TY - JOUR AB - Purpose–This research proposes to study the connection between knowledge management practices and firm performance.Design/methodology/approach–Theoretical relations are tested through an empirical study carried out on 222 Spanish firms in the biotechnology and telecommunications industries.Findings–This paper shows how the firms that adopt knowledge management practices obtain better results than their competitors.Research limitations/implications–The subject of principles has not been considered a dimension of knowledge management. New avenues of inquiry are opened considering this dimension.Practical implications–It determines practices that have a positive incidence on firm performance.Originality/value–The conceptualization of knowledge management practices represents a theoretical innovation. This scale can be used in other knowledge‐intensive industries. The paper concludes that these practices have a positive incidence on firm performance. VL - 10 IS - 3 SN - 1367-3270 DO - 10.1108/13673270610670911 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/13673270610670911 AU - Palacios Marqués Daniel AU - José Garrigós Simón Fernando PY - 2006 Y1 - 2006/01/01 TI - The effect of knowledge management practices on firm performance T2 - Journal of Knowledge Management PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 143 EP - 156 Y2 - 2024/03/28 ER -