Knowledge management strategy in Malaysia

A study on Knowledge Management (KM) initiatives was conducted on a sample of various categories of organization in Malaysia.The categories were companies listed in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (300 of a total of 500 companies), government Ministries and Departments (30), educational institution...

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Main Author: A. Rahman, Badruddin
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2004
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/13910/1/KM191.pdf
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description A study on Knowledge Management (KM) initiatives was conducted on a sample of various categories of organization in Malaysia.The categories were companies listed in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (300 of a total of 500 companies), government Ministries and Departments (30), educational institutions (80), small and medium size industries (100), the electronic industries (150) and government-owned agencies (10).About 303 questionnaires were returned and the preliminary findings showed nearly half of the respondents were reporting that they already established formal knowledge management initiatives in their respective organizations.This was evident amongst organizations in the education sector, government own organizations and government departments and/or agencies.Nonetheless, the findings also showed that the Malaysian private sector was slowly catching up to meet the challenges of the competitive business environment.
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spelling uum-139102015-05-12T02:50:01Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/13910/ Knowledge management strategy in Malaysia A. Rahman, Badruddin HD28 Management. Industrial Management A study on Knowledge Management (KM) initiatives was conducted on a sample of various categories of organization in Malaysia.The categories were companies listed in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (300 of a total of 500 companies), government Ministries and Departments (30), educational institutions (80), small and medium size industries (100), the electronic industries (150) and government-owned agencies (10).About 303 questionnaires were returned and the preliminary findings showed nearly half of the respondents were reporting that they already established formal knowledge management initiatives in their respective organizations.This was evident amongst organizations in the education sector, government own organizations and government departments and/or agencies.Nonetheless, the findings also showed that the Malaysian private sector was slowly catching up to meet the challenges of the competitive business environment. 2004-02-14 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/13910/1/KM191.pdf A. Rahman, Badruddin (2004) Knowledge management strategy in Malaysia. In: Knowledge Management International Conference and Exhibition 2004 (KMICE 2004), 14-15 February 2004, Evergreen Laurel Hotel, Penang. http://www.kmice.cms.net.my
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title Knowledge management strategy in Malaysia
title_full Knowledge management strategy in Malaysia
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topic HD28 Management. Industrial Management
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