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Knowledge management
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Knowledge Management or KM is a professional discipline applied to concepts and technologies used for the systematic collection, transfer, and management of tacit and explicit information within individuals and/or organisations. A particular focus of knowledge management is knowledge which is not easily codified in digital form, such as the intuition of key individuals that comes through years of experience and being able to recognize various patterns of behavior that someone with less experience may not recognize.
Knowledge transfer (an aspect of KM) has always existed as a process, either informally as discussions, brainstorming sessions etc., or formally through apprenticeship, professional training and mentoring programmes. As an emergent business practice, KM has seen the introduction of thechief knowledge officer, and the establishment of corporateIntranets,wikis, and other knowledge andinformation technology practices.
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1 KM Professionals2 Practice3 Related Definitions4 See also5 External links
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KM Professionals
KM professionals may use a specificlexicon to explain the dynamics ofknowledge transfer. For example in the last ten years, the Internet has seen groups establish discussions on the use ofintellectual capital as a valuemetric; the meaning of tacit vs explicit knowledge; and more. And it includes organization.
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Practice
KM seeks to leverage thecompetitive advantage that comes with improved or faster learning and new knowledge creation. Interest in knowledge management is being driven in part by:
speed of connectivity increased knowledge content in products and services shorternew product development cycles information overload as knowledge generation proliferates desire by the part of individuals to leverage the expertise of people across the organization recognition that key individuals are retiring in larger numbers than they have in a long time
Since its adoption by the mainstream population and business community, the Internet has led to an increase in creative collaboration, learning and research, e-commerce, and instant information. The practice of KM will continue to evolve with the growth of collaboration applications available by IT and through the Internet.
E-learning,web conferencing, andcollaborative software are examples of knowledge management applications. Each application can expand the level of inquiry available to an employee, while providing a platform to achieve specific goals or actions.
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Related Definitions
Intellectual capital - the intangible assets of a company which contribute to its valuation.Chief Knowledge Officer - an executive responsible for maximizing the knowledge potential of an organisation.Knowledge - that which can be acted upon.Personal knowledge management - the organisation of an individual‘s thoughts and beliefs.Enterprise knowledge management - the strategy, process or technologies used to acquire, share and re-use an enterprise‘s knowledge and understanding.
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See also
Community-driven knowledge managementCommunity of practiceCompetitive intelligenceCorporate memorye-learningEnterprise content managementExpert systemKM conceptsKnowledgeProcedural knowledgeKnowledge baseKnowledge management for developmentKnowledge representationKnowledge transferKnowledge visualizationPersonal_knowledge_managementSelf service softwareSemantic WebOrganizational learningMorphological analysis
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External links
KmWiki - Collaborative KM repository[1] - Collaboration for Knowledge Networks, Organizational Intelligence and KM consulting servicesKM-Forum: an initiative from India for all KM Professionals;The Knowledge Community - health and social care KM siteKnowledgeBoard;Open Source KM Education, Consulting Methodology, Processes, Tools and TechniquesResearch on KM by the IMU unit;WWW Virtual Library on Knowledge Management.PNAS supplement:Mapping Knowledge Domains
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