Knowledge Sharing in Small and Medium Enterprises

Tjakraatmadja, Jann Hidajat

jannhidajat@sbm-itb.ac.id

Martini, Lenny

lenny.martini@sbm-itb.ac.id

Anggoro, Yudo

yudo.anggoro@sbm-itb.ac.id

School of Business and Management, Institute Technology of Bandung (ITB)

Ganesha 10^th Street, Bandung, 40132, West Java, Indonesia, Phone: +62 22 2531923 Fax: +62 22 2504249

 

Abstract –When knowledge becomes the substantial capital of organization, the process of sharing knowledge within and outside the organization becomes an important point to develop the organization. Related to knowledge-based economy, the concept of knowledge hub as the meeting point to generate, transfer and share knowledge is proven by several cases in the world (Silicon Valley, Aston Science Park, Bangalore, ABC Cluster Germany, Munich-high tech zone, etc). In the case of small and medium enterprises’ (SME), it had not been researched yet about how the knowledge hub should support the process of knowledge sharing, and also how is the existing process knowledge sharing in the small and medium enterprises. This research aims to explore the pattern of knowledge sharing in small and medium enterprises, especially the one that incorporated in a knowledge hub, using the triple helix model. The research provided the empirical findings from the case of creative clothing industry in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. The research clarified the normative aspect of knowledge sharing process in the industry and also discovered the existing condition so that the researcher can suggest some prescriptive points to develop knowledge sharing process in the creative clothing industry. The result will became a useful foundation for the future research of knowledge sharing process in other type of small and medium enterprises. The research also provided empirical result from creative clothing industry in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, that can be used to improve the knowledge sharing process in the industry thus to increase the level of competitiveness among business entities in Indonesia.

 

Keywords:   knowledge sharing, knowledge hub, small and medium enterprises, triple helix model, creative clothing industry.

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