Open AccessKnowledge Management in Mexican Manufacturing Small Business
Author(s) -
Gonzalo Maldonado-Guzmán,
José Trinidad Marín-Aguilar,
Sandra Yesenia Pinzón-Castro
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of business administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1923-4015
pISSN - 1923-4007
DOI - 10.5430/ijba.v8n2p47
Subject(s) - business , competitive advantage , sample (material) , knowledge economy , industrial organization , knowledge management , small and medium sized enterprises , business environment , marketing , commerce , business administration , computer science , finance , chemistry , chromatography
In an unpredictable business environment, such as the one that characterized the economy at the beginning of the 21st century, knowledge management has become one of the most valued intangible assets by organizations that have recognized the importance of knowledge in the creation and development of competitive advantages and performance. However, most investigations have been focused on big enterprises, only a few have been paid attention to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). For this reason, the present research analyzes the importance of knowledge management in SMEs through a sample of 125 manufacturing SMEs from Aguascalientes State (Mexico). The results obtained show that manufacturing SMEs have good knowledge management which can be regarded as a competitive advantage.