The Role of Human Resource Management in Knowledge-Based Organization

The terms of human resource management (HRM) and knowledge management (KM) are frequently occurring concepts in today’s organizational world. This paper attempts to demonstrate the important mutual linkage between human resource management and knowledge management. Theoretical papers and numerous case studies have illustrated that human resource management and knowledge management are linked. The growing importance of knowledge management in an organization influences the functions of human resource management. Effective human resource management can significantly support the development of a knowledge-based organization. The aim of the article is to indicate the specificity of human resource management in a knowledge-based organization. The article consists of three chapters. The first chapter contains a theoretical discussion of key issues, such as: human resource management, knowledge, knowledge management and knowledge-based organization. The second chapter of the article presents the relationship between human resource management and knowledge management in an organization. Moreover, the chapter contains the analysis of the characteristics of human resource management in a knowledge-based organization. The third chapter describes innovativeness, which is the key attribute of knowledge workers, and should be supported by human resource managment activities

کلیدواژه ها:

human resource management ، knowledge ، knowledge management ، knowledge-based organization