Enhanced Knowledge Management

2012 ◽  
pp. 103-116
Author(s):  
Abebe Shiferaw ◽  
Ermias Sehai ◽  
Dirk Hoekstra ◽  
Abrahm Getachew
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
District Level ◽  
Temporal Comparison ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Document Review ◽  
Knowledge Delivery

Knowledge management (KM) provides opportunity for organizations to achieve higher efficiency and increased output. With objective of attaining opportunities in KM at district level, Woreda Knowledge Centers (WKC) were established and used in ten districts in Ethiopia from 2005 to 2010. WKC is a tele-center used to gather, share, classify, access, and use knowledge at district (woreda) level. The study involves questionnaire, group discussion, timeline, SWOT analysis, and KM performance assessment and document review. This chapter presents WKC usefulness, establishment steps, challenges, and opportunities. In ten districts, of the 500 survey respondents, 79% and 71% agree on an increase in knowledge delivery and availability, respectively. Temporal comparison showed that WKC increased staff capacity to document, access, share, and use knowledge leading to improved extension communication. The study recommends that WKC be established by ministry of agriculture and its partners to enhance KM at district level for agricultural development.

scholarly journals E-Government Transformation in Tanzania: Status, Opportunities, and Challenges

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-184
Author(s):  
Lupilya Emmanuel Constantine ◽  
Jung Kwang Ho
Keyword(s):  
Data Privacy ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Technology Policy ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Sustainability Planning ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Status ◽  
Ict Infrastructure

This study examined the status, challenges, and opportunities for egovernment transformation in Tanzania. The study begins by examining the status, challenges, and opportunities of e-government as a potential driver of government transformation. Expert survey results and a SWOT analysis were applied to analyzing the current challenges critical to the initiation, development, and implementation of e-government in Tanzania. Data were collected from Tanzania from May to June 2014 using a focus group discussion and field observations as well as a documentary review. The three factors of technology, social e-transformation, and institutional docility were discussed to see whether they positively or negatively affect e-government transformation. The study found that (1) a reluctance towards transparency and accountability, (2) an avalanche of technology, and (3) an illusion of innovation and technological misfortune led to a stagnant e-government process, yielding more corruption and conflict of competing interests in the whole transformation process. These problems substantially affect technology and social e-transformation whereas institutions become more docile. From the e-government Master Plan to technology policy instruments, including IT/ICT infrastructure policy, information and data privacy and confidentiality, and cybercrimes policy were amongst the most critical challenges. An implication for the successful institutionalization of e-government transformation is that leadership should strategically embrace developing sustainability, planning, coordination, optimization, and integration of IT/ICT infrastructure projects for the betterment of e-government transformation.

scholarly journals Research on Knowledge Management Models at Universities Using Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 809
Author(s):  
Ngoc Thach Pham ◽  
Anh Duc Do ◽  
Quang Vinh Nguyen ◽  
Van Loi Ta ◽  
Thi Thanh Binh Dao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Data Systems ◽  
Knowledge Use ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Priority Order ◽  
Big Data Systems ◽  
Document Review ◽  
Hierarchy Process

This study aims to investigate and evaluate factors related to the knowledge management model at universities in Hanoi, Vietnam. Based on the system literature review (SLR) approach, the study follows descriptive and inductive approach results of the document review process. Eight factors were synthesized with the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) to evaluate the priority order. Ten experts from seven universities participated in the survey. The results rank as follows: (1) knowledge sharing factor (this also has the highest best nonfuzzy performance (BNP) and average multiplier weight (GM)); (2) knowledge management with big data systems; (3) knowledge creation; (4) knowledge use; (5) knowledge gathering; (6) leadership; (7) knowledge rating; and (8) knowledge storage. Discussions, conclusions, limitations of the study, and suggestions for future studies are also mentioned in this study.

Customer Knowledge Management (CKM) Practices in the Telecommunication Industry in Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Fateh Ali Khan Panni ◽  
Naimul Hoque
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Telecommunication Industry ◽  
Telecommunication Sector ◽  
Customer Knowledge ◽  
Customer Knowledge Management ◽  
Telecommunication Companies ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Modern Knowledge ◽  
Innovative Concept

Customer Knowledge Management (CKM) has become buzzword in modern knowledge driven society. As an innovative concept the study has attempted to find out the level of orientation of CKM practices in telecommunication sector in a developing country like Bangladesh through data and methodology triangulation approach. In the first phase of the study, quantitative technique has been used where data has been collected from 42 employees from major telecommunication companies such as Grameen Phone (GP), Banglalink, Robi, Airtel and Teletalk. In order to find out the details explanation of the quantitative results, an extensive open-ended survey has been conducted on experienced mid-level employees. In the last phase of the study, a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) was conducted on selected knowledgeable educated customers to cross check the results derived from the corporate people in order to ensure the reliability of the study.

scholarly journals The Academic Knowledge Management Model of Small Schools in Thailand

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 266
Author(s):  
Chamnan Tumtuma ◽  
Chalard Chantarasombat ◽  
Theerawat Yeamsang
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Small Schools ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Base Field ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Participatory Workshop

