Human Resource Management (HRM) Practices and Knowledge Sharing (KS): A Case of Orange Telecommunication Company in Jordan

Previous studies have documented the impact of HRM practices on knowledge management. Also, it has been found that HRM practices play a significant role in knowledge management However, it is argued in this thesis that very limited number of studies have been conducted on the relationship between H...

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Main Author:	Al-Ghuweiri, Mohammad Awad Mousa
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Published:	2011
Subjects:	HF5549-5549.5 Personnel Management Employment
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description	Previous studies have documented the impact of HRM practices on knowledge management. Also, it has been found that HRM practices play a significant role in knowledge management However, it is argued in this thesis that very limited number of studies have been conducted on the relationship between HRM practices and knowledge management especially in knowledge sharing in the perspective of developing countries in general, so this study aimed at investigating whether HRM practice have a positive impact on knowledge sharing in one of telecommunication company called Orange located in Jordan. To this end, 86 respondents working in orange telecommunication company located in Jordan were selected to participate in the study. Knowledge sharing was measured by the 7-item developed by Hsu (2008). HRM practices was measured by the 19-items This instrument have 7 items to measure training & development, 7 items to measure performance appraisal and 5 items to measure the compensation. The instrument for HRM practices was measured by using the 5-item questionnaire developed by (Singh, 2004 & Qureshi M Tahir, 2006). The findings revealed that HRM practices were statistically and significantly related to overall knowledge management. Training & development was found to be the best predictor of knowledge sharing. The limitations of this study and the recommendations for future research are also discussed.
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title	Human Resource Management (HRM) Practices and Knowledge Sharing (KS): A Case of Orange Telecommunication Company in Jordan
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spelling	my-uum-etd.28082022-04-11T06:14:57Z Human Resource Management (HRM) Practices and Knowledge Sharing (KS): A Case of Orange Telecommunication Company in Jordan 2011-06 Al-Ghuweiri, Mohammad Awad Mousa Mat, Norsiah Yahya, Khulida Kirana Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business HF5549-5549.5 Personnel Management. Employment Previous studies have documented the impact of HRM practices on knowledge management. Also, it has been found that HRM practices play a significant role in knowledge management However, it is argued in this thesis that very limited number of studies have been conducted on the relationship between HRM practices and knowledge management especially in knowledge sharing in the perspective of developing countries in general, so this study aimed at investigating whether HRM practice have a positive impact on knowledge sharing in one of telecommunication company called Orange located in Jordan. To this end, 86 respondents working in orange telecommunication company located in Jordan were selected to participate in the study. Knowledge sharing was measured by the 7-item developed by Hsu (2008). HRM practices was measured by the 19-items This instrument have 7 items to measure training & development, 7 items to measure performance appraisal and 5 items to measure the compensation. The instrument for HRM practices was measured by using the 5-item questionnaire developed by (Singh, 2004 & Qureshi M Tahir, 2006). The findings revealed that HRM practices were statistically and significantly related to overall knowledge management. Training & development was found to be the best predictor of knowledge sharing. The limitations of this study and the recommendations for future research are also discussed. 2011-06 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/2808/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/2808/1/Mohammad_Awad_Mousa_Al-Ghuweiri.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/2808/2/1.Mohammad_Awad_Mousa_Al-Ghuweiri.pdf text eng public masters masters Universiti Utara Malaysia Al-Adaileh, M, R. (2011). The impact of organizational culture on knowledge sharing: The Context of Jordan's Phosphate Mines Company. International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, 63, pp. 1450-2887. Alavi, M., & Leidner, D. (1999). Knowledge management system: issues, challenges, and benefits. Communications of the Association Information System, 1(7), Albers, A., & Brewer, S. (2003). Knowledge management and the innovation process: the eco innovation model. Journal of Knowledge Management Practice 4. Almahamid, S., McAdams , A, C., Kalaldeh, T. (2010). 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