Knowledge Management Practices and University Performance

Abstract

With the enormous amount of information and knowledge being created permanently, Knowledge Management (KM) is an approach that enables knowledge to be valorized and perpetuated, while optimizing its use. While KM has been adopted in a large number of sectors and organizations, universities, and the higher education sector in general, have yet to benefit from the possibilities offered by Knowledge Management, despite the fact that universities are considered a suitable environment for knowledge creation, and its transfer is a necessity to enhance university performance in terms of quality of training and ensuring learning. The aim of this article is to analyze, theoretically, the concept of Knowledge Management and its application within universities, while explaining performance indicators in the university context.

Keywords: Knowledge Management, Performance, University

Classification JEL I 23 

Paper type: Theoretical Research