Organizational Structure and Knowledge Management

Abstract

Startups can make the most of their limited human and financial resources to succeed despite the barriers to knowledge management (KM) adoption. In this essay, a thorough literature evaluation of knowledge management in startups and small and medium businesses is conducted (SMEs). The essential success factors and barriers affecting the use of KM in startups and SMEs, the many KM tools, methods, and systems adopted for use by startups and SMEs, and how the performance of startups and SMEs is affected by the use of KM are all addressed in this systematic review. The 28 research papers (out of 2123) that have been published in respected journals and conference proceedings during the course of the last ten years, from 2010 to 2020, will be thoroughly analyzed in this study. All of the studies that have been gathered have shown how the use of KM affects the performance of startups and SMEs in a variety of areas, including the market, organizational, economic, technological, financial, and human performance. The evaluation analyzes the various KM methods and tools discovered in the studied literature and suggests the best KM remedies. The study also emphasizes how the application of KM techniques helps startups and SMEs grow more generally while also improving their productivity, performance, and scalability.