| Title |
Knowledge management for sustainability in operations |
| ID_Doc |
71397 |
| Authors |
López-Torres, GC; Garza-Reyes, JA; Maldonado-Guzmán, G; Kumar, V; Rocha-Lona, L; Cherrafi, A |
| Title |
Knowledge management for sustainability in operations |
| Year |
2019 |
| Published |
Production Planning & Control, 30.0, 10-12 |
| DOI |
10.1080/09537287.2019.1582091 |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of Knowledge Management (KM) as a platform to enable sustainability in firms' operations and to provide recommendations for managers to integrate sustainable operations into their business strategies. The urgency to create and implement sustainable operations is also argued. The conceptual framework is based on the hypothesis that KM contributes to the achievement of more suitable operations. To test this hypothesis, a model of the structural equation was developed with data collected from 345 SMEs. Empirical evidence supported the hypothesis, indicating that KM represents an important alternative to implementing sustainability. The results suggest that managers need to implent KM, as they will enable a better understanding and awareness regarding the global dangerous impacts from unsustainable operations mainly focused on sales and cost reduction. For this reason, this research provides evidence that KM offers an alternative impulse on the quest for more sustainable operations. |
| Author Keywords |
Knowledge management; sustainability; sustainable operations; innovation |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000473618400003 |
| WoS Category |
Engineering, Industrial; Engineering, Manufacturing; Operations Research & Management Science |
| Research Area |
Engineering; Operations Research & Management Science |
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