Abstract
Purpose: Given the growing importance of knowledge management system in today’s competitive markets, the paper aims at studying the concepts of knowledge creation process (KCP) and knowledge management enablers (KMEs) and highlighting the effect of KME variables on the KCP by conducting a comprehensive survey of the literature.
Design/methodology/approach: After gathering a great number of relevant papers from different academic databases, appropriate works are selected based on several criteria (importance, recentness, and relevance). The papers are integrated and classified to provide a detailed survey on the literature and shed light upon the paths for future research in the area.
Findings: The survey outcome indicates that the impact of KMEs on the KCP is quite significant. Moreover, most of the studies conducted on different case studies express that collaboration, trust, and learning (variables of organization culture enabler), T-shaped skills (variable of employees enabler), and information technology support (variable of technology enabler) have direct and positive effect on KCP, while centralization and formalization (variables of organization structure enabler) have direct and negative effect on the KCP.
Originality/value: The paper and its findings can provide a guideline for organizational managers to identify the relationships among the elements of knowledge management system, especially KMEs and KCP, and promote their organizational performance
Design/methodology/approach: After gathering a great number of relevant papers from different academic databases, appropriate works are selected based on several criteria (importance, recentness, and relevance). The papers are integrated and classified to provide a detailed survey on the literature and shed light upon the paths for future research in the area.
Findings: The survey outcome indicates that the impact of KMEs on the KCP is quite significant. Moreover, most of the studies conducted on different case studies express that collaboration, trust, and learning (variables of organization culture enabler), T-shaped skills (variable of employees enabler), and information technology support (variable of technology enabler) have direct and positive effect on KCP, while centralization and formalization (variables of organization structure enabler) have direct and negative effect on the KCP.
Originality/value: The paper and its findings can provide a guideline for organizational managers to identify the relationships among the elements of knowledge management system, especially KMEs and KCP, and promote their organizational performance
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 105-119 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Global Business and Management Research |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Knowledge Management
- Knowledge Management Enablers (KMEs)
- Knowledge Creation Process (KCP)
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Nejatian, M., Nejati, M., Zarei, M. H., & Soltani, S. (2013). Critical enablers for knowledge creation process: Synthesizing the literature. Global Business and Management Research, 5(2-3), 105-119.