Does the Capability of Information Management, Knowledge Management, Innovation and Technology Affect the Sustainable Competitive Advantage of SMEs in Malaysia?

2021 ◽  
pp. 897-907
Author(s):  
Nurul Huda Md Yatim ◽  
Najatul Afiqah Mohd Affandi ◽  
Hazila Timan
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moh. Wahyudin ◽  
Henry Yuliando

Marketing brings a consequence that producers distribute their products to consumers. There are many kinds of a medium that producers can use to distribute their products, one of which is retailer business. In governance, retailer business can be classified into two types, namely traditional retailer and modern retailer. In the process, there are worries about the existence of traditional retailer as a result of the strengthening of modern retailer. Therefore, it is important to pay special attention to the traditional retailer to grow and evolve along with the growth and development of modern retailer, so that traditional retailer marketing can run optimally. This study aims to formulate the strategy for traditional retailer to keep sustainability concerning to the proper implementation of knowledge management through the developing of socio- entrepreneurship. This research uses SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) to measure the correlation between independent and dependent construct in term of increasing knowledge management of traditional retailer.Based on the result analysis, competitive advantage in traditional retail is affected by the choice of strategies implemented by retailer. However, the implemented strategy is not optimal because it is not supported by the implementation of a good knowledge  managements, especially in terms of accessibility to knowledge and practices required in the retail business. Traditional retail are difficult to gain an access to training and mentoring on strategies and techniques to manage retail business professionally in order to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. When traditional retail want a more optimal to achieve a competitive advantage, they should improve their ability in implementing the management knowledge systematically, for example, building an association of traditional retail with the main vision to organize a training program or mentoring about strategy and technique management of retail business. Keywords: Traditional retailer, management knowledge, competitive advantage.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Dmaithan Almajali ◽  
Musa AL-Lozi

Knowledge, its effective use, and the acquisition of new knowledge are considered the only way organizations can sustain a competitive advantage in today’s highly competitive environment. This paper reviews the associations among knowledge management, knowledge management infrastructure, and job satisfaction.


Author(s):  
Yanti Mayasari Ginting ◽  
Elfindri Elfindri ◽  
Hafiz Rahman ◽  
Dodi Devianto

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of business Knowledge Management System (KMS) of creative industry in the visual communication design sub-sector to attain sustainable competitive advantage. This research is a quantitative research using survey method with a questionnaire as the instrument. The population in this study consists of business owners, business managers, and creative workers in the business of visual communication design sub-sector located in Riau, Indonesia. The sample size is 202 and the sampling method used is purposive sampling, there are 34 questions in the questionnaire and analyzed by using SEM AMOS. This study found that KMS of the business effect sustainable competitive advent age. Both basic competing strategies and strategic competitiveness can be used as dimensions of sustainable competitive advantage. This study is conducted in Visual Communication Design so that it needs to be extended to other sub-sectors to further validate the model.


2011 ◽  
pp. 2646-2659
Author(s):  
Gabriel Cepeda-Carrion

Knowledge management has been proposed as a fundamental strategic process and the only sustainable competitive advantage for firms (Grant, 1996; Davenport, 1998). A key to understanding the success and failure of knowledge management efforts within organizations is the ability to identify the relevant knowledge to manage and to extract value out of this knowledge. In the last decade past research has focused heavily on defining what knowledge is and on using different typologies (e.g., tacit vs. explicit knowledge, individual vs. collective) to characterize the different types of knowledge available to firms (e.g., Polanyi, 1967; Spender, 1996). In addition, researchers have described the processes through which knowledge is created, developed, retained, and transferred in firms (e.g., Argote, 1999; Nonaka & Takeuchi, 1995), and the role played by leadership (Bryant, 2003; Vera & Crossan, 2004) and decision-making styles (Kalling, 2003) in influencing these processes. Unfortunately, despite the growing interest in knowledge management, little specific has been said about the mechanisms firms use to identify key knowledge areas and to gain competitive advantage out of knowledge management investments. The recognition of the important knowledge resources for a firm is critical, because the effectiveness of knowledge and learning can only be assessed on the basis of its utility in guiding behavior relative to the firm’s relevant domain (Crossan, Lane, & White, 1999; Cepeda, Galán, & Leal, 2004; Zack, 1999). Knowledge for the sake of knowledge is not useful to firms.


Author(s):  
Luis Felipe Luna-Reyes

Contemporary organizations face the challenge of growing and advancing in a complex and changing environment (Johannessen, Olaisen, & Olsen, 2001; Malhotra, 2000). In order to accomplish this objective, private organizations continuously innovate to attract customers (Johannessen et al.). Competition has been accelerated by information technology, which allows the appearance of new business models, introducing new competitors in the business arena (Rayport, 2001). Under these circumstances, it appears that innovation is one of the most valuable activities for any organization (Nonaka, 1996). Furthermore, the management of intangible assets such as knowledge is one of the critical factors to promote innovation and sustainable competitive advantage (Davenport, 2001; De Long & Fahey, 2000; Malhotra; Nonaka).


2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
PD Steyn ◽  
ASA Du Toit

The knowledge economy impacts on the way enterprises should address their business requirements, forcing many of them to review the potential mechanisms they could employ to improve their competitive advantage. The business incubator approach is one such mechanism. This article explores the application of knowledge management, knowledge creation and innovation in a corporate incubator. It focuses on the process of knowledge management, to ensure that a culture and appropriate strategies conducive to enhancing knowledge creation are developed in an enterprise. Innovation as a strategic imperative is considered, as well as the challenge of driving it within an enterprise. The purpose of this empirical survey was to determine whether the corporate incubator model applied by Eskom conforms to the attributes of knowledge management, knowledge creation and innovation, and whether the synergies to be exploited amongst these disciplines can be harnessed to give Eskom a competitive advantage.  


Author(s):  
Mukund R. Dixit ◽  
Sanjay Verma

This case provides an opportunity to identify and discuss issues in sustenance of an incumbent's strategy in the changing environment. The context is the practice of Nadi Nidan (pulse diagnosis) and treatment of disorders based on this according to Ayurveda, the ancient system of Indian medicine. It describes the functioning of Bharadwaj Aushadhalay, an Ayurveda clinic run by Vaidyaji since 1955 and presents the history of the clinic, the process by which Vaidyaji learnt the practice of Nadi Nidan, the profile of the patients, the mode of treatment, restrictions imposed by Vaidyaji on the patients, their response and competitive pressures on the system. The case also provides a brief sketch of Ayurveda, its principles, currents trends in the education and research in Ayurveda, and recent advances in diagnostic tools and techniques. The case can be used in courses of Strategic Management in the module on Strategies for Sustainable Competitive Advantage and Knowledge Management.


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