Abstract

MEJIA CORREA, Adriana María; VESGA VINCHIRA, Alejandro  and  GAVIRIA VELASQUEZ, Margarita María. SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENTATTHE UNIVERSITY OF ANTIOQUIA: INTEGRATION OF TOOLS FOR ARTICULATING A STRATEGY. Innovar [online]. 2018, vol.28, n.69, pp.71-84. ISSN 0121-5051.  https://doi.org/10.15446/innovar.v28n69.71697.

The research for the construction of this article had the purpose of designing a strategy for scientific knowledge management (research activities) in a public university. For university institutions with an emphasis on research it is necessary to include scientific knowledge management as a strategic approach for making a difference, generating competitive advantages, and improving their position in their field of expertise and within the environment where they operate. Certain preconditions are required in order to make the process of defining a strategy easier. The integration of three knowledge management tools aimed at providing the necessary information and encourage the creation of a culture within the research groups is presented for this purpose. These tools include the measuring of the maturity level, the identification of knowledge gaps and the construction of Topographic Knowledge Maps. Tools were applied to a representative sample of research groups at the University of Antioquia through a qualitative-quantitative methodology and an interpretative analysis, by means of an electronic survey. The results allowed demonstrating the applicability and relevance of these tools in the university context, as well as providing valuable information on the situation of that particular case, which will serve as an input to formulate the required strategy.

Clasificación JEL: 123, O34, D83.

Keywords : Knowledge management; knowledge management strategy; maturity level; knowledge gaps; knowledge maps; universities; scientific research..

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