Abstract: Although knowledge management is becoming increasingly recognized as a critical component in the operations of both public-sector and private-sector organizations, it has yet to attain the true status of a recognized profession for information and knowledge professionals. In order to determine the emerging boundaries of this potential profession, the authors analyze the roles
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Malaysian Knowledge Management Practitioners’ Training Preferences
Abstract: As knowledge management (KM) is considered a multifaceted discipline in Malaysia, KM is still evolving. In fact, the transformation in the Malaysian government’s agenda on the Knowledge-economy has been reflected in the development of the Knowledge-based Economy Master Plan in the year 2001. From the social constructionist philosophical stance, this interpretive study uses
iKMS Knowledge Management Competencies Framework
Abstract: Although some KM professionals have well-defined roles and responsibilities, most tend to have multiple roles which change according to the immediate needs of their projects. This often makes it challenging to clearly define their varied responsibilities. This lack of definition makes it difficult to assess the skill-sets required for particular
Specialist Training: Cultivating Knowledge Management Professionals
Abstract: The growing importance of knowledge and innovation in the marketplace brings with it a need for the better management of professional knowledge for knowledge workers in the new economy. This chapter illustrates some major steps at the University of New South Wales, Australia, towards building an educational system for KM professionals that can
Evaluating thinking styles for knowledge management education
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present a new perspective of the linear-nonlinear thinking style and its critical role in knowledge management education. Previous works in this field identified linear thinking as being rational, logic and analytic, and nonlinear thinking as being based on intuition, insight and creativity. In this perspective, linear