Resumen

NAVARRO DE G, Ketty; BELINDA, Colina  y  SEPULVEDA, Judith. Academic Micro-Communities of Knowledge: The Agriculture Nucleus at the University of Zulia. Revista Venezolana de Gerencia [online]. 2007, vol.12, n.40, pp.622-645. ISSN 1315-9984.

This study is the product of an investigation made at the Agricultural Nucleus in the University of Zulia (LUZ, Maracaibo, Venezuela), to determine the conditioning factors in the conformation of academic micro-communities of knowledge in the Agricultural Nucleus at LUZ. An exploratory-descriptive type study was carried out using a non-experimental - transectional design. Specific objectives were: 1) To explore different forms for organizing research activity in the Agricultural Nucleus of LUZ; 2) To characterize different modes of organizing the knowledge generation process at the Agricultural Nucleus of the University of Zulia; and 3) To determine the organizational culture of academic micro-communities of knowledge in the Agricultural Nucleus at LUZ. Techniques of qualitative and quantitative research were applied. Among the findings, evidences were found for constructing a typology of organizational forms in the academic knowledge creation process. It was possible to identify three types: Type I: Academic Micro-communities of Knowledge; Type II: Research Teams; and Type III: Research Groups.

Palabras clave : Culture of knowledge; academic management; knowledge management; research groups; academic micro-communities of knowledge.