Abstract: Some observations of 20+ UK Universities offering courses in Knowledge Management suggest the area of Tacit Knowledge is being ignored or given a back seat in to the more traditional didactic and formal teachings of Knowledge Management. The paper discusses what Tacit Knowledge is and why it is becoming the only remaining ‘tool’
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Professional Education and Development for Knowledge Managers
Abstract: Knowledge Management education and training relevant video recordings from the 2007 interactive forum and dialogue on “Developing KM Professionals for a Knowledge Society: A dialogue and forum” organized by the Information and Knowledge Management Society (iKMS), the School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and Pearson Education. “You
Knowledge Management Leadership Across the United States Department of Defense
Abstract: Knowledge has superseded traditional corporate assets and has become the strategic resource for competitive advantage. To reap the benefits of knowledge, organizations must harvest and leverage the collective knowledge of the entire workforce. This is achieved through effective knowledge management. KM involves processes to create, to store, and transfer knowledge to accomplish business
Emerging Academic Discipline of Knowledge Management
Abstract: Although knowledge management (KM) has gained worldwide recognition as an important strategic imperative, its integration into academia has lagged. A review of the literature, as well as an examination of information systems (IS) curriculum models, was performed to determine how KM related courses are being integrated. The analysis revealed that KM is still
Knowledge Management Education Across the United States Department of Defense
Abstract: Knowledge is a critical resource for organizations today, especially to the DoD. When organizations understand what knowledge is, they can begin to draw value from it. Drawing value from knowledge is best accomplished through the processes of knowledge management: knowledge creation, knowledge storage and retrieval, knowledge transfer, and knowledge application (Alavi and Leidner,