期刊名称：Asian Journal of Business and Management Sciences
电子版ISSN：2047-2528
出版年度：2012
卷号：1
期号：01
页码：12-24
出版社：Society for Business Research Promotion
摘要：The focal point of this study is to investigate the perceived importance of knowledge management in the Small & medium size industry of Pakistan. This particular paper makes analyses the link between knowledge management activities sustainable growth in Pakistan. The small and medium size industry, which is the backbone of Pakistan’s economy, is needed to be addressed in order to have more understanding about the factors that are contributing towards its growth. Data collected through self-administrated questionnaire was analysed by correlation & regression techniques in order to analyse the relation between knowledge management and the growth of SME’s in Pakistan and finally compared the results with the results of data collected from MNE’s in order to know the level of knowledge management prevailing in SME’s. To achieve success in identifying the best value of their knowledge asset, the SME’s need to give equal attention towards the implementation of knowledge management strategies. Consequently this would help them to achieve higher competitiveness and performance in the domestic as well as in the international market. Findings reflect that, the awareness of knowledge management is positively related to the sustainable growth of a small and medium size firm. Furthermore, the SME’s in Pakistan must give more emphasis on all knowledge management related practices. Key Words: Knowledge Management, Small and medium size industries, multinational corporations, Human capital, social capital Full Text
