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Sharing knowledge: bibliometric study of academic publications held from 1994 to 2014

The knowledge is considered currently as a major factor of production and value added, both in academic and organizational environment. The Knowledge Management is a way to improve performance and increase competitiveness. The objective of this research was to make a bibliometrics study about the articles dealing with the issue of knowledge sharing in the 1994-2014 period, available in the databases Scopus and SciELO. To achieve the goal, initially directed a search in the databases in question, selecting relevant articles, which were then analyzed was taken. This research is qualitative-quantitative and ranks as bibliometrics, descriptive, inductive, applied and bibliographic. Among the main results stands out a significant increase in the number of publications about knowledge sharing in the analyzed period.

Knowledge management; Knowledge sharing; Bibliometrics; Intangible assets; Competitiveness


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