Q4: What are the strong aspects of the research paper?

The strong aspects of the research paper are: 1. The title Technology and people factors in knowledge management: an empirical analysis is very apt and is aligned with the research work. 2. The abstract is written in a very precise and apt way which describes the need and objectives of the research. 3. Research was conducted using a number of methodological approaches, such as ethnography, social constructionism, semi-structured interviews and empirical surveys. This helps in validating the results of the research from various approaches. The paper thoroughly describes the research methodology and the follow up strategy used for increasing the response rate to the questionnaire. 4. The paper mentions that for gaining an understanding of how empirical research had previously been applied within the KM field, an extensive literature review was conducted, along with secondary exploratory research. This emphasizes the importance given to Literature review and secondary exploratory research. 5. The MeCTIP model for KM research describes beautifully the relationship that exists between the key elements like the Macro Environment, Culture, Technical, Information and People with examples. 6. The paper not only talks about the theory aspect of the research but it also validates the theory by using paper based tool called Benchmarking Knowledge management (a survey questionnaire was constructed which consisted of 34 questions subdivided into 11 sections and tested via a pilot phase.). 7. The sampling done for the research work has a good mix of people( 48% of respondents hold Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or Managing Director (MD) positions. This is closely followed by those in Senior Management posts (44%)) from various Industrial sectors like Engineering (39%) , Technology (32%), Retail (18% ) of the total population. The remaining 11% various other sectors. There was a good mix of large corporations (34%) and small and medium sized organizations(31%) in the research. Total of 1004 organizations were surveyed this shows how intensely sampling was done and how meticulously the population was selected for the research. 8. To provide statistical support for research propositions and questions, data gathered for the research were analysed using a number of statistical techniques processed through SPSS version 9 which helps in authenticating and validating the results of the research. 9. A pilot study was conducted with a good mix of people from top management, middle management and admin people before the implementation of the actual research which ensured that the actual research would be a success. 10. In the data analysis and overall results section of the paper the organization surveyed are grouped into five categories(all rounders, clutchies,techies,non viewers and non starters) depending upon the parameters given by the MeCTIP model which gives an easy classification and better understanding about the way Knowledege management is implemented in these organizations.

11. The conclusion of the paper has been written in an apt way describing the current status of the Knowledge management implementation and solutions are proposed indicating the approach to be adopted by the organizations for business success through Knowledge management. 12. The references mentioned at the end of the research paper also help in validating the research work and showcases how meticulously the research has been conducted.