Knowledge Management and Recovery Processes using IT: An approach towards Data Mining.

Knowledge Management is a procedure of creating, disseminating, utilizing and handling the data and information of organizations. Knowledge management and recovery process includes innovative design, or its exclusively a meeting point on knowledge transferring, storage, and expansion. It indicates multidisciplinary approach for achieving organizational objectives by making the finest utilization of knowledge. For past two decades it has been seen that there is an emerging attention towards knowledge management recovery practices with the usage of information technology. The research paper provides a clear input of knowledge management and recovery process using IT proficiency and its approach towards Data mining; hence data mining is also a tool of business intelligence for knowledge management and recovery process. Key Words: Knowledge management, IT competency, Data Mining, Knowledge recovery, Data minin

Knowledge Management in Knowledge Intensive Service Networks: A Strategic Management Perspective

Knowledge is the key to gaining and sustaining competitive advantage. Driven by a change in consumer needs towards “comprehensive service solutions”, more and more services are offered through networks. By so doing, individual firms can concentrate on their distinctive competencies and by combining these with those of partner firms such a network is able to offer complex, knowledge-intensive services at high quality and at reasonable prices. It is clear that the success of such knowledge intensive service networks depends strongly on the effective and efficient combination and use of the distinctive competencies of the network partners. That ability to combine and use distinctive competencies represents the core competency of the network as a whole. Understanding knowledge as a key resource for those distinctive competencies the combination problem can be seen as a knowledge management problem. The main contribution of this paper is to analyze knowledge management in service networks. We use a strategic management approach instead of a more technology-oriented approach since we believe that managerial problems still remain after technological problems have been solved. Therefore the question arises how to guarantee an effective and efficient combination and utilization of the distributed knowledge in knowledge-intensive service networks. The objective of this paper is to analyze the problems concerning the management of knowledge in service networks. It outlines possible solutions for these knowledge management problems in order to provide sustaining competitive advantage for the network as a whole.knowledge management, networks, knowledge-intensive services

Applications of social networking technology in IT-based knowledge management systems

This research enquires into how social networking technologies can help knowledge creation and sharing in IT-based knowledge management systems. Social networking technologies have changed the way people connect and collaborate allowing users to seek and find knowledge and expertise from both friends and strangers alike. Despite technology having been used in a variety of ways to support knowledge management systems, the use of social networking technology has been little explored. The famous SECI model highlights socialisation as an important aspect in transferring knowledge, yet IT-based knowledge management systems seem to miss out on this element. This research argues that combining knowledge management systems with social networking technology bridges this gap. Social software is becoming part of a commonplace set of tools available for organisations that may help IT-based knowledge management systems. Evidence is presented from a case study conducted in practice at an organisation. A mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods were used to collect the data and evaluate the effects of social networking technology within IT-based knowledge management systems. The research contributes towards the fields of knowledge management and knowledge management systems. The research inquiry found that the inclusion of social networking technology had positive effects on the IT-based knowledge management system and in turn the knowledge management initiative. The introduction of the IT-based knowledge management system, supported by social networking technology, resulted in a drastic improvement of 40.8% in the ease of finding knowledge and information, an increase by 30.4% in ease of sharing with other teams, and an improvement of 39.3% was also reported by employees feeling that the company tools support organisational growth. Data indicates an increase in other measurements of knowledge sharing and system metrics also show an increase in the usage, participation and contributions made in the IT-based knowledge management system supported by social networking technology. Building on the SECI model knowledge management theory is extended through the proposal of the social networking for knowledge management model (SN4KM) to support knowledge management systems designers

Modelling a Trusted Mechanism for Knowledge Sharing

Knowledge sharing has been identified as a major focus area for knowledge management. Efforts are made with a view to identify the most effective ways to share knowledge, as a step towards improving organizational performance. In this striving, various factors have been identified as impediments for knowledge sharing, including inadequate organizational structures, sharing unfriendly organizational cultures, and denominational segregation. Related problems may occur when information systems, such as intranets, distributed libraries, document management systems, or groupware applications, are introduced to support knowledge sharing. The extensive use of the IT&C has only added new questions on how to address issues of trust within the present knowledge -rich environment. This paper proposes a new way of approaching knowledge sharing in the context of information and communication technology development. The study provides an overview of the manner and extent in which information assurance concepts of integrity, authenticity, availability, non-repudiation and access-control may be employed to ensure a trusted and effective knowledge sharing process.knowledge sharing; sharing policy; access control; trusted knowledge sharing; barriers in knowledge sharing.

