1. INTRODUCTION
We live in an era where knowledge plays a dominant role in our
daily lives and in the business world. Knowledge has always been
of paramount importance for humankind and its evolution, as well
as the management of organizations. What is new, however, is the
fact that knowledge has been given value as an economic asset, a
factor that is completely disruptive to organizations. According to
Foray, the manner in which knowledge is acquired, produced,
disseminated and marketed, or in other words managed, cannot be
compared to any other previously managed economic asset,
because it possesses its particular characteristics and dimensions