Understanding knowledge management strategies in institutions of higher learning and the corporate world: A systematic review

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Table 1. Summary of findings of consulted publications

Author(s)	Year	Title	Key Findings
Lamprini Trivella, Nasiopoulus K. Dimitrios	2015	Knowledge Management Strategy within Higher Education. The case of Greece	Knowledge management strategies are needed in universities and requires effective implementation
Muhammad Kashif Imran, Ahmad Raza Bilal, Usman Aslam and Ubaid-Ur-Rahman	2016	Knowledge Management Strategy: An Organizational Change Prospective	The study discovered that, the two management strategies (codification and personalization) have a positive impact on change implementation in institutions.
Michael Earl	2001	Knowledge management strategies: Toward a Taxonomy	Knowledge Management strategies are needed to increase the performance of organizations
Muhammad Kashif ImranChaudhry Abdul RehmanUsman Aslam & Ahmad Raza Bilal	2016	What’s organization knowledge management strategy for successful change implementation?	Knowledge Management strategies have remarkable impact on organizations
Rifat O. Shannak & Ra’ed M. Masa’deh	2012	Knowledge Management Strategy Building: Literature Review	Knowledge Management Strategies are important in building organizations therefore the strategies must be in conformity with an organization’s vision
Byounggu Choi & Heeseok Lee	2002	Knowledge Management Strategy and its link to knowledge creation process	Human strategy and system strategy were found to be effective knowledge management strategies
Wilson Charles & Julita Nawe	2017	Knowledge Management (KM) Practices in Institutions of Higher Learning in Tanzania with Reference to Mbeya University ofScience and Technology	Knowledge Management activities were nonexistent in the university. In addition, little or no Knowledge Management approaches or strategies were used
Nishad M. Nawaz &Anjali Mary Gomes	2014	Review of Knowledge management in Higher Education Institutions.	Strategic knowledge and Innovation knowledge are important and needed for a holistic managing of knowledge in HEIs
Degraft Johnson Dei & Thomas Bingle van der Walt	2020	Strategies for managing knowledge in organizations: A conceptual study	Strategies like coaching, apprenticeship, e-learning and communities of practice were identified as effective approaches that can be used in managing knowledge in universities
Otilia-Maria Bordeianu	2015	The role of Knowledge Management and Knowledge Management Strategies within learning organizations.	System strategy and human strategy were identified as the strategies that could be used by organizations to manage knowledge
Sajjad M. Jasimuddin	2008	A Holistic View of Knowledge Management Strategy	Soft and hard approaches or mechanisms were identified as the main strategies to managing knowledge
Martina E. Greiner, Tilo Bohmann & Helmut Krcmar	2007	A strategy for knowledge management	Codification strategy was strongly emphasized by the study as an important strategy to managing knowledge in an organization
Muhammad Asrar-ul-haq & Sadia Anwar	2016	A Systematic Review of Knowledge Management and Knowledge Sharing: Trends, Issues and challenges.	Cooperation partiality has been the most common constraint to knowledge sharing and Knowledge management as a whole.
Abang Ahmad Ridzuan & Hong Kian Sam	2008	Knowledge Management practices in Higher Learning Institutions in Sarawak	Faculty at higher education institutions revealed that knowledge management was significant and that their institutions’ knowledge management implementation levels were average.
Martin Schulz & Lloyd A. Jobe	2001	Codification and Tacitness as Knowledge Management Strategies. An empirical exploration.	Codification strategy, tactiness strategy and focused knowledge management strategies were identified as knowledge management strategies
Alex Hou Hong Ng, Mum Wai Yip, Sabariyah binti Din & Nooh Abu Bakar	2012	Integrated Knowledge Management Strategy; A preliminary literature Review	Codification and personalization strategies were identified as knowledge management strategies
De-Graft Johnson Dei	2019	Developing an Integrated Framework for Knowledge Management Practices in organizations.	Comprehensive knowledge management framework is needed to help organizations implement and promote knowledge managementpractices.
De-Graft Johnson Dei	2020	Knowledge management practices in universities: the role of communities of practice	Communities of practice was identified as a good knowledge management strategy
Sonia Quarchioni, Sergio Paternostro & Francesca Trovarelli	2022	Knowledge Management in higher education: a literature review and further research avenues.	Knowledge management research in higher education institutions is still in its infancy stage, with significant levels of variability and lack of broad conceptual frameworks.
Jose Miguel Baptisa NuneSaima KanwalMuhammad Arif	2017	Knowledge Management Practices in Higher Education institutions: a systematic literature review	The findings revealed that there is very little research on knowledge management in higher academic institutions both in terms of theory and actual implementation.
