Abstract:
Human Resource Management is identified as essential for driving the human resource of any
organization towards the success. Since employees possess the knowledge required to execute job
functions and create new knowledge to do it better, human resource management is a knowledge
intensive process, and, thus, knowledge management practices should be involved in the process of
improving human resource management functions. This study was carried out investigating how
knowledge management practices could be involved in human resource functions for a better
implementation. Hence, a quantitative research was conducted along with a questionnaire distributed
among human resource professionals which resulted many positives towards the importance of using
knowledge management practices in their job functions, after a structural equation modelling
analysis. Five knowledge management practices were identified that could make an impact for human
resource functions as of, knowledge creation, acquisition, sharing, storage and implementation. In the
forms of brainstorming sessions, cross functional teams, regular meetings, databases, internal
magazines, notice boards, special meetups after training; knowledge sharing and storage have found
to be required, considering the importance of sharing expert knowledge to perform the Human
Resource functions better, as well as reusing best practices through proper storage of knowledge.
Therefore, it would ultimately result in conducting the Human Resource functions in a consistent and
improved manner as a result of creating and acquiring best knowledge, which is then shared and
stored across the company effectively.
