Knowledge Management Practices and Organizational Performance of SMEs in Pakistan

Abstract

With recent trends of knowledge workers, organizations are now focusing more on the knowledge management practices. Capital intensive organizations are following these practices since long but there exists a need to find their impact in the small medium enterprise (SMEs) sector of Pakistan. The aim of this paper is to understand the impact of knowledge management practices on the performance of SMEs. Using correlation and regression analysis, results showed that knowledge management practices such as innovation, organizational learning, and managerial competency are positively related with organizational performance. Furthermore, managerial implications are also discussed.