Authors:
Amanda Carolina Teixeira
1
;
Nelson Tenório
2
;
1
;
Danieli Pinto
3
;
Nada Matta
4
and
Arthur Gualberto Bacelar da Cruz Urpia
2
;
1
Affiliations:
1
Stricto Sensu Departament, Cesumar University, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
;
2
Cesumar Institute of Science Technology and Innovation (ICETI), Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
;
3
Business Faculty of Cianorte, Cianorte, Paraná, Brazil
;
4
Technological University of Troyes (UTT), France
Keyword(s):
Technology, KM Implementation, Factors, Literature Review.
Abstract:
Knowledge Management (KM) has become an essential driver to develop dynamic capabilities for businesses, organizational learning, and boost knowledge assets on behalf of competitiveness. Nonetheless, some critical success factors are hampering KM implementation, such as a lack of a KM strategy, cultural aspects, leadership, and technology. In this paper, we focused on KM implementation within Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Our study explores if Participatory Design might be considered an opportunity for KM implementation in SMEs, by focusing on information technology as a critical success factor. To achieve this goal, we conducted an ethnographic study in the real environment of a consulting firm that is starting its own KM. Our results show that Participatory Design might be recommended to SMEs to implement KM, by taking advantage of already available, but underused technological tools.