Knowledge management in public universities

Abstract

 The study set out as a general objective, to describe the management of knowledge, developed at the National Experimental University "Rafael María Baralt" (UNERMB). It was based on the plans of authors, such as Canals (2003); Riesco (2006), among others. In relation to the methodological design, the study is descriptive, supported by a non-experimental, transectional-descriptive, field design. We worked with a population of 17 subjects, to which a 21-item questionnaire was applied with an escalation of five response alternatives. The validity of the instrument was calculated through an expert judgment; and the Cronbach coefficient, which reached a value of 0.87. For reliability the statistical method of the two halves was used, yielding a high value of 0.86. Data were processed through descriptive statistics, using average and deviation, values ​​interpreted by scales. It was determined that Knowledge Management has served as a platform for the generation of intangible assets in a moderate proportion, which is why the knowledge asset production scheme must be evaluated in accordance with the technological requirements and changes that characterize the current environment.