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 literature on the subject of knowledge management, many firms struggle to …

A knowledge management system (KMS) is a concept that can be used for creating knowledge repositories, improving … knowledge access and sharing as well as communicating through collaboration, enhancing the knowledge environment and managing … knowledge as an asset for an institution or organisation. In this paper, we propose a collaborative KMS framework for learning …

The transfer of knowledge is an important task of contemporary organisations. In the knowledge-based economy, more and … more organisations have increasingly recognised and encouraged the value of knowledge transfer. However, there is sometimes … a tendency to horde knowledge, perhaps through fear of losing power or through uncertainty over job security. In this …

embedded knowledge and creates knowledge, making it rare and imperfectly imitable. Rather than investing in generic IT systems …-specific knowledge when designing or modifying their systems and using their systems to create knowledge. This is the first study to test … not from direct effects. By disproving this postulate, this study opens the door to new hypotheses based on knowledge in …

transactions. Banks process and use information to run their business. Knowledge is one of the strategic resources that commercial … banks use to increase their internal efficiency and to operate competitively. Knowledge-sharing barriers hinder the smooth … flow of knowledge among employees which often results in negative consequences such as customer dissatisfaction, low …

We are in an era of knowledge revolution where knowledge occupies the centre stage. Its continuous generation, sharing … information technologies. This present research is an attempt to find out the state of knowledge storage and access in Indian … knowledge storage and access in Indian industry. To have the micro view, five firms were selected from both the software and …

This paper reports a case study on how knowledge is transferred through a film project and how it has been utilised …. Prior literature and knowledge transfer theory is used to review the studied project and to draw recommendations on how best … to utilise knowledge as well as to create an awareness on the importance of knowledge transfer in a film project. In …

Knowledge is a concept that has gained importance in recent years because of the interest in knowledge management. One … of the critical steps before embarking on any knowledge management initiative is to understand the concept of knowledge …, so as to be able to identify the sources of knowledge in the organisation and to answer fundamental questions that will …

There is a lack of discussion and case studies about the adoption and use of knowledge management (KM) in special … education in literature. This paper applies the concept of KM to special education and develops a specific knowledge transfer … framework of creating online knowledge resources for special education. The results from two special education projects are …