Proposed Knowledge Reuse Model for Application in Venezuela

The reuse of knowledge has a significant impact on an organization’s performance and the part it plays in a competitive environment. It is a process in which knowledge is an integral part of the organization, through the interaction between people-driven aspects such as change management and organizational culture; technological aspects such as systems, information and communication technologies; and organizational aspects such as knowledge flows and the formal and informal mechanisms that facilitate its integration. The relationship between these organizational dimensions reveals the systemic nature of knowledge reuse, with knowledge flowing both within the organization and between the organization and its environment. However, for today’s organizations, the ability for them to reuse their knowledge poses a challenge. The purpose of this paper is to propose a model that highlights those aspects likely to affect the Knowledge Reuse process. The first release of this model is now ready and is supported by Critical Success Factors for Knowledge Reuse oriented towards organizational effectiveness.