The Challenge Of Knowledge Sharing

In the Vietnamese science community, knowledge production and sharing are still limited. Based on intensive field work, this book investigates how organizations operating in the field of water research understand and practice knowledge management. The national science policy, culture, tradition, international collaboration, and local market forces all contribute to the current conditions of knowledge exchange in Vietnam. It is shown that the concentration of organizations in "knowledge clusters" could possibly increase the innovative capacity of research and development, which represents a key driving force in the country's ambitious plans of becoming a middle income country. (Series: ZEF Development Studies - Vol. 17)

Part 1: Theories of Information Sharing. -- Information sharing in context. -- Patterns of sharing - enablers and barriers. -- Social navigation. -- Part II: Two Practices in Information Sharing. -- Introducing the two cases. -- Claims handlers. -- Expert organisation. -- Part III: Insights into Information, Knowledge Sharing and Social Capital. -- Dimensions of social capital in the two cases. -- Social capital and sharing - building structures for knowledge sharing and its management. -- Importance of the awareness of social capital in connection with information and knowledge sharing in today's companies. -- Appendices: (1) interview protocol: dimensions of social capital and knowledge sharing; (2) questionnaire: group identity aspects. -- References. -- Index.

This volume explores the challenge of engaging knowledge management in a sharing economy. In a hyper-competitive business environment, everything tends to be digital, virtual and highly networked, which raises the issue of how knowledge management can support the decision whether or not to share strategic resources or capabilities. The book answers questions such as: to what extent does the sharing economy preserve or compromise the competitive advantage of organizations? And what are the knowledge-management strategies for competitive, yet cautious sharing dynamics?

Within the past 10 years, tremendous innovations have been brought forth in information diffusion and management. Such technologies as social media have transformed the way that information is disseminated and used, making it critical to understand its distribution through these mediums. With the consistent creation and wide availability of information, it has become imperative to remain updated on the latest trends and applications in this field. Information Diffusion Management and Knowledge Sharing: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice examines the trends, models, challenges, issues, and strategies of information diffusion and management from a global context. Highlighting a range of topics such as influence maximization, information spread control, and social influence, this publication is an ideal reference source for managers, librarians, information systems specialists, professionals, researchers, and administrators seeking current research on the theories and applications of global information management.

This volume offers a simple, systematic guide to creating a knowledge sharing practice in your organization. It shows how to build the enabling environment and develop the skills needed to capture and share knowledge gained from operational experiences to improve performance and scale-up successes. Its recommendations are grounded on the insights gained from the past seven years of collaboration between the World Bank and its clients around the world—ministries and national agencies operating in various sectors—who are working to strengthen their operations through robust knowledge sharing. While informed by the academic literature on knowledge management and organizational learning, this handbook’s operational background and many real-world examples and tips provide a missing, practical foundation for public sector officials in developing countries and for development practitioners. However, though written with a public sector audience in mind, the overall concepts and approaches will also hold true for most organizations in the private sector and the developed world.

"This book establishes a convergence in thinking between knowledge management and knowledge engineering healthcare applications"--Provided by publisher.

Addresses the key skills that are required in organisations in the information intensive society. The book examines the power of information behaviour on the construction of different kinds of shared knowledge and social identity in a group. An introduction to the different dimensions of social capital that is structural and cognitive, and looks at the relational aspects of information behaviour in organisations. Experiences are analysed in two different case studies - in the financial and biotechnology industries - in order to gain additional insights in how the internal organisation environment should be designed to support the development of the organisation's intellectual capital. Introduces social capital dimensions to the knowledge management framework Provides empirical work on the new combination of social capital and organizational information behaviour. Two different information sharing practices are presented: a claims handling unit (routine based work) and a biotechnology firm (expert work) Develops social capital measures into qualitative information research

Using knowledge that an organization already has is one of the great management ideas of the last fifteen years. Putting Knowledge to Work provides external consultants, internal facilitators, and leaders with a five-step process that will help them achieve their knowledge management goals. The five steps, Knowledge Jams, show how to set the direction, foster the correct tone, conduct knowledge capture event, and integrate this knowledge into the organization. In addition, the author introduces conversation practices for participants to effectively co-create knowledge and discover context.

Get your organization's expertise out of its silos and make it flow-with lessons from over a decade of experience Looking at knowledge management in a holistic way, Mastering Organizational Knowledge Flow: How to Make Knowledge Sharing Work puts the proper emphasis on non-technical issues. As knowledge is deeply connected to humans, the author moves away from the often overused and therefore burned-out term "knowledge management" to the better-suited term "knowledge flow management." Provides lessons learned and case studies from real experience Discusses key knowledge flow components, success factors and traps, and where to start Covering topics such as the power of scaling, internal marketing, measuring success, cultural aspects of sharing, and the role of Web2.0, Mastering Organizational Knowledge Flow: How to Make Knowledge Sharing Work allows you to stay up-to-date with today's knowledge flow management, and implement best practices to position your organization to take advantage of all of its assets.

Discover The Success Of knowledge sharing. 'Knowledge Sharing' is an actions via that understanding (i.e., data, expertises, either expertise) is traded amid folks, acquaintances, relatives, groups (e.g., Wikipedia), either corporations. There has never been a knowledge sharing Guide like this. It contains 95 answers, much more than you can imagine; comprehensive answers and extensive details and references, with insights that have never before been offered in print. Get the information you need--fast! This all-embracing guide offers a thorough view of key knowledge and detailed insight. This Guide introduces what you want to know about knowledge sharing. A quick look inside of some of the subjects covered: Tacit - Knowledge management, Knowledge management system, Project blog - Purpose, Social bookmarking - Social bookmarking for education, Knowledge entrepreneurship - Information / Knowledge Entrepreneurship: state-of-the-art, ICT for Development - ICT4D for Other Sectors, Design management - Brand design management, Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee - Academics, Knowledge sharing - Embedded Knowledge Sharing, Online social networking - Social networks and science, Knowledge sharing - Tacit Knowledge Sharing, Impression management - Basic factors, Virtual management - Management factors, Strategic management - Information- and technology-driven strategy, Mxit - Mxit Reach, Public relation - Tactics, Social Software Engineering, Organizational patterns, Tom Gruber - Work, Hackerspace - Functions, Voluntary Services Overseas - VSO today, Cultural norm - Social control, Development communication - Policy, Green business - Corporate sustainability strategies, Personal knowledge management - Models, Knowledge sharing - Challenges in Knowledge Sharing, Tacit knowledge - Knowledge management, UNPAN, Intranet Wiki - Enterprise wikis, Purchase-to-pay - A discipline in its own right, Defense Acquisition University - History, and much more...