Knowledge management practices in IT project-based companies in an African country

Abstract

In today's knowledge economy, competitive advantage is achieved through proper and efficient knowledge management (KM). KM is critical for organisational wellbeing. Research has shown that Africa has not explored knowledge management practices much. As a continent, Africa is being transformed economically, yet its knowledge economy is to be explored and developed. However, on a Development Community's members, Mauritius is now a rather positive note, being one of the South African developing country and aiming to be a cyber-island. Therefore, in line with the contry's economic development, this paper aims at investigating knowledge management practices in IT project-based companies in Mauritius. It presents the findings of small-scale research conducted in ten IT project-based companies in Mauritius. The findings revealed that the adoption of KM among the IT firms in Mauritius is still at an immaturity stage. Based on the analysis of the results, recommendations are made to suggest a way forward for the companies in Mauritius.