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2012

Knowledge Management

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E-Learning And Knowledge Management: The Development Of An E-Learning System For Organisational Training, Alan Muhire Jan 2012

E-Learning And Knowledge Management: The Development Of An E-Learning System For Organisational Training, Alan Muhire

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Information technology has major role in most successful companies and organisations around the world, most companies are using IT to reduce operation cost, while improving customer service by providing service twenty four hours, seven days a week and improving communication that helps keep pace with competitors. In most companies and organisation training is a process carried out on a regular basis; the quality of training offered to employee will be reflected on how knowledgeable the staff will become resulting in the organisation becoming more successful. As organisations and companies are currently interested in improving knowledge management, employees are equally working …


Development Of Student Centred Knowledge Management System Based In A Higher Education Institution, Chong Liu Jan 2012

Development Of Student Centred Knowledge Management System Based In A Higher Education Institution, Chong Liu

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With the emergence of a knowledge society and of information technology, knowledge has become a key resource to develop a sustained economy. It is a vital word in the Knowledge Management area (Awad & Ghaziri, 2004). Knowledge Management has also become vital to help knowledge organizations seek a competitive advantage. It also encourages members of organization to share knowledge and improve the organization‘s efficiency, performance, and competitiveness (Shin, 2004). Therefore, an increasing number of organizations have realized the necessity of knowledge management. Especially, the Higher Education Institute (HEI) as the extraordinary ―business‖ will be suitable for implementing knowledge management approaches …


Effective Knowledge Management System Implementation In Small Organisations., Orna Nicholl Jan 2012

Effective Knowledge Management System Implementation In Small Organisations., Orna Nicholl

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Much of the key research in the field of Knowledge Management carries an inherent set of assumptions as to the nature of the organisations under investigation, such as the fact that the organisation is a large one. As a consequence of this, Knowledge Management papers tend to focus on the distinctions such as: management-led initiatives versus grassroots initiatives, and the importance of inter-departmental communications, but for smaller organisations these types of issues are minimised or completely absent. This project will look at models and techniques from the existing body of Knowledge Management literature (with its focus on larger organisations) and …