4.2 What we know about knowledge management implementation
The subject of knowledge management implementation is another KM topic relatively widely
examined (Table II). The findings illustrate that the SMEs reviewed use different ways to
handle the aspect of knowledge management implementation. This raises the issue of
heterogeneity (Curran and Blackburn, 2001) which must be taken into consideration when
researching and discussing SMEs. Keeping this in mind eliminates the likelihood of a
general knowledge management implementation approach in SMEs.