The Effect Of Knowledge Management On Competitive Advantage With Organisational Culture As A Mediator In Malaysian Construction Companies

This study investigates the relationship between knowledge management processes, organisational culture, and competitive advantage in construction companies in Malaysia. Its main objective is to empirically investigate the mediating effect of organisational culture on the relationship between knowle...

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Main Author:	Virgiyanti, Wiwied
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	TH1-9745 Building construction
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/46293/1/Wiwied%20Virgiyanti24.pdf
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spelling	my-usm-ep.462932020-02-20T06:32:53Z The Effect Of Knowledge Management On Competitive Advantage With Organisational Culture As A Mediator In Malaysian Construction Companies 2014-02 Virgiyanti, Wiwied TH1-9745 Building construction This study investigates the relationship between knowledge management processes, organisational culture, and competitive advantage in construction companies in Malaysia. Its main objective is to empirically investigate the mediating effect of organisational culture on the relationship between knowledge management and competitive advantage. Additionally, it was meant to investigate the relationship between knowledge management and organisational culture, knowledge management and competitive advantage, and determine the dominant culture type in construction companies in Malaysia. Using simple random sampling, 84 CIDB Malaysia’s Grade 7 construction companies were sampled, from 4,462 of total population from West and East Malaysia. The sample size was justified with Post-Hoc Power Analysis using G*Power to calculate the appropriateness of sample size. The research instruments used were the questionnaire based on Lawson (2003), Cameron and Quinn (2006), and Byrd and Turner (2001). The main data analysis was performed using structural equation modelling (SEM) – partial least squares (PLS). The findings indicate that organisational culture partially mediates the relationship between knowledge management processes and competitive advantage. The findings also indicate that there is a significant relationship between knowledge management processes and organisational culture, and positive relationship between knowledge management processes and competitive advantage. The last finding shows that clan culture is the dominant culture type in Malaysian construction companies. 2014-02 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/46293/ http://eprints.usm.my/46293/1/Wiwied%20Virgiyanti24.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Perumahan, Banggunan & Perancangan
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description	This study investigates the relationship between knowledge management processes, organisational culture, and competitive advantage in construction companies in Malaysia. Its main objective is to empirically investigate the mediating effect of organisational culture on the relationship between knowledge management and competitive advantage. Additionally, it was meant to investigate the relationship between knowledge management and organisational culture, knowledge management and competitive advantage, and determine the dominant culture type in construction companies in Malaysia. Using simple random sampling, 84 CIDB Malaysia’s Grade 7 construction companies were sampled, from 4,462 of total population from West and East Malaysia. The sample size was justified with Post-Hoc Power Analysis using G*Power to calculate the appropriateness of sample size. The research instruments used were the questionnaire based on Lawson (2003), Cameron and Quinn (2006), and Byrd and Turner (2001). The main data analysis was performed using structural equation modelling (SEM) – partial least squares (PLS). The findings indicate that organisational culture partially mediates the relationship between knowledge management processes and competitive advantage. The findings also indicate that there is a significant relationship between knowledge management processes and organisational culture, and positive relationship between knowledge management processes and competitive advantage. The last finding shows that clan culture is the dominant culture type in Malaysian construction companies.
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qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Virgiyanti, Wiwied
author_facet	Virgiyanti, Wiwied
author_sort	Virgiyanti, Wiwied
title	The Effect Of Knowledge Management On Competitive Advantage With Organisational Culture As A Mediator In Malaysian Construction Companies
title_short	The Effect Of Knowledge Management On Competitive Advantage With Organisational Culture As A Mediator In Malaysian Construction Companies
title_full	The Effect Of Knowledge Management On Competitive Advantage With Organisational Culture As A Mediator In Malaysian Construction Companies
title_fullStr	The Effect Of Knowledge Management On Competitive Advantage With Organisational Culture As A Mediator In Malaysian Construction Companies
title_full_unstemmed	The Effect Of Knowledge Management On Competitive Advantage With Organisational Culture As A Mediator In Malaysian Construction Companies
title_sort	effect of knowledge management on competitive advantage with organisational culture as a mediator in malaysian construction companies
granting_institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department	Pusat Pengajian Perumahan, Banggunan & Perancangan
publishDate	2014
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