Knowledge Management and Growth Performance in Construction Companies: A Framework

Abstract

Growing companies have long attracted the attention of policy makers worldwide and high growth enterprises are seen as important contributors to employment, innovation, and competitiveness. Growth is commonly equated with the company's success and knowledge is says to be a valuable company resource to increase growth performance in the turbulent business environment. However, ineffective in managing knowledge makes the knowledge irrelevant and not useful for organizations. This paper reviews the concepts of knowledge management and growth performance and proposes a framework for further research in the impact of knowledge management on growth performance of construction companies.