Knowledge Sharing as a Value-Adding Initiative for South African SMME Sustainability: A Literature Review
Knowledge management is deemed as an important tool for an array of firms across the globe to fortify their overall sustainability. In particular, the proper management of knowledge inside a firm should allow for better efficiency and effectiveness. One of the facets of knowledge management is that...
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| author | Visvanathan NAICKER Suzaan LE ROUX Juan BRUWER Juan-Pierré BRUWER |
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| description | Knowledge management is deemed as an important tool for an array of firms across the globe to fortify their overall sustainability. In particular, the proper management of knowledge inside a firm should allow for better efficiency and effectiveness. One of the facets of knowledge management is that of knowledge sharing; better understood as the dissemination of knowledge (insight) to such an extent, and in such a manner, that it assists with the solving of problems and/or the creation of solutions within a firm. Albeit the aforementioned, is appears that small businesses (SMMEs) in South Africa do not make use of sound knowledge sharing initiatives as they have one of the worst sustainability rates in the world. Through the conduct of non-empirical research, this matter was theoretically investigated where it was found that the lack of knowledge sharing as a value-adding initiative within South African SMMEs is assumed to have a theoretically adverse influence on the effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability in these firms. Taking into account the findings, it was concluded that ultimately, the knowledge sharing initiatives in South African SMMEs are incomprehensive in their coverage to provide general guidance as to how these firms can share knowledge as to provide reasonable assurance surrounding their effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability in the foreseeable future. Moreover, relevant hypotheses were developed as avenues for further empirical research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-58be0e83e1f0422ea0fef2eea7b4e0d82022-12-22T02:06:32ZengSprint InvestifyExpert Journal of Business and Management2344-67812017-07-01525160Knowledge Sharing as a Value-Adding Initiative for South African SMME Sustainability: A Literature ReviewVisvanathan NAICKER0Suzaan LE ROUX1Juan BRUWER2Juan-Pierré BRUWER3Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South AfricaCape Peninsula University of Technology, South AfricaIndependent ResearcherCape Peninsula University of Technology, South AfricaKnowledge management is deemed as an important tool for an array of firms across the globe to fortify their overall sustainability. In particular, the proper management of knowledge inside a firm should allow for better efficiency and effectiveness. One of the facets of knowledge management is that of knowledge sharing; better understood as the dissemination of knowledge (insight) to such an extent, and in such a manner, that it assists with the solving of problems and/or the creation of solutions within a firm. Albeit the aforementioned, is appears that small businesses (SMMEs) in South Africa do not make use of sound knowledge sharing initiatives as they have one of the worst sustainability rates in the world. Through the conduct of non-empirical research, this matter was theoretically investigated where it was found that the lack of knowledge sharing as a value-adding initiative within South African SMMEs is assumed to have a theoretically adverse influence on the effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability in these firms. Taking into account the findings, it was concluded that ultimately, the knowledge sharing initiatives in South African SMMEs are incomprehensive in their coverage to provide general guidance as to how these firms can share knowledge as to provide reasonable assurance surrounding their effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability in the foreseeable future. Moreover, relevant hypotheses were developed as avenues for further empirical research.http://business.expertjournals.com/23446781-505/knowledgeKnowledge sharingmanagementSMMEsSouth Africasustainability |
| spellingShingle | Visvanathan NAICKER Suzaan LE ROUX Juan BRUWER Juan-Pierré BRUWER Knowledge Sharing as a Value-Adding Initiative for South African SMME Sustainability: A Literature Review Expert Journal of Business and Management knowledge Knowledge sharing management SMMEs South Africa sustainability |
| title | Knowledge Sharing as a Value-Adding Initiative for South African SMME Sustainability: A Literature Review |
| title_full | Knowledge Sharing as a Value-Adding Initiative for South African SMME Sustainability: A Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge Sharing as a Value-Adding Initiative for South African SMME Sustainability: A Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge Sharing as a Value-Adding Initiative for South African SMME Sustainability: A Literature Review |
| title_short | Knowledge Sharing as a Value-Adding Initiative for South African SMME Sustainability: A Literature Review |
| title_sort | knowledge sharing as a value adding initiative for south african smme sustainability a literature review |
| topic | knowledge Knowledge sharing management SMMEs South Africa sustainability |
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