Knowledge Management and Organizational Performance in Pakistani Think Tanks

Acceptance of knowledge as strategic resource and increased interest towards Knowledge Management (KM) is guiding the way towards knowledge era. Rhetoric nature of knowledge, knowledge work and knowledge worker strongly demand for KM. Many countries had already adopted their knowledge goals and few still need the consideration. Among knowledge intensive organizations (KIOs) Think Tanks (TT) are unique being policy research intensive organizations. Think Tanks could serve as a bridge between state and society and their performance will have impact on both. Complex policy making process increases the challenge of measuring the influence of TT and knowledge management will strengthen them to meet the challenge. Pakistani TTs can build right national image which is highly ignored. Pakistani TTs, apparently unaware of KM, are not only having treasure of Knowledge Resources (KR) but also using KM to enhance their organizational performance (OP). KRs are found more important for them to perform than material resources. Their knowledge capital (KC) highly depends on their human and social capital. Moreover cultural values and norms, multiple languages, knowledgeable leadership and national spirit have impact on OP. They take dual credit of having impact on governmental policies-macro level and people’s perception-micro level. KM-OP relationship is of current interest in the relevant literature and practice. Complex multi- dimensional nature of KM demands for concept clarity and surety. Literature mostly presents the link for specified dimension and explicit KM programs but silent on its cohesive view. Knowledge and its management are independent of any explicit definition and implementation. Literature and practice provides several example of KM failure because some specified dimension of it was selected and attempted for implementation. KM aligned with Organizational Strategy (OS) will underpin suitable processes, functions, methodology, technology, behaviour and structure in reference to strategic resource knowledge to achieve OP

A new economy?

Along human history there were periods in which advanced technology and changes in business management generated both social and economic upheavals. These events do not only bring forth an increase of productivity in a leading economic sector but they also offer solid instruments for all social-economic sectors, producing such major transformations so that we can speak about an economic revolution or the emergence of “a new economy”. Nowadays we are the witnesses of a transition period towards “a new economy” often called “Knowledge Economy”.new economy, productivity, knowledge economy, information economy

Improving innovation capabilities through knowledge management and Motivation

Innovation is the keyword to compete for all levels of industry in today's information and technology era. This paper aims to analyze the ability of Innovation through knowledge management and Motivation. The method used is a systematic literature study. Article searches implemented online using the keywords "innovation ability, knowledge management, motivation." used Fifty-five articles for the period 2010-2020 were used to perform a literature review taken from Science Direct, Sagehub, Ebscohost, Springer Link, Proquest. Based on the literature review results, knowledge management and Motivation affect Innovation. An innovation this ability is driven by intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation. Inherent Motivation includes responsibility, rewards, the work itself, development, and progress, while extrinsic Motivation includes salary, policies, work relations, work environment, and supervision. However, be integrated to improve Innovation and knowledge management towards human resource development. Moreover, various knowledge or knowledge sharing and technology becomes very important to increase the ability to produce Innovation. This study will be the initial research for the following dissertation research.&nbsp

Constructing a strategy on the creation of core competencies for African companies

A growing number of studies on economic development have relied on the premise that international technology transfer provides a mechanism for developing competitive advantages for companies of developing countries, and Africa in particular. In this article, we focus on the explicit nature of technology transferable to LDCs to argue that conventional technology transfer alone cannot create core competencies for African companies that lead to the sustainable economic development of the continent. Drawing on insights from the resource-based view and the knowledge based perspective, we develop a conceptual framework for constructing core competencies for African companies. More specifically, we explore the under-researched linkage between core competencies and knowledge management. By examining the roots of core competency in the resource-based view and knowledge-based perspective, we identify the knowledge underpinning core competencies. We then reconcile diverse knowledge management models to propose an integrative approach towards generating such critical knowledge, based on which we further argue that African companies should build their strategy on the creation of core competencies rather than solely relying on conventional international technology transfer

Knowledge management infrastructure: Preliminary evidences of Malaysian banking practice

Knowledge Management (KM) has become a vital concept for Malaysian banking industries in enhancing their competitive advantage.Leveraging the power of knowledge occurs when individuals intended to share their knowledge.When there is a trust and secure feeling of ownership, the knowledge will spread without any constraints.With an adequate infrastructure in organizations, it can ease the communication and employees interaction for knowledge sharing. The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of infrastructure, organizational culture, organizational structure and technology towards knowledge sharing in banking industries