PENGARUH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RELATEDNESS TERHADAP KINERJA PERUSAHAAN DENGAN KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY SEBAGAI VARIABEL INTERVENING (KAJIAN EMPIRIS PADA PERUSAHAAN PERBANKAN DI JAWA TENGAH)

Abstract

Prior research stated that there are relationship between information technology and corporate performance, but another research stated that there are not relationship between information technology and corporate performance. Most studies have overlooked important intermediate organizational capabilities that mediate the relationship between information technology and corporate performance such as knowledge management capability. Recent research interest in the knowledge management phenomenon indicates that knowledge management capability could be mediator between information technology and corporate performance. Research gap motivated to examine the effects of information technology relatedness on corporate performance through the mediation of knowledge management capability. The current study hypothesizes that complementarity of four dimensions of information technology relatedness is positively effect on cross-unit knowledge management capability of a multibusiness firm and complementarity of product knowledge management capability, customer knowledge management capability, and managerial knowledge management capability has a positive effect on corporate performance of a multibusiness firm. A survey was mailed (520 questioner) to general banks in central Java that proxied by information technology manager and business manager as research sample. The response rate indicated 27,3% with 142 respondent. To examine hypothesized used Structural Equation Model with AMOS program. The result indicated that, as hypothesized, information technology relatedness has a significant effect on the knowledge management capability and knowledge management capability, in turn, has significant effects on corporate performance of multibusiness firm, so that information technology relatedness has significant indirect effects on corporate performace through the mediation of knowledge management capability. Keywords: Information Technology Relatedness, Knowledge Management Capability, Corporate Performance