TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– This paper seeks to present a proposal to change the form in which knowledge is produced in Colombia.Design/methodology/approach– Discusses the key issue – to transform the way in which the production of knowledge is currently taking place at the university level.Findings– To be able to increase the production of knowledge in this country there is a need to create bonds among industrial, governmental, and academic institutions. It is believed that this can be done by the development of a system capable of continuously forming researchers at a doctoral level.Originality/value– The paper puts forward a proposal for the construction of such a system based on the developments of organizational cybernetics. The proposal is based on the concept of autonomy which is crucial to solve this problem. VL - 36 IS - 3/4 SN - 0368-492X DO - 10.1108/03684920710747011 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/03684920710747011 AU - Zarama Roberto AU - Reyes Alfonso AU - Aldana Eduardo AU - Villalobos Jorge AU - Bohorquez Juan C. AU - Calderón Juan P. AU - Botero Alonso AU - Lammoglia Nelson L. AU - Villaveces José L. AU - Pinzón Luis AU - Bonilla Ricardo AU - Mejía Andrés AU - Bermeo José AU - Dyner Isaac AU - Johnson Neil F. AU - Valdivia Juan A. PY - 2007 Y1 - 2007/01/01 TI - Rethinking research management in Colombia T2 - Kybernetes PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 364 EP - 377 Y2 - 2024/03/28 ER -