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Keywords: work ambition, Islamic value, job performance, knowledge acquisition, human capital
Introduction
For many organizations, performance achievement does not only rely on the successful disbursement of tangible assets and natural resources but also on how the effective application of knowledge management (Lee & Sukoco, 2007). According to (Widodo et al., 2018), human resource is an upgradable potency with a certain process, such as the learning process. While (Gold et al., 2001) identified the knowledge process as knowledge acquisition, converting it into a usable form (knowledge conversion) and applying or using it (knowledge application) to improve organization performance. However, (Kushwaha & Rao, 2015) stated that knowledge is on the inner self of an individual in the tacit form, and it must be converted into abstract ideas and conceptual dimensions for real devices. Thus, it can assist in sharing knowledge in various organizational entities. Contrastingly, (Baraa et al., 2006), in their research, postulated that knowledge management does not impact organization performance. Meanwhile, according to (Masadeh et al., 2017), the relationship between knowledge management and job performance has neither been investigated nor discussed comprehensively. Knowledge, then, is deemed as a strategic asset due to it is considered a source and power for employees, so they do not want to share knowledge with others. As a result, other employees are difficult to obtain knowledge. Abdul Manaf et al., 2020 argued that most studies are about personality related to the workplace, but it rarely focuses on exploring various levels of tacit knowledge between expert managers and employees in an organizational environment. Therefore, to apply the gained knowledge, an individual
has better personal attributes and aligns with Islamic values, so it can stimulate an employee's willingness to seize a better career or beneficial self-development for others. is prohibited as narrated by the Prophet Muhammad Shallallahu Alaihi Wasallam in the Hadith of Thabrani, as follows :
The best people are those with the most excellent character (HR. Thabrani)
Therefore, the research aims to contribute to the controversy of the study of knowledge management to job performance. In detail, the factor of personal attributes is one of the enabling factors to mediate between knowledge management and job performance, which is in line with (Ouedraogo & Ouakouak, 2018), necessarily considering personal attributes in providing...