Sources, availability and uses of knowledge in enterprises in Bogotá, Colombia

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Autores Principales: Bernal Torres, César Augusto, Thoene, Ulf Volker, Giraldo Huertas, Juan José
Formato: journal article
Lenguaje:Inglés (English)
Publicado: Intangible Capital 06/1
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10818/33129
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spelling ir-10818-331292022-05-25T16:58:36Z Sources, availability and uses of knowledge in enterprises in Bogotá, Colombia Bernal Torres, César Augusto Thoene, Ulf Volker Giraldo Huertas, Juan José Knowledge sources Knowledge availability Knowledge uses Competitive advantage Knowledge management 22 páginas Purpose: The present article aims to analyse the main sources, availability, and uses of knowledge relating to enterprise performance in Bogotá, Colombia. Design/methodology/approach: This exploratory descriptive study used a survey of 919 executives and non-executives of 59 enterprises from different economic sectors in Bogotá. Information was gathered via a questionnaire elaborated by the researchers consisting of 11 closed multiple-choice questions. Findings: Results indicate that in the participant enterprises knowledge management activities do not have any emphasis either on the use of technologies or on activities relating to individuals’ behaviour as sources of competitive advantage, as occurs in North American enterprises (emphasising the intensive and effective use of technologies in their different activities), and in Japanese enterprises (emphasising the development of individuals’ potential as their competitive advantage). Research limitations/implications: It is an exploratory and descriptive study from which it is not pertinent to make generalisations of the previously described results about the whole group of enterprises in Bogotá motivating the development of new studies that allow the in-depth identification of the true role of knowledge management activities in enterprise performance. Practical implications: Contributes to the empirical knowledge of business reality and to the need for designing strategies allowing a better use of knowledge management to improve the competitive capacities of enterprises. Social implications: Contributes to the reflection on the importance of the essential differences providing sustainable competitive advantages to nations, organisations, and individuals over prolonged periods of time understanding knowledge as the strategic resource of contemporary society. Developing countries require best practices in the identification, transfer, spread, and use of knowledge management. Originality/value: Compares the theory on knowledge management with the empirical evidence of what really happens internally in enterprises in developing countries with respect to knowledge management activities as a competitive strategy. 06/12/2018 16:16 06/12/2018 16:16 2016-03 journal article publishedVersion 2014-3214 http://www.intangiblecapital.org/index.php/ic/article/view/626 http://www.intangiblecapital.org/index.php/ic/article/view/626/544 http://hdl.handle.net/10818/33129 10.3926/ic.626 eng IC, 2016 – 12(2): 733-754 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ openAccess application/pdf Intangible Capital Universidad de La Sabana Intellectum Repositorio Universidad de La Sabana Universidad de La Sabana Intellectum Repositorio Universidad de La Sabana https://intellectum.unisabana.edu.co
institution Universidad de La Sabana
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language Inglés (English)
topic Knowledge sources
Knowledge availability
Knowledge uses
Competitive advantage
Knowledge management
spellingShingle Knowledge sources
Knowledge availability
Knowledge uses
Competitive advantage
Knowledge management
Bernal Torres, César Augusto
Thoene, Ulf Volker
Giraldo Huertas, Juan José
Sources, availability and uses of knowledge in enterprises in Bogotá, Colombia
description 22 páginas
format journal article
author Bernal Torres, César Augusto
Thoene, Ulf Volker
Giraldo Huertas, Juan José
author_facet Bernal Torres, César Augusto
Thoene, Ulf Volker
Giraldo Huertas, Juan José
author_sort Bernal Torres, César Augusto
title Sources, availability and uses of knowledge in enterprises in Bogotá, Colombia
title_short Sources, availability and uses of knowledge in enterprises in Bogotá, Colombia
title_full Sources, availability and uses of knowledge in enterprises in Bogotá, Colombia
title_fullStr Sources, availability and uses of knowledge in enterprises in Bogotá, Colombia
title_full_unstemmed Sources, availability and uses of knowledge in enterprises in Bogotá, Colombia
title_sort sources, availability and uses of knowledge in enterprises in bogotá, colombia
publisher Intangible Capital
publishDate 06/1
url http://hdl.handle.net/10818/33129
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