Influence of Critical Success Factors of Knowledge Management on the Innovation Performance of Colombian Organizations


Influence of Critical Success Factors of Knowledge Management on the Innovation Performance of Colombian Organizations
Published in:	Innovation and Development for the Americas: Engineering, Education, Research and Development: Proceedings of the 8th Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology
Date of Conference:	June 1-4, 2010
Location of Conference:	Arequipa, Peru
Authors:	Luis Carlos Cámpiz Mercado
Refereed Paper:	#144

Abstract
This study focuses on the influence of Knowledge Management (KM) approached from the perspective of its Critical Success Factors (CSF) on the Innovation Performance with regard to Colombian companies. In doing so, the article builds on the different approaches exposed by several authors, and setting afterwards a single CSF model for KM implementation, considering eight factors within the model, as a result of the integration of the different factors identified in the literature review. Moreover, this paper provides preliminary findings of the existing empirical evidence so far, presenting a preliminary qualitative analysis that supports the hypotheses formulated in the research.