Knowledge Management and the Development of Dynamic Capabilities: An Empirical Analysis in SMEs

Knowledge Management projects and practices can serve as a means to develop dynamic capabilities in order to stimulate exploration and exploitation. The aim of this paper is to analyse how KM projects can contribute to the development of dynamic capabilities and how they can stimulate the development of new routines for exploration and exploitation. The paper is based on four case studies of SMEs that have implemented KM projects. Results show that under some conditions KM projects can give an important contribution to the development of dynamic capabilities for both exploration and exploitation.