Consolidating the strategic alignment model in knowledge management

Szu Yuan Sun, Yue Yang Chen
2008 International Journal of Innovation and Learning  
Recently, the importance of Information Technology (IT) for effective Knowledge Management (KM) activities has been stated. Effective KM projects alone cannot lead to success without the support of IT, and vice versa. Thus aligning proper IT and KM strategies to fit the business strategy is the key to reducing costs, which in turn leads to higher performance. Drawing on the concept of strategic alignment, we proposed a KM Strategic Alignment Model (KMSAM) wherein business strategy, KM strategy
more » ... nd IT strategy coexist. Furthermore, we contend that this strategic alignment may contribute to KM performance as well as business performance.
doi:10.1504/ijil.2008.015947 fatcat:giwtdcmnhna7lf6w74ixqwa7m4