<p class="apa">The Academic Knowledge Management Model of Small Schools in Thailand was created by research and development. The quantitative and qualitative data were collected via the following steps: a participatory workshop meeting, the formation of a team according to knowledge base, field study, brainstorming, group discussion, activities carried out according to knowledge, summarizing and revising the operation, organizing an exhibition to show the work results, and the creation of a website. The results showed that the subjects had knowledge of how to manage knowledge, became more academically capable, and were satisfied with knowledge management at the highest level.</p>

scholarly journals Knowledge Management for Fostering Biostatistical Collaboration within a Research Network: The RTRN Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 2533
Author(s):  
Jae Lee ◽  
Jung Sung ◽  
Daniel Sarpong ◽  
Jimmy Efird ◽  
Paul Tchounwou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Outreach Program ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Collaborative Engagement

Purpose: While the intellectual and scientific rationale for research collaboration has been articulated, a paucity of information is available on a strategic approach to facilitate the collaboration within a research network designed to reduce health disparities. This study aimed to (1) develop a conceptual model to facilitate collaboration among biostatisticians in a research network; (2) describe collaborative engagement performed by the Network’s Data Coordinating Center (DCC); and (3) discuss potential challenges and opportunities in engaging the collaboration. Methods: Key components of the strategic approach will be developed through a systematic literature review. The Network’s initiatives for the biostatistical collaboration will be described in the areas of infrastructure, expertise and knowledge management and experiential lessons will be discussed. Results: Components of the strategic approach model included three Ps (people, processes and programs) which were integrated into expert management, infrastructure management and knowledge management, respectively. Ongoing initiatives for collaboration with non-DCC biostatisticians included both web-based and face-to-face interaction approaches: Network’s biostatistical capacities and needs assessment, webinar statistical seminars, mobile statistical workshop and clinics, adjunct appointment program, one-on-one consulting, and on-site workshop. The outreach program, as a face-to-face interaction approach, especially resulted in a useful tool for expertise management and needs assessment as well as knowledge exchange. Conclusions: Although fostering a partnered research culture, sustaining senior management commitment and ongoing monitoring are a challenge for this collaborative engagement, the proposed strategies centrally performed by the DCC may be useful in accelerating the pace and enhancing the quality of the scientific outcomes within a multidisciplinary clinical and translational research network.

scholarly journals Knowledge management at Ukrainian industrial enterprises in the context of innovative development

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-56
Author(s):  
Sergii Illiashenko ◽  
Yuliia Shypulina ◽  
Nataliia Illiashenko ◽  
Olena Gryshchenko ◽  
Anna Derykolenko
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Innovative Development ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Review System ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Sources Of Knowledge ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Number Of Firms

AbstractThe research aimed to identify promising areas and outline problems associated with the transition of Ukrainian industrial enterprises towards advanced innovative development based on information and knowledge and to formulate recommendations for improving the knowledge management and commercialisation at these enterprises. The study used several methods for analysis, including a literature review; system, structural and statistical analyses; SWOT analysis; the inference method; and interpretation. The research efforts resulted in systemised major sources of knowledge in an enterprise and types of their utilisation. The performed analysis found the key ways to obtain and commercialise knowledge used by Ukrainian industrial enterprises. The results were compared with data of the EU countries. The analysis produced strengths and weaknesses of the existing knowledge management system used in Ukrainian enterprises. Strengths: growth in the number of enterprises producing new knowledge and implementing marketing and organisational innovations; intensified patent activity; and a rational structure of innovation-active enterprises by their size. Weaknesses: the new knowledge structure does not meet the needs of enterprises; an insignificant and unstable share of innovation-active enterprises in the total number of firms; and insignificant sales volumes of patents. The research revealed that Ukrainian enterprises had the potential ability to produce and commercialise new knowledge effectively and to use it as the basis to form, strengthen and implement relative competitive advantages, which would contribute to the innovative growth of the Ukrainian economy as a whole. Recommendations were designed for the formation of prerequisites necessary to improve the efficiency of knowledge management in the context of conditions required for the innovative development of domestic enterprises. The obtained results can be used as an information base for evaluating the system of knowledge production and commercialisation at Ukrainian enterprises to enhance the management and identify promising areas for innovative development.

scholarly journals A PHILIPPINE RURAL SCHOOL’S ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE, TEACHERS’ PERFORMANCE, AND MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 248-265
Author(s):  
Junhel Dalanon ◽  
Liz Muriel Diano ◽  
Ma Paciencia Belarmino ◽  
Rika Hayama ◽  
Mayu Miyagi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Private School ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Balanced Score Card ◽  
Management Competencies ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Score Card ◽  
K 12

This 2016 cross-sectional inquiry used quantitative and thematic content analysis to determine the organizational climate (OC) with empirical and theoretical relation to the teachers’ performance (TP) and management competencies (MC) of a rural, K-12, private school in the Philippines. Analyses from a focus group discussion (FGD) was done using strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis and a balanced score card. The study revealed that the Philippine rural school’s level of OC, TP, and their subdomains were high, but MC yielded basic proficiency. Under OC, it was found out that the higher the designated position the greater is the sense of teamwork. High-positioned females that have attained tenure were also found to be more committed. In terms of TP, this study also established between the ability of younger teachers with experience to better handle diverse students, master their pedagogy, do better in planning, assessing, and reporting the learners’ outcomes, create better learning environments, and has social regard for learning. Male teachers tend to acknowledge better the management competence in terms of personal integrity and interpersonal effectiveness. The findings of this study are intended to supplement to the dearth of researches in the database of rural education in the Philippines.

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