Knowledge Management Implementation in Developing Countries: An Experimental Study‪.‬

Abstract Managing knowledge efficiently and effectively is considered a core competence for organizations to survive in the long run. The evolution and implementation of Knowledge Management (KM) is still in its infancy stage in most developing countries. Therefore, it is not easy to compose a comprehensive and applicable KM framework. The main purpose of this study is to disclose the core processes of KM and figure out the relationship between these processes and KM performance, based on data collected from 200 employees. This paper considers the important issue of how managers can measure the value of their organization's knowledge and discusses approaches to measure or manage knowledge. The results reveal that there is a positive relationship between KM processes (sharing, generation and storage) and KM performance. The paper emphasizes the importance of knowledge sharing and distribution, particularly for organizations in the manufacturing sector and also indicates that there is a positive relationship between the managerial role in production and organizational performance.