Systematic Literature Review of the Implementation of Knowledge Codification Process

The purpose of this paper is to present the result of a Systematic Literature Review SLR of models, methodologies, guidelines, analysis, strategies, practices and frameworks related to the implementation of Knowledge Codification Process. The study was conducted following the SLR approach, taking into account only scientific documents published between 2004 and 2013. The revision consisted of four phases: search process, inclusion and exclusion filter, quality assessment, and data extraction, each of which was intended to select the most suitable information to help answer the research questions; case studies were mainly considered for future applications in organizations. The results of each document were identified as well as its activities, roles, tools, variables and indicators. The findings did not explicitly show documents where the implementation of Knowledge Codification Process was specified. As a result, based on the revision of the literature, the different components were taken from alternative processes. The results show first general aspects, presenting the number of documents per industry, per outcome and per research method used, followed by the list of activities, roles, tools, variables and indicators organized by the number of documents and by the type of outcome found in the revision. The result of the SLR can be a starting point to create an implementation model of Knowledge Codification Process, as well as give the readers an overview of the state of Knowledge Codification Process and promote Knowledge Management community in future investigations. Based on the result of the systematic review, there are no previous studies related to the implementation of Knowledge Codification Process.