Exploring the Knowledge Management Impact on Business Education

Constantin Bratianu, Dan Florin Stanescu and Rares Mocanu
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Constantin Bratianu: UNESCO Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Business Administration, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Piata Romana 6, Sector 1, 010731 Bucharest, Romania
Dan Florin Stanescu: Department of Communication, Faculty of Communication and Public Relations, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Blvd. Expozitiei 30A, Sector 1, 012104 Bucharest, Romania
Rares Mocanu: Department of Management, Faculty of Management, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Blvd. Expozitiei 30A, Sector 1, 012104 Bucharest, Romania

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-16

Abstract: Knowledge management developed in the last decades as a dynamic symbiosis between science and art with significant implications on business and business education. Knowledge management operates within the organizational management, but it focuses on intangible resources, which are distinguished from the tangible ones as a result of their abstraction, metaphorical semantic, and nonlinearity. The purpose of the present paper is to explore the impact of knowledge management on business education through the mediation of academic curriculum and the influence of the business environment. The methodology is based on both qualitative and quantitative research methods. The qualitative phase focuses on a critical literature search and a semantic analysis of the main concepts and ideas, which allowed us to construct the research model and design a questionnaire addressed to business students and professors. The quantitative approach uses the statistical software packages SPSS 26.0 version, including the PROCESS macro for SPSS version 3.5 and the known reliability, validation, and interpretation criteria. Findings show that knowledge management impacts business education through the mediation of the academic curriculum and the influence of the business environment. The originality of the present research comes from the dynamics between knowledge management and business education and the research model’s design.

Keywords: academic management; knowledge management; business education; competencies; business environment; cross-sectional design (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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