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Knowledge Management in Higher Educational Institutions with Special Reference to College of Applied Sciences (CAS), Ministry of Higher Education, Sultanate of Oman
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In this article, a detailed study on this topic has been done to find out the possibilities of having knowledge management in Colleges of Applied Science in Sultanate, where empirical data have been collected in this regard.Abstract:
Emerging Perspective: KM is one of the hottest subject - the word Knowledge refers any useful information, which creates value - the concept of Knowledge Management was evolved by management philosophers- later it has got great importance because of technological advancement in the field of Information Technology- originally KM refer managing useful information to optimize the results-KM is Intangible Assets (invisible) for an organization- the latest phase of KM has brought out new dimensions like Management Information System (MIS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Reengineering, Group Ware, Interactive IT Web Pages - E-Business, E-Commerce, On-line Transactions, Intellectual Capital etc..The Value of KM: It is regarded as one of the effective management tool for today’s modern management - every organization wants to Buildup New knowledge, Sharing of Existing Knowledge and Creating Value from knowledge - in this regard there is a need of support from human ware (human resource) and advance IT applications - organizations need to spend lot of resources on Human Infrastructure and IT Infrastructure to build up proper KM.Knowledge Managers: Right from first human being Adam, who all help to transfer knowledge to another is called Knowledge Managers - (example person who invented fire and transfer the knowledge of making and using fire) - activities of Knowledge Managers include Innovate new knowledge, share/ transfer of acquires knowledge, and help to apply knowledge - the people like Librarians, Teachers, Data base managers (traditional), Chief Knowledge Officers, Knowledge Engineers, Intellectual Capital Directors, Intellectual Capital controllers (modern) etc. are some of the noted Knowledge Managers.Knowledge Management Initiatives: There are three types of initiatives- namely External Structure Initiative (gain information and knowledge from outsiders), Internal Structure Initiative (built knowledge sharing mechanism in the organization) and Competence Initiative (IT applications to enhance its utilization).Role of KM in Higher Education Programs: The growing importance of KM does not spare any filed. Its success is being felt in corporate business and industry. Now there is a need to apply its techniques in Higher Educational Program. World wide the higher education programs are heading towards application oriented educational pattern. The countries which are able to adopt applied educational programs, have succeeded in managing Human Resource in a optimum way.KM in Colleges of Applied Sciences in Sultanate: A detailed study on this topic has been done to find out the possibilities of having KM in Colleges of Applied Science in Sultanate. Some empirical data have been collected in this regard. The core part of the paper brings about details of those study.read more
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The Practice of Knowledge Management in Private Higher Education Institutions in Egypt: The Demographics Effect
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyze the interaction of age and gender of Egyptian academicians and its effect on knowledge management in higher education institutions and raise the attention to how important it is to implement KM processes and communicate KM initiatives within educational institutions.
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A Model for Knowledge Management and Information Systems at the Faculty of Education in Kuwait University
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Knowledge Management Practices among the Internal Quality Assurance Network (IQAN)-Member Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Thailand
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The practice of knowledge management processes: a study of private higher education institutions in Egypt
TL;DR: In this article, the degree of awareness that Egyptian academicians have regarding knowledge management (KM), and thus identify the level of implementing practices of KM processes in private higher education institutions (HEIs) in Egypt.
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