Search Results - subject:"Knowledge Management Systems"

Assessing Enterprise's Knowledge Management Maturity Level

Grundstein, Michel - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2008

Knowledge is not manageable as if it was a data or information. Consequently, Knowledge Management (KM) must address activities that utilize and create knowledge more than knowledge by itself. With regard to this issue, we elaborated a sociotechnical approach of Knowledge Management within the...

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From Rhetoric to Reality: An Enquiry into KM Initiatives in an Organisation of Higher Learning

Pillai, Sumit; Gupta, Rajen K.; Saxena, K. B. C. - In: Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM) 07 (2008) 03, pp. 135-143

The expression "knowledge is power" has become a convenient soundbyte for all and sundry. Boardrooms and corporate luncheons are abuzz with sweeping remarks such as "we need to effectively manage our knowledge" or "harnessing the power of knowledge is the way forward." Despite an abundance of...

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Knowledge management systems success: a contingency perspective

Khalifa, Mohamed; Yan Yu, Angela; Ning Shen, Kathy - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 12 (2008) 1, pp. 119-132

Purpose – This paper aims at clarifying important contingencies for the success of knowledge management systems (KMS …

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The effect of tacit knowledge on firm performance

Harlow, Harold - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 12 (2008) 1, pp. 148-163

managers have in funding so‐called soft tacit‐based knowledge management systems rather than invest in easier to assess …

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Towards an architecture for open archive networks in agricultural sciences and technology

Prasad, A.R.D.; Subirats, Imma; Onyancha, Irene; … - In: Online Information Review 32 (2008) 4, pp. 478-487

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore addressing the accessibility, availability and interoperability issues of exchanging agricultural research output by means of the AGRIS application profile – an exchange metadata standard – and controlled vocabularies or subject‐specific...

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Managing knowledge management : How two companies have implemented KM

In: Strategic Direction 23 (2007) 7, pp. 24-26

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the...

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Interactive business development, capturing business knowledge and practice : A case study

McKelvie, Gregor; Dotsika, Fefie; Patrick, Keith - In: The Learning Organization 14 (2007) 5, pp. 407-422

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to follow the planning and development of MapaWiki, a Knowledge Management System for Mapa, an independent research company that specialises in competitor benchmarking. Starting with the standard requirements to capture, store and share information and...

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Establishing an integrated KM system in Iran Aerospace Industries Organization

Jafari, Mostafa; Fesharaki, Mehdi N.; Akhavan, Peyman - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 11 (2007) 1, pp. 127-142

Purpose – The main objective of this paper is to investigate the role of knowledge management in aerospace industries and to provide a framework for knowledge management efforts specially designed for aerospace industries towards a knowledge‐based organization. Design/methodology/approach...

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National culture and the standardization versus adaptation of knowledge management

Ang, Zhiyi; Massingham, Peter - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 11 (2007) 2, pp. 5-21

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to examine the affect of national culture on knowledge management (KM) for multinational companies (MNCs). MNCs often have to decide whether to standardize or adapt their operations. Previous research has found that national culture has an effect in a...

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Creating and executing an internal communications plan for knowledge management systems deployments

O'Sullivan, Kevin J. - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 11 (2007) 2, pp. 102-108

strategies that may be adopted by organizations deploying knowledge management systems where resistance to the implementation of … misunderstandings as to the nature of knowledge management and knowledge management systems. An internal communications plan is proposed … with a focus on knowledge management systems which details target audiences, timing strategies and suggests possible media …

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