Knowledge Management Orientation: A Synthesized Window for Future Research

Abstract

The knowledge management behavior of an organization is discussed under the concept of knowledge Management Orientation (KMO). As one of the most important strategic resources of an organization, there is a growing interest among scholars and practitioners about KMO. Although the interest in KMO is widely spread all over the world, little attention has been given to integrate the findings of former surveys and assess the prevailing status of the research in this field. This study aims to conduct a systematic review of KMO research, to identify the various kinds of definitions of KMO, measurements of KMO, areas in which KMO studies are conducted, research gaps addressed in KMO research, limitations confronted by the former studies and the future focuses of the KMO research. By following multiple filtering processes, 35 scholarly works on KMO published during the period from 2015 to 2020 were identified. The study reveals that there is a high potential for future studies in KMO in association with numerous fields of study. Future scholars and practitioners who wish to conduct their studies on KMO can use the findings of this study as a motive to initiate their research work.