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(2008, 3600 words)
The paper examines the issues and perspectives on knowledge management identifying types of knowledge, the methods and tools of sharing knowledge in an organisation, the role of Intranet systems in supporting knowledge dissemination, etc.
(2007, 3000 words)
This paper is a postgraduate level proposal for dissertation. The paper focuses on the importance of change and knowledge management of Schneider Electric the French-base company, which has expertise in power and control. It operates business worldwide by adopting the acquisition strategy as its foreign market entry mode. The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of change and knowledge management practice and theory to the organizational development approach of Schneider Electric.
(2006, 3500 words)
The paper examines the issues of knowledge management (KM) in Siemens focusing on the development of a KM network ShareNet. Challenges and success factors of developing KM systems are identified focusing on ShareNet. Recommendations are suggested to overcome the difficulties of implementing ShareNet as a knowledge sharing tool.
(2006, 3500 words)
The paper examines the prospects of implementing a new "Faster, Better and Cheaper" vision in NASA knowledge management (KM) reviewing the company's project-to-program problems related to KM, knowledge loss through retirement, etc. The effectiveness of NASA's KM initiatives is evaluated.
(2006, 1500 words)
The paper examines the concept of knowledge management (KM) providing definitions of explicit and tacit KM, highlighting the benefits of KM, analysing the role of KM in change management, and discussing KM practices in Siemens Corporation.
(2006, 1000 words)
The writer attempts to provide a description of the personal experiences that involved efforts to be made towards information and knowledge management. While knowledge management helped towards completing challenging tasks, it also helped in increasing the efficiency of a team.
(2006, 12 000 words)
The dissertation investigates the approaches to knowledge management (KM) in Vodafone UK Contact Centres identifying their current KM strategies and KM modelsÌ application, and evaluating the effectiveness of IT knowledge tools, namely, CTI (Customer Touch Point Intranet), CBR (Case Based Reasoning Tool), etc. A literature review touches on the KM theory including types of knowledge, KM drivers, knowledge transfer, KM audit, etc. Qualitative research is conducted on the basis of primary data collected through interviews. Conclusions are made about the changing nature of VodafoneÌs products and services and the means of increasing the operational efficiency of the call centres. Recommendations are offered to improve the management of knowledge flows.
(2006, 3000 words)
The paper examines the sources of competitive advantage focusing on the concept of tacit knowledge. Academic literature is reviewed touching on the types of knowledge, the development of embedded knowledge and its role in HRM, the vehicles of the tacit knowledge transfer, etc. Japanese and Western practices in knowledge management are compared.
(2006, 3000 words)
The paper examines the role of information technology (IT) in knowledge management (KM) reviewing academic literature on the theory of KM. Objectivist and practice views on the concept of knowledge are compared highlighting a socio-technical approach to KM and arguing that the organization should combine both views in order to exploit its full knowledge base.
(2006, 2000 words)
The paper examines the advantages of companies using networks as a form of relationships between individuals, groups and organisations. Theoretical approaches to knowledge, learning, organisational networks, social capital, etc. are reviewed; the networks of Silicon Valley and Route 128 are examined from the perspective of new knowledge dissemination.
(2006, 2000 words)
The paper reports on John Lewis Norwich describing the company’s background, reviewing literature on the theory of knowledge, organisational culture, the concept of ‘knowledge intensive firm’ (KIF), etc. The theoretical approaches are applied to the overview of John Lewis as a learning organisation.
(2006, 3500 words)
The paper looks at the increasing importance of information and knowledge in modern society focusing on the role of the data mining technology. Definitions and techniques of data mining are reviewed including classification, association, cluster and sequence. The use of data mining in companies’ strategic development is described on the basis of theories related to strategy, decision making, etc.
(2006, 2000 words)
The paper reviews theoretical approaches to sharing and diffusing knowledge within organisations identifying the concept ‘a community of practice’, describing the features that distinguish it from other communities, e.g. a community of interest, a geographical community, etc. The ways of structuring an organisation’s learning through communities of practice are discussed.
(2006, 3000 words)
The report critically analyzes and synthesizes best practice in relation to various tools used to map and share existing knowledge within an organization. It looks at there case studies of Nokia, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and International Business Machine (IBM). The report has been divided into three major parts, first part deals with the business overview of each company, second part looks at the KM strategy and process adopted by each company and lastly with the help of appropriate literature these strategies and process have been evaluated.
(2006, 5000 words)
The paper examines the areas of knowledge management related to human and technological factors. Scientific (Tayloristic) and humanistic approaches to management are compared; the concepts of “combinative capabilities”, knowledge boundaries, sense making and decision making, care and empathy, uncertainty and change, etc. are discussed on the basis of a literature review. A case study is conducted showing the implications of poor management of human and information systems.
(2006, 3000 words)
The paper reports on knowledge management practices in Daimler-Chrysler (DC) reviewing the company’s history, the integration of knowledge resulting from the merger of Daimler and Chrysler, DC’s information model, work system, business organisation, etc.
(2006, 3000 words)
The paper reviews the approaches towards knowledge and innovation in multinational corporations (MNC) tracing the evolution in knowledge management, organisational culture, the transfer of knowledge, cognitive barriers, etc. Difficulties in adapting technologies to different contexts are discussed highlighting the importance of cross-border learning.
(2005, 2500 words)
The paper examines the role of knowledge management (KM) in dealing with instability in an organization. The review of literature touches upon KM theories, Boundaryless careers, challenges of KM in dynamic situations, issues of employee training, the cost of human capital, Virtual Organization networks, etc. The employment systems in German theatres and the film making industry are described.
(2006, 2300 words)
Knowledge management is vital in firms because of the link between knowledge and firm performance. Information technology (IT) is considered to be one of the four main enablers of knowledge management. However, the literature views the application of IT to knowledge management in a disjunctive fashion: it is either a means to transfer codified knowledge or one that helps social interaction amongst employees. This view fails to integrate the intricacies of knowledge creation and transfer, which require a mix of both tacit and explicit knowledge. The aim of this dissertation proposal is therefore to investigate the intricacies of IT use in a knowledge management context within a law firm.
(2006, 3000 words)
The paper enlarges on the idea of William James about the role of narrative stories in the understanding of the otherwise senseless world. The value of stories in knowledge acquisition and knowledge transfer among organisational members is argued; the modes of shaping social realities and the strategies in organizational learning are discussed; the impact of behavioural patterns incorporated in organisational stories on collective problem-solving is highlighted.
(2006, 2000 words)
The paper investigates the circuit of knowledge describing the authors world outlook and views on universal knowledge, pluralism, objectivity, causality and the existence of the multiple self. Self analysis is performed in the context of other scientific circuits of knowledge, namely, the positivistic scientific view.
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