The Moderating Effect of Organizational Structure in Knowledge Management for International Ports in Taiwan

Knowledge management was an important dimension for international enterprise (such as international ports) to maintain the competitive advantages. Organizational structure played an important role in knowledge management. This study tried to find the effect of organizational structure in knowledge management capability on job performance in international ports in Taiwan. The research data was obtained from Shang’s study in the Survey Research Data Archive (SRDA) provided by the Academia Sinica in Taiwan. The samples of Shang’s study focus on shipping academics, employees of port authorities, and container shipping managers and executives. The questionnaire survey was feedback from 62 shipping academics, 66 employees of port authorities and 106 executives in October 2007. The main data analysis methodology in this study was structural equation modeling analysis. The research model include knowledge management capability, job performance, and organizational structure. With the result of the study, knowledge management capability was positive with job performance, and organizational structure was positive with the relationship of knowledge management capability and job performance. Although organizational structure not affect job performance directly, but it still play an important role in management. Keywords-knowledge management competence, job performance, organizational structure