Title

Generation of knowledge in security and health at work in Valledupar, Colombia

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2017

Publication Title

Espacios

Abstract

This paper analyzes the knowledge's generation in companies providing occupational safety and health in Valledupar, Colombia. It is supported by the theories of Davenport & Prusak (2001); and, Molina & Marsal (2001). This research is descriptive, non experimental, transversal and with field design. We applied the research to the all 17 companies. We interview the managers through a questionnaire of 25 items, validated by five experts, and 0.89 Cronbach's a reliability. We found the most common way of generating knowledge is informal networks. We discover there are deficiencies in the acquisition, merge, and adaptation of knowledge.

Volume

38

Issue

13

ISSN

07981015

Identifier

SCOPUS_ID:85015238849

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