Review of The Relationship In The Water Sector’s Knowledge Management Ecosystem In Caribbean Sids

Effective Knowledge Management (KM) faces significant barriers that impede the free flow of information, particularly across organisational boundaries. Consequently, information generated at one site may be inaccessible to other entities, despite potential mutual benefits. Information technologies offer solutions to mitigate these barriers, facilitating enhanced knowledge sharing, transfer, and collaboration. Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) possess valuable knowledge resources that could collectively address regional challenges. However, despite a lack of necessary tools and technologies, there is an expressed willingness to collaborate and share resources. This paper examines the status and impact of Knowledge Sharing (KS), Knowledge Transfer (KT), and the Knowledge Gap (KG) within the water sector of Caribbean SIDS, exploring their interrelationships through a quantitative, non-experimental survey of 515 employees across 16 SIDS. The survey, comprising 25 questions across six sections, revealed strong, positive, significant relationships between KS and KT (r=0.741, p<0.001), KS and KG (r=0.649, p<0.001), and KT and KG (r=0.644, p<0.001). The findings underscore the importance of effective KM practices in achieving organisational success, highlighting that organisations thrive based on their collective knowledge management capabilities.