Journal of Knowledge Management Emerald Article: A critical review of knowledge management as a management tool Maria Mårtensson Article information: To cite this document: Maria Mårtensson‚ (2000)‚"A critical review of knowledge management as a management tool"‚ Journal of Knowledge Management‚ Vol. 4 Iss: 3 pp. 204 - 216 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13673270010350002 Downloaded on: 23-04-2012 References: This document contains references to 78 other documents
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and knowledge. Learning processes furthermore require that the organization anticipates and attends to feedback‚ creates knowledge from that feedback‚ and takes action based on that knowledge. Relationships among people can be modeled as social networks in which network nodes represent people and network arcs represent relationships (e.g.‚ friendship‚ advice‚ supervisor-subordinate relations) that change over time. Social networks also form a resource for collaborative knowledge management: the
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Case Description Cablex Industries liked to be seen as itself a bastion of tradition. The original owner‚ Jagan‚ had maintained close control over the business for 25 years as it developed a number of cables for two wheelers. Until he retired in 1995‚ Jagan knew the names of every one of the 250 staff members and their families. He made all decisions about products‚ clients‚ and employment conditions‚ even signed every leave application. Jagan knew all dealers and major two wheeler manufacturers
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that the enterprise might encounter. At the same time consider in detail of the business model and key features of the enterprise and specific details of the knowledge worker roles‚ and the skills‚ knowledge‚ and attributes required for this business to become insurmountable. Findings Future scape of a enterprise Instead of knowledge management systems or enterprise applications or our e-mail to manage information‚ it should be that the systems to co-ordinate the enterprise and make them act according
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Knowledge Management and Creative HRM Professor Ingi Runar Edvardsson University of Akureyri‚ Iceland Occasional Paper 14 Department of Human Resource Management University of Strathclyde 2003 Knowledge Management and Creative HRM Introduction Knowledge management (KM) is about developing‚ sharing and applying knowledge within the organization to gain and sustain a competitive advantage (Petersen and Poulfelt 2002). How‚ then‚ is human resource management (HRM) related to knowledge management
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Case Assignment for MindTree Dan Wang (王丹) 12210690688 Q1．What are the key elements of MindTree’s approach to knowledge management? How effective are they? A: The key elements of MindTree’s Approach to KM includes: 1. The way MindTree foster and build social interactions within the company. From MindTree’s value system (CLASS)‚ the administrators have realized that employees are social creatures that wish to build and grow. Thus‚ they allow employees to self-organize into communities that focus
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Definitions 3- Review of the learning Organization 4- Review of the Knowledge Management 1- Introduction Learning organizations are not simply the most fashionable or current management trend‚ they can provide work environments that are open to creative thought‚ and embrace the concept that solutions to ongoing work-related problems are available inside each and every one of us. All we must do is tap into the knowledge base‚ which gives us the "ability to think critically and creatively
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Multiple-choice Chapter 6 Which of the following is not true for a capability? A) it cannot be traded B) it changes over time C) it can be easily described in detail D) it can improve value Which of the following is not a necessary condition for the effective implementation of a pay for performance system? A) employees must be able to control the pace of production B) there should be a lower bound on product quality C) managers should receive a high bonus for the piece rate work of their
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in a holistic KM Approach. It is important to cover the entire life cycle of knowledge when we think of any Knowledge management initiative in an organization. And to do so we need to recognize the spiral nature of the knowledge and the interdependencies. The 2 types of KM approaches are Control:the organization monitors the KM database and the quality of content generated. Community:The communities of knowledge automatically filter out junk using peer reviews which is a more transparent process
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preferred way of perceiving‚ organizing‚ and retaining knowledge and it explains individual differences for stimuli recognition and processing. The learning styles preferred and adopted by individuals often differ therefore‚ HR must be aware of individual preferences in learning‚ employee training and development programs in order to design and implement effective programs. The two learning style models that has the most relevance in management are Kolb (1984) and Honey and Mumford (1986). David
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