Abstract

GONZALEZ CAMPO, Carlos Hernán; SALTAREN QUINONEZ, Henry Antonio  and  ARENAS QUINONES, Nubia Mercedes. Explanatory Model for Organizational Knowledge in the Regional Autonomous Cauca Valley Corporation - CVC . Revista Venezolana de Gerencia [online]. 2010, vol.15, n.51, pp.388-406. ISSN 1315-9984.

Knowledge is the most important asset that an organization possesses, in particular for environmental authorities. The objective of this research is to present an explanatory model for organizational knowledge in the Regional Autonomous Cauca Valley Corporation - CVC and the design for a proposal for managing organizational knowledge, both resulting from interpretive research based on the constructivist paradigm used in case study methodology, in which social theory should be based, not only on empirical observations to derive general, fundamental laws, but rather on understanding reasons for the actors’ actions. Among the most significant findings, the research revealed an institutional change, a process of transition and new adaptation in response to new objectives, reflected internally in the style of governance and the organizational structure; these, in turn, have a substantial impact on the Cauca Valley Corporation processes and culture.

Keywords : Knowledge management; knowledge generation; knowledge transfer; use of knowledge.