Gendering knowledge: the practices of knowledge management in the pharmaceutical industry

2001 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Styhre ◽  
Anders Ingelgård ◽  
Jonas Roth
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industry

Knowledge Management in Indian Companies

2005 ◽  
pp. 235-253
Author(s):  
John Gammack ◽  
Pranay Desai ◽  
Kuldeep Sandhu ◽  
Heidi Winklhofer
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Management Activity ◽  
Cultural Shift ◽  
Management Philosophy ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
Future Success ◽  
Sectoral Differences ◽  
Fortune 100 ◽  
Industry Sectors

In this chapter we look at knowledge management in India with particular regard to the pharmaceutical industry. In India, changes in government policy linked to global factors are bringing about increased pressures to strategically manage knowledge effectively. At the same time, significant knowledge management initiatives are already underway in other industry sectors. We outline some of the changes affecting the pharmaceutical industry globally, and consider India on some relevant activities. The development of IT solutions is seen as enabling effective knowledge management. We look at a range of knowledge management technologies and their existing or planned use in industry. The IT however merely underpins the knowledge management philosophy, which must be incorporated into processes, strategies and organisational culture for successful adoption. India and its indigenous organisations may be characterised by some specific cultural factors. Effective implementation of KM will depend on a conducive cultural climate, both organisationally and nationally. We also therefore examine the extent of the perceived benefits, that shape the cultural shift from understanding knowledge management as simply an IT problem to recognition of knowledge management as a strategic process as seen by CEOs and top managers in indigenous Indian Fortune 100 companies. We look at how the pharmaceutical industry compares to other organizations of significant size in India across a range of factors concerned with knowledge management activity, using survey and interview techniques. We conclude that while only a few significant sectoral differences are evident, there is generally a heavy orientation towards IT-based conceptions of KM, which may be incompatible with the requirements for future success in the pharmaceutical industry globally.

scholarly journals The Impact of Organizational Forgetting on Knowledge Management: Evidence from Pharmaceutical Industry in Egypt

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 193
Author(s):  
Wageeh A. Nafei
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Detailed Knowledge ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Meaningful Relationship ◽  
Organizational Forgetting ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: The purposes of this paper are to determine the impact of Organizational Forgetting (OF) on Knowledge Management (KM) among employees at the Pharmaceutical industry in Egypt.Design/methodology/approach: Present study is conducted by descriptive-survey method and its population consists of employees at the Pharmaceutical industry in Egypt. 356 standard questionnaires were distributed of which 285 questionnaires (80%) were returned. To gather data, KM questionnaire devised by Jakob (2003) and Wiig (2003) and OF questionnaire devised by Fernandez & Sun, (2009) and Moshabbeki et al., (2012) are used.Findings: The research confirmed a conceptual model for OF. Moreover, research results showed that there is a meaningful relationship between OF and KM. Research results also indicate that OF impacts on KM.Research limitations/implications: Managers should encourage their employees to share their knowledge. Organizational knowledge can be created through individuals’ interactions. This study has some limitations. First, this paper just focuses on organizations to find new perspective for the OF literature. Second, because of the scope of this research, interviewees are limited to individuals who have knowledge or take any seminars related to field of this sector. Other sectors must be considered to attain detailed knowledge related to OF because case-specific studies will bring new dimensions to the literature of OF.Originality/value: First, this study makes a research contribution to the field of OF because studies related to OF mostly consist of conceptual papers. Second, I have introduced two new perspective to the concept of OF through this research paper.

scholarly journals Critical Success Factors for Pharmaceutical Firms: The Case of Pakistan

Market Forces ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Dr. Muhammad Wasim Jan Khan ◽  
Ms Sonia Batool ◽  
Mr. Usman Ahmad Qadri ◽  
Zujaj Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Pharmaceutical Firms ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
And Control

This study is to investigate the critical success factors for Pakistani pharmaceutical firms. This study conceptualizes knowledge management, image and control as the key indicatorsof critical success factors. This study collects the data from the lower-, middle-, and top-level managers in the pharmaceutical firms in major cities of Pakistan: Lahore, Multan, Islamabad. Thisstudy performs PLS-SEM in analyzing 100 responses obtained through survey forms. Results of the study indicate that knowledge management is the element that gives rise to confession, wage, promotion and the execution of unlike objectives that increase a general exposure of the all stakeholders. It achieves a pleasurable passionate state that frequently prompts a positive organizational performance and competitive advantage. This research puts light on the gaps found in adaptation of critical success factors in Pharmaceutical industry of Pakistan as compared to the developed countries in this sector.

Knowledge Management Support for Decision Making in the Pharmaceutical Industry

2011 ◽  
pp. 143-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rick Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Knowledge Management Systems ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Pharmaceutical Firms ◽  
Made In

The purpose of this chapter is to explore the practical application of knowledge management as an aid to decision making by pharmaceutical firms which comprise an industry that seems very well suited for knowledge management investigation. Although researchers assert that knowledge management has moved beyond fad status to become mainstream, practitioners remain skeptical and express major concerns regarding the ambiguity surrounding the sub-discipline associated with the management of knowledge. The major players in the pharmaceutical industry have already implemented knowledge management systems and therefore may experience a competitive advantage over other pharmaceutical companies. No attempt will be made in this chapter to suggest how the lessons learned from the pharmaceutical industry can be generalized to other industries.

Critical factors in adopting a knowledge management system for the pharmaceutical industry

2005 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu‐Chung Hung ◽  
Shi‐Ming Huang ◽  
Quo‐Pin Lin ◽  
Mei‐Ling ‐Tsai
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Management System ◽  
Knowledge Management System ◽  
Critical Factors

Research on Influencing Factors of Knowledge Sharing in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Based on ISM

2014 ◽  
Vol 1006-1007 ◽  
pp. 513-516
Author(s):  
Yan Gang Wang ◽  
Dong Li Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Structure Model ◽  
Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

Analyzing the obstacle factors of knowledge sharing in pharmaceutical supply chain with interpretative structure model(ISM) systematically,and giving the tactics for overcoming and improving aiming at the key primary obstacles.Having important practical significance to promote knowledge management in pharmaceutical industry and enhancing the corecompetence of transformation organization.

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