KM in SMEs: A research agenda

Ergazakis, E; Ergazakis, K; Flamos, A; Charalabidis, Y

dc.contributor.author	Ergazakis, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Ergazakis, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Flamos, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Charalabidis, Y	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:30:58Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:30:58Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.issn	14624621	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/19702
dc.subject	KM	en
dc.subject	Knowledge management	en
dc.subject	Methodologies	en
dc.subject	Small and medium-sized enterprises	en
dc.subject	SMEs	en
dc.subject	Tools	en
dc.title	KM in SMEs: A research agenda	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1504/IJMDM.2009.023916	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJMDM.2009.023916	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	KM is an emerging area, which has gained interest by both enterprises and academics. The effective implementation of a KM strategy is considered as a 'must' and as a precondition of success for contemporary enterprises, as they enter the era of knowledge economy. Big enterprises seem to have fully realised the importance of KM for their operation and the advantages that can offer and in this way, the majority of proposed methodologies, systems and tools (from the part of the research community) is addressed/concerned with big enterprises. This is not the case however for SMEs, the majority of which seem to consider KM as a non-affordable luxury and consequently, the research regarding KM and SMEs has been slow in formulating respective frameworks, methodologies and tools and there are still many pending issues that have to be addressed. However, KM has a lot to offer to SMEs. In this way, this paper attempts to propose a research agenda for the relation of KM and SMEs. The discussion presented in this paper should be of value to researchers and practitioners. Copyright © 2009, Inderscience Publishers.	en
heal.journalName	International Journal of Management and Decision Making	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1504/IJMDM.2009.023916	en
dc.identifier.volume	10	en
dc.identifier.issue	1-2	en
dc.identifier.spage	91	en
dc.identifier.epage	110	en