Knowledge Sharing untuk Meningkatkan Tingkat Kompetisi Usaha Kecil Menengah (UMKM)

Abstract

UMKM mengalami kendala dalam menjaga dan mengembangkan knowledge yang mereka miliki. Konsep knowledge sharing sebagai bagian dari aktivitas knowledge management dapat menjadi solusi dari permasalahan ini dan kemudian UMKM dapat mencapai efisiensi, strategi inovasi dan meningkatkan produktivitas. Penulis menggunakan studi literatur dalam menggagas knowledge management untuk UMKM. Hasil temuan menunjukkan bahwa UMKM dapat menerapkan knowledge sharing baik secara informal berupa komunikasi yang sangat dekat di antara karyawan dan pimpinan serta konsultan eksternal. Selain itu juga dapat dirancang sistem berbasis komputer sebagai sarana knowledge sharing yang memungkinkan terjadinya transfer knowledge dari tacit knowledge ke explicit knowledge atau sebaliknya bahkan juga proses transfer knowledge dari di antara tacit knowledge.

Implementation of Knowledge Sharing in Msme Practices

“…Not only that, regular discussions between community members related to business issues, can create an exchange of information and knowledge related to new and successfully implemented business strategies so that they can be implemented in their business. This is in line with the results of previous research conducted by Ratnasari (2016) in which Ratnasari stated that Knowledge Sharing can increase efficiency in MSMEs and encourage innovation and productivity. Another study conducted by Sari and Putri (2023) also illustrates that Knowledge-sharing is positively beneficial for the implementation of MSME businesses.…”

“…This means that the program organized by the Tulungagung Young Entrepreneur community to increase knowledge, understanding, skills, and youth involvement in the field of entrepreneurship leads to the context of Knowledge Sharing with the opportunity to create knowledge assets not only for community members but also the general public. The types of knowledge assets that may arise in the implementation of activities can be reviewed using the opinions of Boh and Wong (2013) and Bradshaw et al (2015) quoted in Ratnasari (2016). This explanation is presented in Table 1.…”