshad,
Noradiva Hamzah,
Noor Azuan Hashim,
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description The present study explores the knowledge management strategy of Malaysian hotels in managing and leveraging their human capital. This study employs a case study approach, where interviews were conducted with human resource managers of seven hotels with different star ratings. Data are analyzed using NVivo and within and cross case analyses are performed to understand the different knowledge management strategies of Malaysian hotels to determine best practices in harnessing human capital in the hotel industry. The findings suggest that firms’ strategies are influenced by knowledge management and human capital management. The higher the rating of the hotels, the more likely the hotel is to adopt a knowledge management strategy based upon a human oriented strategy. This influences the innovativeness and creativeness of their human capital, which, in turn, increases the competitive advantage of the firms.
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spelling ukm.eprints-69662016-12-14T06:42:43Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6966/ Knowledge management strategy and human capital management in hotel industry Nor Liza Abdullah, Rosmah Mat Isa, Rasidah Arshad, Noradiva Hamzah, Noor Azuan Hashim, The present study explores the knowledge management strategy of Malaysian hotels in managing and leveraging their human capital. This study employs a case study approach, where interviews were conducted with human resource managers of seven hotels with different star ratings. Data are analyzed using NVivo and within and cross case analyses are performed to understand the different knowledge management strategies of Malaysian hotels to determine best practices in harnessing human capital in the hotel industry. The findings suggest that firms’ strategies are influenced by knowledge management and human capital management. The higher the rating of the hotels, the more likely the hotel is to adopt a knowledge management strategy based upon a human oriented strategy. This influences the innovativeness and creativeness of their human capital, which, in turn, increases the competitive advantage of the firms. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6966/1/4623-10813-1-SM.pdf Nor Liza Abdullah, and Rosmah Mat Isa, and Rasidah Arshad, and Noradiva Hamzah, and Noor Azuan Hashim, (2013) Knowledge management strategy and human capital management in hotel industry. Jurnal Pengurusan, 38 . pp. 3-14. ISSN 0127-2713 http://ejournal.ukm.my/pengurusan/index
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