Keyword

Knowledge Management, Organizational Innovativeness, Business Competitiveness, Potential Operation

Abstract

Knowledge is an important topic in modern management. Knowledge considers the new wealth of organizations by which superior business performance and a competitive advantage can be achieved. The primary objective of this research aims to investigate the influence of knowledge management to organizational innovativeness, business competitiveness and potential operation via competitive intensity and market turbulence as a moderator. Data were collected from 104 electrics and electronics businesses in Thailand. Multiple linear regression was performed in this study. The results indicated that the dimensions of knowledge management, namely, knowledge transfer affect product innovativeness and knowledge application affect product innovativeness, process innovativeness, and potential operation. While the competitive intensity and market turbulence not shown moderator effect. The implications of the results of the study are discussed.


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