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Knowledge Management To identify the potential sources of knowledge & nurturing it, disseminating it so that it can be used in future also. Uses 1. Knowledge Management is used to identify & develop technologies for the capture, storage, retrieval & dissemination of explicit knowledge. 2. Functions of the particular software. 3. Smallscale initiative that manage information in some way. This may be a centralized database that is created or recognized for easier access, or an intranet that attempts to manage documents maintenance & access. 4. What knowledge workers do, often without labeling what they do to Knowledge Management.egresearchers, lawyers, scientists. Importance of Knowledge Management: 1. Part of the general trend towards an increase in what is commonly referred to as knowledge work, done by scientists, consultants, & physicians. 2. Rise of knowledge work is the recognition of intellectual capital as a sources of organizational success. 3. For the fallout from organizational trends of the past decade. 4. In response to the explosion of information and the subsequent problem of information overload. 5. Knowledge Management is in part a response to problems created by globalized, networked organization, including the problem of distributed expertise.

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Knowledge ManagementTo identify the potential sources of knowledge & nurturing it, disseminating it so that it can be used in future also.  

Uses1. Knowledge Management is used to identify & develop technologies for the capture, 

storage, retrieval & dissemination of explicit knowledge. 2. Functions of the particular software.3. Small‐scale initiative that manage information in some way.  This may be a 

centralized database that is created or recognized for easier access, or an intranet that attempts to manage documents maintenance & access.  

4. What knowledge workers do, often without labeling what they do to Knowledge Management.eg‐ researchers, lawyers, scientists. 

Importance of Knowledge Management: ‐1. Part of the general trend towards an increase in what is commonly referred to as 

knowledge work, done by scientists, consultants, & physicians. 2. Rise of knowledge work is the recognition of intellectual capital as a sources of 

organizational success. 3. For the fallout from organizational trends of the past decade. 4. In response to the explosion of information and the subsequent problem of 

information overload.5. Knowledge Management is in part a response to problems created by globalized, 

networked organization, including the problem of distributed expertise.

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Challenges of Knowledge Management: ‐1. Where knowledge is located and what it is we are attempting to manage.2. Role of texts and how texts are used to justify knowledge within organizations. 3. Re‐think about management in the context of knowledge management. 4. Ethical dimensions of Knowledge Management need to be considered more fully. 

Why is Knowledge Management Difficult?There are many problems associated with identifying the knowledge assets and being able to use them and manage them in an efficient & cost effective manner. Enterprises need: ‐ To have an enterprise wide vocabulary to ensure that the knowledge is correctly 

understood.  To be able to identify.  Model & explicitly represent their knowledge.  To share & re‐use their knowledge among differing applications for various type of 

users.  To create a culture that encourages knowledge sharing. 

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Knowledge Management implementation issues/ Road maps: ‐It highlights the critical knowledge assets required by an organization to meet marketneeds 5‐10 years in the future. They are mechanisms enabling organizations to visualizetheir critical knowledge assets, the relationships between these and the skills,competencies & technologies required to meet future market demands. They allow – Individual Knowledge Management actions to be defined & justified in terms of their 

contribution to the overall aims. Effective communication of the work & the progress on theprogramme to the 

participants & observers.  Management aids for those involved in carrying out the programme& measuring its 

progress.  More effective communication between users, researchers, technicians, managers & 

directors involved in the various aspects of the programme.  Sensible decisions to be taken on the opportunities for further exploiting the results 

of the programme.  The identification of knowledge gaps they need to be filled. 

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Benefits of Knowledge Management: ‐ Improved Performance Increase in Productivity Reduction in employee turnover Technical excellence Customer intimacy Superior Quality Faster time to market Staying on top competition