Abstract
Study in the collaborative Human Resource Management (HRM) and Knowledge Management has been emerged continuously, by involving crucial variables, such as human resource satisfaction,environment, selection, compensation, performance assessment,knowledge management,and training as well as motivation. However, the existing study mostly did not address the sharia business entity which has been booming in the current Indonesian economy today. Besides, the existing study in the sharia business HRM did not involve comprehensive approach. That’s why, the research attempts to investigate and analyze the profile of knowledge management and human resource management of Sharia Business Units (Unit Usaha Syariah/UUS) in Indonesia which is important as references for central banks of Indonesia to develop policy planning related to knowledge management based on HR practices. This research employed survey data on seven Sharia business units in Central Java. The findings reveal that,internally, selection of candidates is the best management practice, compared to other practices examined in this study, but, it is still less optimal to support knowledge management process among the Sharia business units. In addition, knowledge sharing is relatively low compared to the practice of knowledge accumulation and utilization. The study recommends to conduct further studies by testing to what extent the collaborative human resource management practices to motivate employees for supporting knowledge management process.

Keywords: Human resource management practices, knowledge management, collaboration.