Knowledge management in universities of the Caribbean Region: An approach to its practices.

Authors

  • Carlos A. Rodríguez-Arias Economist (University of Cartagena), Master of Science in Administration and Organizations (Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar). Researcher at the Marine Infantry Training School and Center for Research in Sciences and Resources GeoAgroAmbientales CENIGAA. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1567-9805
  • Jorge Luis Del-Río-Cortina Student of the Doctoral Program in Administration of the Universidad del Norte, Master of Administration (MBA) with emphasis in Strategy and Business Policy from the Technological Institute of Higher Studies of Monterrey (UNAB), Business Administrator of the University of Cartagena. Associated Researcher according to the call 781 of the year 2017, Colciencias. Associate professor at the Technological University of Bolívar-Cartagena-Colombia. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6127-8450
  • Juan Carlos Robledo-Fernández Doctor in Administration (EAFIT University). Researcher, American University Corporation. Associate researcher at Colciencias. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6303-8688
  • Alba L. Corredor-Gómez Master in Educational Administration (Universidad de los Andes), Rector American University Corporation. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4677-1225

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18041/2382-3240/saber.2019v14n1.5224

Keywords:

knowledge management, practice knowledge management, universities

Abstract

Knowledge management is a key survival factor for organizations, in this era of knowledge, where institutions are conceived from and for knowledge; leaving aside this means perishing in a market with constant changes and difficult to adapt. Thus, this research aims to address the state of knowledge management in the universities of the Caribbean region. Through a scale analysis, applied to three universities in the Caribbean region. The results show that universities encounter difficulties in knowledge management practices, mainly in those individuals who have the most time in these practices.

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Published

2019-04-08

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2019): Revista Saber, Ciencia y Libertad

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Pedagogy and Sociology of Education

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Rodríguez-Arias, C. A., Del-Río-Cortina, J. L., Robledo-Fernández, J. C., & Corredor-Gómez, A. L. (2019). Knowledge management in universities of the Caribbean Region: An approach to its practices. Saber, Ciencia Y Libertad, 14(1), 236-246. https://doi.org/10.18041/2382-3240/saber.2019v14n1.5224

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