Abstract:

The phenomenon of globalization has generated that competitiveness will be one of the main concerns for organizations in the business ecosystem because it will depend on their long-term sustainability. In that sense, this article presents the impact of knowledge management on SMEs in the footwear sector in the Rafael Uribe Uribe, Antonio Nariño and Tunjuelito locations in the city of Bogotá. This research is exploratory, where initially the theoretical framework is exposed, followed by the methodology. The results are in the final section, where it points out the profound lacks of the knowledge management in the Leather and Footwear sectors of three locations under study, thus leading to a reflection on the need to implement a road map to increase productivity in the light of knowledge management.