Benefits toward Knowledge Management of Thai Social Entrepreneurs

Abstract

Abstract

               The purpose of the study was assess a theoretical benefits toward knowledge management of Thai social entrepreneurs. The benefit for implementing knowledge management in social entrepreneurs have not been systematically investigated. Existing studies have derived their success factors from large organization’s perspective and have not considered the needs of social entrepreneurs. The research is aimed to bridge the gap and investigate need of knowledge management in small organization such as social entrepreneurs. The surveys were conducted total of 205 respondents. Group sampling was social entrepreneurs were collected and analyzed using SPSS software on the each benefits and semi-structured interview of best practice social enterprise in Thailand. The study concluded with discussion and future research.

            This paper addresses the benefit toward knowledge management issues of why social entrepreneur need to conduct knowledge management in their company. From what we have learnt so far, knowledge management is mechanism important to improve their productivities and cost saving. Knowledge content, process and context all need to be carefully managed in order to preserve or create value for an organization. KM also needs to be integrated into the strategic management of the organization by identifying beneficial steps, key factors and possible alternative paths to follow, this paper attempts to put into the hands of social entrepreneur tools that can help them unleash the power of knowledge in their organizations. On the whole, the results were supportive, thus providing a preliminary indication of the appropriateness of the proposed success factor. In essence, this study is probably the first to provide an integrative perspective of success factors for implementing KM in the SE sector. This helps to ensure that essential issues and success factors are covered when they are planning and developing KM. At a later stage, it can also provide a basis for them to evaluate their KM practices.

Keywords: Knowledge Management, Success factors, Social Entrepreneurs.