Ms. Sangeeta NAMDEV DHAMDHERE	2015	Importance of Knowledge Management in Higher Educational Institutes.	Codification strategy was proposed and must be implemented well in higher educational institutes
Ramanigopal C.	2012	Knowledge Management Strategies in HigherEducation	Training and mentoring were identified as knowledge management strategies
Adebowale Ojo	2016	Knowledge Management in Nigerian Universities: A conceptual Model	Knowledge management strategies should be identified and implemented by universities
Mamta Bhusry & Jayanti Ranjan	2011	Implementing Knowledge Management in Higher Educational Institutions in India: A Conceptual framework	A conceptual model for the development and enhancement of knowledge management strategies in Higher Education Institutions must be of concern to all higher learning institutions
Michael Zack, James Mckeen & Satyendra Singh	2009	Knowledge management and organizational performance: an exploratory analysis.	Knowledge management approaches were discovered to be linked to an organization’s performance.
Nguyen Ngoc-Tan & Ales Gregar	2018	Impacts of Knowledge Management on Innovation in Higher Education Institutions; An Empirical Evidence from Vietnam	Knowledge management has a widespread effect on technical innovation in academic contexts, but not all aspects of knowledge management are closely attributed to administrative innovation.
Gopal Krishna Thakur	2016	Private Universities and Knowledge Management Strategies	The study strongly emphasizes the need for universities to have robust knowledge management strategies
Paul Oluikpe	2012	Developing a Corporate Knowledge Management Strategy	Codification, personalization and communities of practice were found to be effective knowledge management strategies
Olivier Serrat	2017	Enhancing Knowledge Management Strategies	Strategies like codification, personalization, communities of practice were suggested by this study as some of the effective knowledge management approaches.
Puangpet Srivichai, Komsak Meksamoot, Anchalee Jengjalern & Nopasit Chakpitak	2012	Integrated knowledge managementSystem Based Mentoring for New University Staff Development	Mentoring was identified as a good approach or strategy to managing knowledge in universities
Judith Mavodza & Patrick Ngulube	2012	Knowledge Management Practices at an Institution of higher learning	Knowledge management approaches/strategies at the MetropolitanCollege of New York were not comprehensible.
Barbara Cowley-Durst	1999	Gathering Knowledge for your knowledge management system	Knowledge management was identified as an important concept which aims to reduce overload of information and increase productivity.
Martine R. Haas	2006	Knowledge Gathering, Team capabilities and project performance in challenging work environments.	The study found that more knowledge accumulation aided teams in performing more efficiently
Laila Naif Marouf &Naresh Kumar Agarwal	2016	Are faculty members ready? Individual factors affecting Knowledge management readiness in universities	Results revealed that, aside from trust, all other elements influence individual readiness which in turn also influences institutional readiness. Results should assist organizations in identifying possibilities and impediments before they can embrace knowledge management.
Elayne Coakes	2016	Storing and Sharing KnowledgeSupporting the Management of Knowledge made explicit in transnational organizations.	Successful knowledge management requires a socio-technical strategy that takes into account the social dimensions of knowledge generation, retention and exchange in addition to the technical.
Muhamad Saufi che Rusuli & Rosmaini Tasmin	2010	Knowledge Sharing Practice in Organization	Information sharing is an important and helpful technique that should be done in organizations to aid information exchange and as well assist managers and knowledge management experts in their line of duty.
Ayman Bassam Nassoura	2011	Knowledge Sharing in Institutions of Higher Learning	Knowledge management should be important in academic institutions. It is influenced by both the external and internal experiences gathered in these institutions. Knowledge sharing is the foundation of knowledge management.
Paavo RitalaKenneth HustedHeidi Olander & Snejina Michailova	2017	External Knowledge sharing and radical innovation: the downsides of uncontrolled openness	Unregulated external information sharing leads to unintended knowledge leakage and reduce radical innovation performance.
Samuel T. YigzawIlkka JormanainenMarkku Tukiainen	2021	Knowledge Sharing in Higher Education Environment of Developing Economies—the case of Eritrea	The findings demonstrate that, higher educational institutions have a significant number of unused digital tools in the community, as well as institutional standards to encourage collaboration.
Sitali Wamundila &Patrick Ngulube	2011	Enhancing Knowledge Retention in higher education; A case of University of Zambia	The study’s findings revealed that university of Zambia was lacking key knowledge retention methods that would allow it to store appropriate information, therefore, the university should incorporate a knowledge retention strategy into its Knowledge Management policy.