This paper aims to review for the first time existing research literature about the role of gender in creating, sharing and using knowledge in organizations and proposes a conceptual framework to guide future research directions.,Based on the systematic literature review method this study collects, synthesizes and analyses articles related to knowledge management (KM) and gender published in online databases by following a pre-defined review protocol. The paper analyses 41 papers published in peer-reviewed journals.,The role of gender in KM has been rarely addressed in KM journals and journals with specific emphasis on gender. The existing literature is fragmented, but existing research suggests that knowledge sharing might be influenced by gender. Based on the analysis and synthesis, a conceptual framework is proposed to guide further research on determining if gender matters in KM.,Academic researchers should aim to include gender-related variables into their KM research to further explore if gender matters in KM.,The practical implication suggests that managers and knowledge managers should raise awareness about how stereotypes and gendered expectations about role behaviour affect how knowledge and experiences are created and shared within the organization.,The authors believe that a better understanding of knowledge handling and gendered role expectations at the workplace could also have an impact beyond organizational boundaries.,The paper presents the first comprehensive systematic literature review of the article published on knowledge creation, sharing and usage and gender and provides a conceptual framework for future research.

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知识管理：性别重要吗？对文学的系统回顾

本文旨在首次回顾有关性别在组织创造，共享和使用知识中的作用的现有研究文献，并提出指导未来研究方向的概念框架。，基于系统的文献综述方法，本研究收集，综合并按照预定义的审核协议分析与在线数据库中发布的知识管理（KM）和性别相关的文章。该论文分析了在同行评审期刊上发表的41篇论文。性别在KM中的作用在KM杂志和特别强调性别的期刊中很少被提及。现有文献零散，但现有研究表明知识共享可能受到性别的影响。根据分析和综合，