The Perspective of Human Resource Management Practices as Determinants of Knowledge Management Processes

This article aims to present the results of our research focused on the study of organizational processes related to knowledge and on their operational dependence on the nature of assumptions operating in processes of human resource management (HRM) in organizations, framed by the issue of intellectual capital (IC). It concentrates particularly on practices related to job analysis and description, recruitment and selection and integration. It aims to access knowledge of the representativeness of application of the processes referred to and understand their relational dynamics. The empirical study of a quantitative nature, aiming to respond to the central matter of investigation, according to which the perspective forming the HRM practices implemented in an organization has an impact on how knowledge management (KM) processes operate therein. The sample is made up of 5306 collaborators in 634 organizations belonging to a public Portuguese economic group in the banking sub-sector. Data were collected through two questionnaires: HRMP - Human Resource Management Practices and KM - Knowledge Management. This article intends to contribute to the IC literature in public sector organizations analyzing the relationship between HRM and KM.