Knowledge management, sustainable competitiveness and innovation strategies for Chinese SMEs  

作　　者：REN Jian-xiong 

机构地区：[1]College of Management, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China [2]Business School, Zhejiang Wanli University Ningbo 315100, China

出　　处：《Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing》2008年第10期63-65,共3页现代会计与审计（英文版）

摘　　要：Considering the rapid changes in the competitive era, Chinese small to medium-sized enterprises （SMEs） continuously to look for ways on how to survive, grow and be competitive. Knowledge management （KM） is important for SEMs to lead their efforts to foster a sustainable competitive advantage. This paper is based on an investigation of the knowledge management practices for knowledge-intensive SMEs. The research discovered that SMEs do not manage knowledge the same way as larger organizations. There are some peculiarities in knowledge management practices at SMEs. SMEs will face several unique challenges in KM implementation. They are knowledge identification and acquisition, knowledge dissemination and organizational learning, knowledge creation and innovation, and organizational culture. It is crucial that Chinese SMEs, especially in knowledge intensive enterprises should efficiently adopt some informal or formal KM strategies, in order to implement an appropriate KM and maximize their competitiveness and survival chances.

关 键 词：knowledge management sustainable competitiveness INNOVATION small to medium-sizedenterprises 

分 类 号：F061.3[经济管理—政治经济学] F279.243