Abstract
Knowledge management is a relatively new branch of management sciences discussed by different researchers and experts. It offers opportunity for both organizational and individual advancement. The objectives of this paper were; to determine knowledge management principle use as a tool for competitive advantages in university of Pakistan, to find out what the approved supervisor thinks about era of knowledge management practices in Pakistani universities. In this descriptive study the population 4636 PhD faculty members from universities of Pakistan. Following multi-stage sampling techniques 465 PhD faculty members constituted the sample group. Data were collected through adapted Standardized Research Questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed through Descriptive analysis (Percentage) method was used to analyzed the data. The findings of this research reveal that in Pakistani universities, there is a dearth of understanding on how to use the knowledge management principle to obtain a competitive advantage. Respondents were aware of the benefits of knowledge management principles in higher education. Furthermore, knowledge management has never been widely used in Pakistani educational institutions as a means of gaining a competitive advantage. It was recommended that Ministry of Federal Education and Training, and universities of Pakistan have to design and integrate strategic plan for use of knowledge management principles for competitive advantages.
Highlights
Knowledge is widely recognized as a crucial competitive advantage, and interest in knowledge management has risen across the board (Ajmal et al, 2010)
PhD approved supervising faculty at Pakistani universities are aware that their institutions never regard knowledge management as a tool to be utilized
PhD Approved supervisors believe that there is no proper culture in Pakistani universities for using knowledge management principles to gain a competitive advantage
Summary
Knowledge is widely recognized as a crucial competitive advantage, and interest in knowledge management has risen across the board (Ajmal et al, 2010). Cultural, and organizational knowledge that develops over time as a result of changes in organizational activities and practices (Kock & Queen, 1998 Davenport & Grover, 2001). Knowledge is classified in a variety of ways by different authors and most common categories of knowledge are tacit and explicit knowledge, which include technical and strategic information (Nonaka, 1994). Individual or group knowledge can be classified as tacit and explicit knowledge are the most prevalent types of knowledge, whether practical or theoretical. The Sharing knowledge has the purpose of making it visible, demonstrating the value of knowledge in the workplace, and motivating employees to participate in activities such as knowledge sharing and International Research Journal of Education and Innovation [ 73 ]
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