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Chapter 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1566-2.ch015
ABSTRACT
The main objective of the chapter is to discuss the relationship between internet of things and knowledge
management; knowledge management and open innovation; open innovation and SMEs sustainability.
The relationship between the constructs developed and discuss on the behalf of past studies. The present
chapter found that Internet of Things is playing an important role in knowledge generation and man-
agement, further, knowledge management is very important for open innovation environment in SMEs.
Moreover, the open innovation sustains the SMEs performance. In respect of implications, the owner /
managers of SMEs should consider the Internet of Things, knowledge management, and open innovation
capabilities during the decision making for SME sustainability. Moreover, this is a process framework
which brings the efect of one variable to other variables. However, the future studies should empirically
validate the proposed research framework.
The Role of Internet of Things,
Knowledge Management,
and Open Innovation in
SME Sustainability
Muhammad Imran
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7126-2831
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Jawad Iqbal
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Hassan Mujtaba Nawaz Saleem
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan