Knowledge ecosystem of financial markets: a new perspective on alleviating the supply-demand contradiction of the rural finance in the post-COVID-19 era

Abstract

Purpose This paper aims to establish a systematic cognition to alleviate the supply–demand contradiction in rural financial markets from an integrated perspective of knowledge management and proposes the concept of rural financial knowledge ecosystem (RFKE) to encourage multifaceted solutions. Design/methodology/approach The authors qualitatively describe the process that the knowledge management dilemmas cause the supply–demand contradiction in the rural finance and further summarize a systematic methodology from three dimensions: the knowledge subject, the knowledge environment and the knowledge ecology. Findings The authors list four types of knowledge management dilemmas leading to the supply–demand contradiction in the rural finance, i.e. the weak knowledge sharing, the poor knowledge flow, the slow knowledge updating and the imperfect knowledge environment. Meanwhile, the RFKE model consisting of the ecological subject, the ecological environment and the ecological regulation is also presented. Research limitations/implications The role of knowledge management in improving the allocation of financial resources to various rural financial market participants (government, rural financial institutions, farmers, agricultural enterprises, etc.). Originality/value The authors creatively give the RFKE model, which complements and enriches the theory of knowledge management. Meanwhile, relevant management practices are urgently needed under the macro circumstance of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rural revitalization in China.

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“…The application of knowledge resources has a positive impact on promoting carbon emission reduction in the industrial chain. The optimization of modern technology and information makes the capture, tracking, updating and use of knowledge resources more convenient, and further facilitates the application and integration of knowledge resources (Chin et al , 2022a; Yang et al , 2023). Through the integration and application of knowledge resources, the industrial chain can increase the number of available knowledge memory storage points in the organizational structure, and the ability of communication and coordination in the organization is significantly enhanced.…”

Guest editorial

“…Whereas COVID-19 has heightened the contradictions between the supply and demand in rural finance, Yang et al (2022) synthesise the perspectives of KM and ecosystem to establish a systematic model that takes into consideration the ecological subject, environment and regulations to frame how four types of KM dilemmas provoke the supply-demand conflicts in China's rural finance. Their unique contribution is to delineate a more holistic picture of how KM can be instrumental in alleviating systematic risks in rural finances.…”

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