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Are Moroccan Universities Ready for Knowledge Management
[Les universités marocaines sont-elles prêtes pour la gestion des connaissances]

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  • Yassine Boussenna

    (UAE, ENCG Tanger -Groupe de recherche "Management & Systèmes d'information"-)

  • Ouael El Kharraz

Abstract

throughout the literature, several factors affect positively KM initiatives in universities are discussed. Some of these are the same as those found for private organizations and others are specific to public organizations. Most authors cite the organizational culture and structure. The main objective of this study was to verify the presence of success factors in KM implementation at the Moroccan universities via Abdelmalek Essaadi University subject of this work. through a deductive reasoning approach and a quantitative working method, Using the questionnaire as a tool to collect data from a proportional random and representative sample of 88 teacher-researchers from the different institutions of the university under study. The study found a positive relationship between the requirements for Knowledge management (organizational culture, organizational structure,) and KM application in Moroccan universities with a Pearson correlation rate R = 0.712 For organizational culture and 0.576 for organizational structure. also, the results obtained show insufficiency presence of initiatives for a knowledge management implementation, with an average of 2.02 for organizational structure, and 1.89 concerning organizational culture according to the university's teachers.

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  • Yassine Boussenna & Ouael El Kharraz, 2021. "Are Moroccan Universities Ready for Knowledge Management [Les universités marocaines sont-elles prêtes pour la gestion des connaissances]," Post-Print hal-03292551, HAL.
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