ICT and knowledge management determining elements in the growth of SME

Authors

  • Luis Enrique Valdez Juárez Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora
  • Domingo García Pérez de Lema Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, España
  • Gonzalo Maldonado Guzmán Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33064/iycuaa2017701828

Keywords:

ICT, knowledge management, growth, SME

Abstract

The technologies of information and communication (ICT) are a determining factor for competitiveness in the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and have become indispensable in the daily activities of organizations, mainly in the knowledge management strategies (KM). Literature, in recent times, also relates to these business indicators as generators of economic and organizational growth not only for large companies, but also for SMEs. In this work, the sample consists of 903 companies from the region of Murcia, Spain. The main objective is to analyze the influence that ICT has on the KM and at the same time the effects of ICT and the KM on business growth. The findings indicate that the use of ICT has a positive and significant influence in the processes of KM...

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Author Biographies

Luis Enrique Valdez Juárez, Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora

unidad Guaymas, Departamento de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas

Domingo García Pérez de Lema, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, España

Departamento de Economía Financiera y Contabilidad, Facultad de Ciencias de la Empresa

Gonzalo Maldonado Guzmán, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes

Departamento de Mercadotecnia, Centro de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas

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Valdez Juárez, L. E., García Pérez de Lema, D., & Maldonado Guzmán, G. (2017). ICT and knowledge management determining elements in the growth of SME. Investigación Y Ciencia De La Universidad Autónoma De Aguascalientes, (70), 50–62. https://doi.org/10.33064/iycuaa2017701828

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