Title: Pharmaceutical Knowledge Management: why does pharmaceutical industry need knowledge management?

Authors: Elham Elshafie Mohamed

Addresses: Management Department, Business School, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Abstract: In most recent years, knowledge management (KM) has become a mainstream business focus in various sectors such as automobile manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries. This research attempts to contribute to the research and knowledge surroundings, by highlighting the importance of using knowledge management for pharmaceutical innovation. Therefore, the primary aim of this study is to highlight the effective role of knowledge management in the pharmaceutical innovation.

Keywords: innovation; KIF; knowledge-intensive firms; knowledge management; pharmaceutical industry; RBV; resource-based view; SCA; sustainable competitive advantage.

DOI: 10.1504/IJKMS.2016.082346

International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies, 2016 Vol.7 No.3/4, pp.288 - 304

Received: 08 Mar 2016
Accepted: 21 Aug 2016
Published online: 20 Feb 2017 *

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