Preliminary Study on Proposed Framework for the Implementation of Knowledge Management in Small and Medium Enterprises

Knowledge Management is not only important for business organizations but now have significance for every country due to the shift from industrial to knowledge base economy. Every country and organization are trying best to manage the knowledge they possesses in order to get and maintain comparative...

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Main Authors: Rehman, Mobashar, Mahmood, Ahmad Kamil, K. Sugathan, Savita
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Mahmood, Ahmad Kamil
K. Sugathan, Savita
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description Knowledge Management is not only important for business organizations but now have significance for every country due to the shift from industrial to knowledge base economy. Every country and organization are trying best to manage the knowledge they possesses in order to get and maintain comparative and/or absolute advantage. This paper will focus on the implementation of Knowledge Management in Small and Medium Enterprises of Pakistan and Malaysia. The study proposes a framework for identifying CSFs in implementing Knowledge Management in Small and Medium Enterprises. Beside this, paper also states the method to be used for verifying framework. The method involves questions based on hypothesis to be given to 60 SMEs in Malaysia and Pakistan. This paper will not only summarize the work done in the form of Critical Success Factors by previous authors but also is a way forward for other researchers in the field of Knowledge Management.
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spelling oai:scholars.utp.edu.my:22172010-05-21T07:18:14Z http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/2217/ Preliminary Study on Proposed Framework for the Implementation of Knowledge Management in Small and Medium Enterprises Rehman, Mobashar Mahmood, Ahmad Kamil K. Sugathan, Savita H Social Sciences (General) HD28 Management. Industrial Management Knowledge Management is not only important for business organizations but now have significance for every country due to the shift from industrial to knowledge base economy. Every country and organization are trying best to manage the knowledge they possesses in order to get and maintain comparative and/or absolute advantage. This paper will focus on the implementation of Knowledge Management in Small and Medium Enterprises of Pakistan and Malaysia. The study proposes a framework for identifying CSFs in implementing Knowledge Management in Small and Medium Enterprises. Beside this, paper also states the method to be used for verifying framework. The method involves questions based on hypothesis to be given to 60 SMEs in Malaysia and Pakistan. This paper will not only summarize the work done in the form of Critical Success Factors by previous authors but also is a way forward for other researchers in the field of Knowledge Management. 2009 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/msword en http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/2217/1/Preliminary_Study_on_Proposed_Framework_for_the_Implementation_of_Knowledge_Management_in_Small_and_Medium_Enterprises.doc Rehman, Mobashar and Mahmood, Ahmad Kamil and K. Sugathan, Savita (2009) Preliminary Study on Proposed Framework for the Implementation of Knowledge Management in Small and Medium Enterprises. In: 12th International Business Information Management Conference (IBIMA), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Rehman, Mobashar
Mahmood, Ahmad Kamil
K. Sugathan, Savita
Preliminary Study on Proposed Framework for the Implementation of Knowledge Management in Small and Medium Enterprises
title Preliminary Study on Proposed Framework for the Implementation of Knowledge Management in Small and Medium Enterprises
title_full Preliminary Study on Proposed Framework for the Implementation of Knowledge Management in Small and Medium Enterprises
title_fullStr Preliminary Study on Proposed Framework for the Implementation of Knowledge Management in Small and Medium Enterprises
title_full_unstemmed Preliminary Study on Proposed Framework for the Implementation of Knowledge Management in Small and Medium Enterprises
title_short Preliminary Study on Proposed Framework for the Implementation of Knowledge Management in Small and Medium Enterprises
title_sort preliminary study on proposed framework for the implementation of knowledge management in small and medium enterprises
topic H Social Sciences (General)
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
url http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/2217/
http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/2217/1/Preliminary_Study_on_Proposed_Framework_for_the_Implementation_of_Knowledge_Management_in_Small_and_Medium_Enterprises.doc