Abstract: Given the emerging nature of the knowledge management (KM) profession and the differing schools of thought on KM by academics and practitioners, designing a curriculum in KM poses substantial challenges. One of these challenges is to be able to determine the optimal mix of subjects from the various disciplines that best meets the
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Case Study: The Knowledge Management honours degree @ Southampton Solent
Abstract: During 2007/8, Southampton Solent University worked on a Leadership Foundation project focused on the utility of the multi-functional team approach as a vehicle to deliver innovation in strategic and operational terms in higher education (HE). The Task-Orientated Multi-Functional Team Approach (TOMFTA) project took two significant undertakings for Southampton Solent as key areas for
Framework for Teaching Knowledge Management
Abstract: Knowledge management (KM) has come of age. In the knowledge-based economy, mastering KM skills places new college graduates in a stronger position to become valuable knowledge workers contributing effectively to their organization’s well-being. Even though KM has been practiced with major successes in the real world for quite some time, the body of
The Role of Knowledge Management in Creating Transformational Organizations & Leaders
Abstract: W. Edward Deming’s theories of management have informed our thinking and practices for four decades. In addition to informing business practices, his thinking provided a cornerstone in the foundation for the discipline known as knowledge management. We consider three questions: (1) how do Dr. Deming’s theories align with the current representation
Knowledge Management education and training at the Universiti Teknologi MARA (Malaysia)
Abstract: As Malaysia aspires to move ahead into the K-based economy which is knowledge and technologically driven, the government have to focus more on the critical development and management of human capital. Despite the importance of traditional factors of production (labour, capital raw materials and entrepreneurship), knowledge is now considered as the most important