A life devoted to Knowledge

Journal of Moti Lal Rastogi School of Management, 2007

Knowledge is the result of learning which provides the only sustainable competitive advantage to the organization. Knowledge is all about action, focused innovation, polled expertise, special relationship and alliances. Thus the accumulated wealth of knowledge and wisdom are used for the betterment of organization in particular the society and nation in general. Knowledge is the ability to turn information and data into effective action. Knowledge is an asset, or a resource has several characteristics, which make it distinct from other resources, first of all, it is reusable, as well as capable of being used by more than one person at a time. This paper throws light over the present day role of knowledge managers, and expected role in knowledge economy based society. It sketches the factors responsible for emergence of knowledge managers in an organization with special emphasis in libraries. Finally it counts the various benefits of knowledge management in library and information centers and emphasis the implementation of knowledge management tools in libraries for optimum performance.

Proceedings of 24th IASLIC 2003, Survey of India Dehra Dun, Dec 15-18, 2003.

Knowledge is the most important asset of an organization. The better management of knowledge within an organization will lead to competitive advantage. Knowledge management is the constructive management of vital knowledge. KM aims to change the thoughts – ‘Knowledge is Power to Knowledge Sharing is Power’. Knowledge innovation through innovation in the theoretical, technical and organization management forms the core of KM. A successful KM program includes the generation, sharing, and utilization of Knowledge. Hence, libraries and librarians have a key role to play in KM. Librarians today should graduate from knowledge mediators to knowledge managers. They have to initiate new methods, and strategies of knowledge management to justify their role as knowledge managers.

Handbook on the knowledge economy, 2005

Handbook on the knowledge economy, 2005

2015

We are now living in times of global business activity and the knowledge economy. Knowledge-based resources represent the organizational Know-how as the knowledge of employees, organizational production processes, and overall knowledge of one collective. Knowledge management has long been recognized as a factor necessary for the development of business organizations. Only those managers that embrace knowledge as the most important resource can expect to be better positioned than the competition. Know-how is very important segment of overall knowledge that is deposited within the organization. The value of knowledge is much more important than all other forms of assets that an organization possesses. But knowledge cannot be communicated without the interested employees. So, managers have to create the business environment which uses adequate business communication. Good communication stimulates ideas and creativity of employees. Management must be able to manage business information ...

2021

The physical toil of manufacturing is being replaced by the world where we can work more with our head than hands (Sewell 2005: 685-6) (Hilshop, 2013), the statement clearly shows how important it is to control and manage our knowledge in this new era of knowledge economy. There are numerous ways that knowledge can be managed and there are no simple solutions to this challenge. This article starts by defining the term “knowledge” and explaining the fact how it can be managed using some key frameworks that are widely accepted by many firms, so that knowledge based resources can be managed effectively. It then identifies the barriers and suggests some steps to overcome those barriers. The article is based on published exploratory and primary research regarding knowledge management(KM) and results of applied KM application drawn from corporate sectors.

The twentieth century was a period of great social, economic and political transformation. One of the most significant economic changes related to the growing importance and role of knowledge as a source of value for organiza- tions. These developments have been such that the current century is arguably epitomized by a knowledge-based economy, where knowledge, information and ideas are the main source of economic growth (Cooke and Leydesdorff 2006). Due to this and other social and technological changes, such as advances and developments in computer and communication technologies, ongoing globalization, increased deregulation and so on, new patterns of work and business practices are being developed.

we are living not only in the new millennium, which is in the new age. In this period, various terms such as the post-industrial era of the Information Age, the third wave or the Knowledge Society are used to describe the current situation. Regardless of the terms, most scholars believe that one of the important issues raised in this period is the concept of knowledge management, a concept that has created excitement and contributed to a lot of debate and debate. KM is a rapidly evolving approach, and it pays great attention to the recent challenges of increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of business-centric processes, along with continuous innovation. The need for knowledge management based on the growth of the perceptions of the business community comes from the fact that knowledge in enterprise performance and access to sustainable competitive advantage is considered an important element (Davenport & Grover, 2001)[1] Often, technology-related books begin with a number of definitions, but the definition of knowledge management is not easy. Different authors from various perspectives, with different approaches and motivations, have defined the knowledge management. Often, knowledge management is generally defined and defined as any organization needs to have its own way of doing its tasks and activities. This definition of knowledge management includes formal knowledge, rules of programs and procedures, and intangible technical knowledge, skills, and experiences of individuals. Also, the high definition of KM involves the way organizations work, communication, position analysis, the presentation of new solutions for issues, and the development of new business practices. In addition, the above definition includes cultural, ethnic, and values and relations with suppliers and customers as well. Knowledge management includes all the ways in which an organization manages its own knowledge assets, including how to collect, store, transfer, use, update, and create knowledge (Wickramasinghe & Rubitz, 2007)[2]. The Knowledge Management Department of Texas defines knowledge management as follows: KM is the systematic and systematic process of discovering, selecting, organizing, tabling, and providing information that enhances the recognition of individuals in their area of interest.. KM helps organizations to gain insights from their experiences, and to focus their activities on storage and use of knowledge in order to be able to deal with problems, dynamic learning, strategic planning and decision making, from this knowledge. To take advantage of KM not only prevents the deterioration of intellectual and brain assets, but also continuously adds to this wealth. There are two comprehensive definitions of knowledge management: 1. Knowledge management is to achieve organizational goals by motivating knowledge workers and creating facilities for them according to the company's strategy, so that they can interpret data and information (using existing information, experience, skills, culture). Personality, personal characteristics, emotions, etc.) through the meaning of data and information. 2. KM is the explicit and systematic management of critical knowledge and processes for the creation, organization, dissemination, use and discovery of knowledge (Madhavm & Grover, 1998)[3]. 2. Knowledge management concepts Knowledge is always valuable to people. Strong and civilized cultures are often identified with their libraries. The great library of the Alexandria Museum, the British Library, etc., is the place where the knowledge of a civilization is gathered. Therefore, knowledge management is around us, which is still not widely used. We are all familiar with terms like the knowledge economy and knowledge workers. In previous periods, the key was the production of wealth, ownership and access to capital and natural resources; while today, the key to wealth is the amount of access to knowledge creation. So, a small college with new ideas can earn billions of dollars. Sometimes the felling of trees, the gold mine, or forging created wealth, now all sectors need the services to create wealth. Most corporations nowadays have realized that they were successful because of their work skills and experience, not because of the physical assets they possessed. In addition, they have realized that even if some of their products are left out of the world market, the passage of time and the change of the company's individuals is necessary (Wickramasinghe, 2005)[4].

This paper is an empirical study of the authors to find out the employees" awareness, perception and attributes about knowledge management activities in libraries in the education city of Qatar Foundation. It is part of a larger research conducted under the title "Knowledge Sharing for Strategic Library Planning". Almost all the library directors and a vast majority of the library professionals are expatriates and it is this fact, which makes it all the more important to understand the intricacies and nuances of working in a culturally diverse, politically and religiously conservative society and a country. The purpose of this study is to understand the attributes of knowledge sharing and creating a sharing culture among libraries. It offers an insight into the existing practices of knowledge sharing and learning new aspects of work in libraries. This paper also helps to understand the perceptions of the library professionals, working in these educational institutions, on sharing vital knowledge amongst colleagues in their library and other libraries in education city and whether or not a sharing culture exists. This study also helps to identify what the professionals think about sharing their intimate knowledge or skills with others and whether that sharing would help in strategic library planning? Finally the study helps to find out whether or not the library community in education city are willing to have a formal knowledge management tool to capture, store and disseminate tacit & organizational knowledge.