Knowledge Management Practices-its impact on Job Satisfaction (With special reference to banking sector)

The main objective of this study is to investigate the influence of Knowledge Management on Job Satisfaction in Banking Sector. A sample size of 384 employees, consisting of 70 per cent clerical cadre and 30 percent officer cadre, working in the various Branches of Public Sector Commercial Banks operating in Nalgonda District of Telangana State were chosen. The Sample is stratified based on the weightage of the Total number of employees working in various branches of Public Sector Commercial Banks. The data were analyzed with the Structural Equation Model and the results showed that Knowledge Management Practices-Knowledge Creation, Knowledge Acquisition, Knowledge Capture, Knowledge Storage, Knowledge Sharing and Knowledge Application, have significant factor loading on Knowledge Management and Knowledge Management has a significant factor loading on Job Satisfaction. Finally the results of this study suggest that Knowledge Management Practices directly influence the Job Satisfaction of Employees working in the Banking Sector.