%0 Conference or Workshop Item %A Raja Kasim, Raja Suzana %D 2006 %G English %T Strategic linking of human resources management and knowledge management practices amongst MSC status companies in Malaysia: Enhancing organizational competitiveness %U http://repo.uum.edu.my/11523/1/495%281%29.pdf %U http://repo.uum.edu.my/11523/ %U http://www.kmice.cms.net.my/ %X The purpose of this study is to determine whether the relationships exist between (a) HRM practices; (b) KM practices and (c) organizational competitiveness.In addition, this study also researches whether the use of HRM/KM within the firm leads to the creation of organizational competitiveness between organization that practice HRM/KM and those that do not.A survey is conducted amongst MSC status organizations to determine a common practice of KM and to determine the degree of practices of both HRM/KM.The study determines the relationship between each pair of HRM/KM practices as well organizational competitiveness levels.Organizational competitiveness is assessed by an established measure which integrate the types of innovation and types of performance measures subjectively, namely; comparative performance measure and internal performance measure. HRM/KM practices are assessed from middle level managers both in the area of HRM and non HRM.Result of this research found that there is a positive relationship between HRM/KM practices and organizational competitiveness.Also, results indicate that there are significant differences in the perception of KM/HRM practices among various MSC status organizations, which had KM in place and those that do not.