Top management leardership: success factor of knowledge management implementation in Tunku Abdul Rahman College (TARC) in Malaysia

Abstract

Knowledge Management (KM) is an approach in identifying, acquiring, applying, sharing, creating, developing, preserving and measuring the knowledge of the organization. However, recent global analyses of such KM initiatives highlight the fact that not all of them are necessarily successful. The reason is due to the efforts on technology. Practitioners are now realizing the importance of the soft aspects of KM initiatives, i.e. Top Management Leadership. The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between Success factor (Top Management Leadership) and KM perceived benefits. Success factor (top management leadership) was implemented in Tunku Abdul Rahman College (TARC). This study was accomplished through structured interview with the lecturers from Division of Mechanical Engineering, TARC. Findings revealed that top management leadership has a positive influence on the perceived benefits of KM.