The Impact of Knowledge Creating Activities on International Business Operational Performance:An Example of the Machine Tool Industry

• Main Authors: HSIEH, MEI-LING, 謝美玲
• Other Authors: TUNG, HUI-LING
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/46148018738330284643

碩士 === 大葉大學 === 國際企業管理學系碩士在職專班 === 97 === Facing the era of knowledge economy, knowledge already substituted for the natural resource and the labor-intensive form industry, becomes the most important source for economic growth, the Organization only has by the knowledge creation. Organization can establish the lasting competitive advantage, only through knowledge creation (Wong, 2000). This research mainly investigated the relation between knowledge creation activi- ties and business operational performance. A Variable (organization learning ability) was adopted between knowledge creation activities and business operational performance An adjustable variable (knowledge characteristic) was also included for further investi- gating how knowledge creation activities affect business operational performance. The study object of this research is machine tools industry. 300 copies of ques- tionnaires were sent out totally, but only 237 copies were returned. Eliminating the ine- ffective 32 copies of questionnaires which were not completed, total effective question- naires are 205 copies. Effective return rate is 68.33%. Through multiple regression analysis and ANOVA, the mutual relations of various factors had been tested. Tested results indicated that knowledge creation activity has positive effects on business operational performance and organization learning ability. Organization learning ability also affected apparently business operational performance. Organization learning ability played a part of media role between knowledge creation activity and business operational performance. Knowledge characteristic has no mode- rating effect between knowledge creation and organization learning ability. However, the hypothesis was not supported by the empirical data.