The Influences of Knowledge Management on Organizational Performance of Taiwan-Listed IC Design Houses:Using Intellectual Capital as the Mediator

In a knowledge-based economy, if an enterprise has adept knowledge management, an increasingaccumulation of intellectual capital, and is able to improve organizational performance, it can master competition of the future. The major purpose of this study is to validate and understand the impact of knowledge management, of the listed IC design houses in Taiwan, on organizational performance, using intellectual capital as the mediator. The Simple Random Sampling method is used to sample the population, while Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is used to verify the overall research model and the goodness-of-fit of its Structural Model and Measurement Model. The findings of this study are: (1) good knowledge management has a positive effect on the accumulation of intellectual capital; (2) the accumulation of intellectual capital has a significant positive effect on organizational performance; and (3) knowledge management has a positive effect on organizational performance. It is apparent from the findings noted above that intellectual capital has some mediating effect. In addition, the study results can not only be offered to the managers of the listed IC design houses in Taiwan to help in the understanding of the importance, and the associated benefits, of knowledge management and intellectual capital to the industry, they can also serve as a decision-making reference for relevant business operators. In short, the results of this study may help these businesses to effectively use knowledge management and accrueintellectual capital, so as to improve organizational performance and subsequently create a sustainable competitive advantage.