Abstract
This study aims to develop a framework for effectively sharing knowledge within SMMEs that are
situated in Johannesburg, South Africa. This is a qualitative approach. It was discussed that tacit knowledge is an
intangible resource and intellectual capital that is not easily transferred to other people because some employees
of the employees are not eager to share their knowledge. This can be as desire of having an upper hand over their
colleagues. However, this paper discovered that in order for effective knowledge sharing to take place there must
be a culture of sharing within the organization, those who are sharing and receiving knowledge must be given
sufficient time so that sharing may be effective, management must support their subordinates by means of giving
them the resources that they may need, there must be effective teamwork, employees must be committed and
motivated, effective communication and the must be trust between the employees themselves and employees
and their employers. Further research should be done on the correlations between the framework’s independent
variable and the dependent variables of sharing knowledge within SMMEs.