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. Penelitian terdahulu menyatakan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara teknologi informasi dengan kinerja perusahaan, sedangkan penelitian lain menjelaskan bahwa tidak terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara teknologi informasi dengan kinerja perusahaan. Kebanyakan penelitian sekarang lebih melihat pada kemampuan perusahaan dalam mengatur dan mengelola sumber daya yang dimilikinya dimana yang menjadi fenomena adalah knowledge management capability yang dapat menjadi intermediasi antara teknologi informasi dan kinerja perusahaan. Adanya kontradiksi penelitian terdahulu dan fenomena tersebut di atas, maka penelitian ini memotivasi untuk mengetahui pengaruh information technology relatedness terhadap kinerja perusahaan melalui knowledge management capability sebagai intermediasi. Penelitian ini mengemukakan hipotesis bahwa complementarity dari 4 aspek information technology relatedness berpengaruh positif dengan knowledge management capability lintas unit dan complementarity dari product knowledge management capability, customer knowledge management capability, dan managerial knowledge management capability berpengaruh positif pada kinerja perusahaan multibisnis. Survey melalui pos ke bank-bank yang berada di Jawa Tengah sebagai sampel yang diproksikan oleh manajer dalam hal ini manajer teknologi informasi dan manajer bisnis. Response rate diperoleh sebesar 27,3% dengan 142 orang responden. Pengujian hipotesis tersebut menggunakan Structural Equation Model dengan program AMOS versi 5.0. Hasil penelitian mendukung hipotesis bahwa complementarity dari 4 aspek information technology relatedness berpengaruh positif dengan knowledge management capability lintas unit dan complementarity dari product knowledge management capability, customer knowledge management capability, dan managerial knowledge management capability berpengaruh positif pada kinerja perusahaan. Jadi information technology relatedness berpengaruh tidak langsung terhadap kinerja perusahaan dengan dimediasi oleh knowledge management capability.