A Review Note of KMICe 2010: Knowledge Management Initiatives to Improve Organization Performance

Ishak Ishak

doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2011.219.223

Abstract

Problem statement: Knowledge Management (KM) has been a practice in many organizations to improve its performance towards reaching the organization goals. Realizing its importance, University Utara Malaysia has organized a series of KM conference called KMICe that focus on the recent and novel research findings related to KM. This special issue covers articles that were presented at KMICe 2010. Conclusion: This special issue features articles that are focusing on KM in business organization, KM tools, IT solution that support KM, KM related methodology, KM in academic organization and E-learning. Through these articles knowledge sharing and knowledge transfer are believe to be the most prevailing issues of KM.

Highlights

KMICe serve as a platform for knowledge sharing and discussion of research findings and recent advancesKnowledge Management (KM) is a well known in KM among local and international participants
Investigates the issue and proposed a conceptual framework which suggests that individual factors: altruism, self efficacy, mutual reciprocity and trust are to have an impact on knowledge sharing initiative
Tan (2011) shows that KM success factors investigated in her study has impact on the knowledge management process among Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) in Malaysia

Summary

Introduction

KMICe serve as a platform for knowledge sharing and discussion of research findings and recent advancesKnowledge Management (KM) is a well known in KM among local and international participants. IT enables organizations to develop and design information systems to facilitate the sharing and integration of knowledge. Research areas including knowledge management strategy, knowledge sharing and transfer, data sharing and transfer, the measurement and impact of knowledge management, tools and technology for knowledge management, the process of managing knowledge management project, e-learning, e-training and executive training, organization/corporate memory, a case study on knowledge management, current trends of knowledge management, methodology in knowledge management, content management, performance and operation in knowledge management, the usage of software in corporative environment, intelligent information system, knowledge-based system, decision support system, knowledge management through wireless infrastructure, knowledge workers, issues, challenges and constraints in k-era, the issues of culture variety and cross-culture, k-economy, k-community and k-enterprise, knowledge management theories and practices, quality management and practices and knowledge management principles and tools.

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