“…Also, scholars (e.g. Masa'deh et al 2008;Hunaiti et al, 2009;Masa'deh & Kuk, 2009;Alshurideh et al, 2012;Hajir et al, 2015;Kannan & Gharibeh, 2013;Masa'deh & Shannak, 2012;Masa'deh et al 2013;Masa'deh et al 2015aMasa'deh et al , 2015bMasa'deh et al , 2015cMasa'deh et al 2017;Obeidat et al, 2012Shannak & Alkour, 2012;Tarhini et al, 2015aTarhini et al, , 2015b emphasize the need for large firms to integrate their IT systems with their KM strategies and processes in order to survive in their highly competitive business environments, which in turn could accelerate the managerial decisions as well.…”