Metacognitive Regularities and Their Future Implications for Knowledge Management Theory: A Systematic Review

Abstract

This literature review studies the developing landscape of metacognitive regularities and explores how do metacognitive regularities, such as planning, monitoring, and evaluation, hold implications for tomorrow within the framework of knowledge management theory? The review highlights a growing scholarly shift toward integrating cognitive and behavioural insights into Knowledge Management (KM) frameworks, emphasizing how metacognitive regularities shape knowledge flows. It argues that future Knowledge Management theory will increasingly incorporate metacognitive regularity pathways. It explores how these metacognitive regulation processes influence KM activities, including building, applying, and sharing, storing, and holding knowledge. The study synthesizes literature from 2000 to 2025, highlighting a growing integration of metacognitive insights into KM frameworks. Review reveal that metacognitive planning strategically guides knowledge creation, monitoring enhances the application and sharing of knowledge, and evaluation supports effective knowledge storage and retention. Article reviewed evidence indicates that metacognitive regulation improves organizational learning, adaptive decision-making, and collaborative knowledge practices, though monitoring predominates over planning and evaluation. The findings advocate for structured metacognitive training in educational and organizational settings to enhance knowledge sustainability and institutional readiness. It concludes that implanting metacognitive regularities into KM systems can foster more adaptive, reflective, and sustainable knowledge practices. Future research should focus on longitudinal, cross-cultural studies and the role of digital tools in supporting metacognitive regularity informed KM Practically.