Connecting Knowledge Management and Entrepreneurship: Processes and Technology

Introduction

In this chapter, we review examples of how technologies that support knowledge management (KM) can link it to entrepreneurship, and in doing so, can increase the possibility of connecting domains that have traditionally been separated, both in the literature and in the practice of entrepreneurship. In particular, we describe the utilization of KM processes and tools in a variety of organizations. We also link extant models of processes that support KM and entrepreneurship and propose their integration. Previous work examined the uneven track record of KM utilization in entrepreneurial organizations. In this analysis, we take a broader view of its application with a specific eye towards KM technologies and by linking entrepreneurial and KM processes of new ventures.