Knowledge management: a roadmap for innovation in SMEs’ sector of Azad Jammu & Kashmir

Iftikhar Hussain (), Amber Qurashi (), Ghulam Mujtaba (), Muhammad Arfaq Waseem () and Zafar Iqbal ()
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Iftikhar Hussain: University of Kotli Azad Jammu & Kashmir
Amber Qurashi: University of Kotli Azad Jammu & Kashmir
Ghulam Mujtaba: University of Kotli Azad Jammu & Kashmir
Muhammad Arfaq Waseem: University of Kotli Azad Jammu & Kashmir
Zafar Iqbal: University of Kotli Azad Jammu & Kashmir

Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, 2019, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-18

Abstract: Abstract In this empirical study, we have examined the impact of knowledge management on organizational innovation capacity. Ultimate objective of existing research was to explore the role of knowledge management in encouraging innovation capacity in SMEs. Furthermore, this study also described role of knowledge management process to enhance knowledge repositories of SMEs. In order to understand knowledge management-innovation relationship, we collected data from SMEs across Azad Jammu and Kashmir. It was found that knowledge identification/creation, knowledge collection, knowledge organizing, knowledge dissemination, and knowledge application have positive and significant impact on innovation capacity of the SMEs in AJ&K. Implications of the study were also discussed.

Keywords: SMEs; Managers; Knowledge management; Innovation; Knowledge organizing; Knowledge creation; Knowledge dissemination; Knowledge application (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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