Knowledge Management as a Moderator and its Challenges in the Digital Economy

  • Mardiana Omar Putra Business School, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Elaina Rose Johar Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor Malaysia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9756-0228
Keywords: Knowledge management, Knowledge-based view theory, Digital economy

Abstract

Over the last few years, there has been a lot of discussion about how important knowledge management is in our society. Knowledge management is portrayed as a crucial and required aspect of organizational survival and competitive strength. This study investigates knowledge management in terms of its content, definition, and domain in theory and practice, as well as the challenges in the digital economy. This paper contributes to the existing literature on knowledge management as a moderator role in the research area.

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2022-12-31
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Omar, M. and Johar, E. R. (2022) “Knowledge Management as a Moderator and its Challenges in the Digital Economy”, Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH), 7(12), p. e001960. doi: 10.47405/mjssh.v7i12.1960.
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