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SYNOPSIS

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Study on the role of KnowledgeManagement in Education Sector in

Punjab

(MBA-Hons)

SUBMITED TO SUBMITTED BY

Ms. Gurpreet Kaur Nandini Sood

MBA(Hons)

10901890


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LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY

PHAGWARA

Objectives Of the Study

To study the problems in the implementation of Knowledge Management in the

Education Sector.

To study the Strategy of the different colleges to use the Knowledge Management

technology.

RATIONALE OF STUDY

In the past few decades, the concept of KM in Education Sector has gained wide

acceptance as a way to understand concept KM in Education. From an "open-

systems" perspective, each aspect of KM can be seen as an important condition

affecting the system and its subsystems Education. The examination of KM is

also a valuable analytical tool in its own right. This study also tries to find out the

relationship between Knowledge Management and Education Sector and to know

about the importance of the Knowledge Management.

SCOPE OF THE STUDY

3.1 Universe/Population of the study

The universe or the population of the study is confined to the Four Educational

Universities viz, LPU, APJ, KHALSA, PUNJABI UNVERSITY. So this study will be

Exploratory Study

3.2 Category of respondents

The respondents will be selected from the different levels of the management as per the

need of the study. The respondents will be selected using the Judge mental Sampling.

Data collection

2. RESEARCH DESIGN

A research design is an arrangement of condition for collection and analysis of data in a

manner that aims to combine the relevance to the research purpose with economy in


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procedure. A good research design has a characteristic viz problem definition, specific

methods of data collection and data analysis, a research design is purely and simply the

framework to deal with the problem and finding the proper solution for the same..

8.3. SAMPLE DESIGN

A sample design was constructed for the purpose of study including population, sampling

unit and sample size etc. In this judge mental Sampling will be used.

Sampling unit: All the Professional of the Education Sector.

Sample size

All the items consideration in any field of inquiry constitutes a universe of population. In

this research only a few items can be selected from the population for our study purpose.

The items selected constitute what is technically called a sample. Here out sample size is

100 employees from the total population. The samples are selected on the basis of

convenience.

Out of these 50 employees distribution is as follows:

Area of survey: PUNJAB

8.4. METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION

Data collection as the name suggests, is concerned with gathering all the relevant data

and information that helps the researcher achieve the already formulated research

objectives.

The data collection may be either primary or secondary.

Primary data is defined as the data, which is observed and recorded by the researcher

for the first time to the best of their knowledge.

Secondary data on the other hand, are statistics not gathered by the researcher for the

immediate study at hand but for some other purpose. Such data is usually compiled by

some agency other than actual user.

PRIMARY DATA SOURCES

Questionnaires: a survey was conducted amongst Knowledge Management in

Education Sector using questionnaires. Primarily, the employees will be reluctant to give

their responses to the questions framed. But later on, they will start giving information,

once they convinced that the information is being gathered only for academic purposes.


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Direct observation: there was number of things which were observed in order to

draw conclusions regarding the training process taken up practically in the Education

Sector.

SECONDARY DATA SOURCES

o HR books

o Internet

o Research Books ( business research methods)

TOOLS OF ANALYSIS

Simple Percentage analysis: Here the simple percentage analysis is used for

calculating the percentage of satisfaction level in the total respondents.

There will be use of Judge mental Sampling

Region of the study

The study will be confined to the region of Punjab only, the reason for this confinement

to Punjab is due to time and cost constraints.

REFERENCES

Dessler. G, Human Resource Management, (New Delhi, Pearsons Publications,

2007)

Articles

Jansenn, C.W (2005), Internet retailing as a marketing strategy.www.ssrn.com

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Sample Size and Design

Sampling is an essential technique in the field of research, Probably no concept

is as fundamental to conduct research and interpretation of its results as is sampling. In

survey kind of studies, the population under investigation is quite large, making it

practically impossible for researcher to research every member of the population. The


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conclusions will be drawn and generalizations will be made on the basis of examination

of some part of the whole population and this is termed as sampling. The population of

study will consist of total number of employees working in the Education Sector.

Method of Data Collection

The Questionnaire will be used for the purpose of data collection. The instructions will be

clearly given on the feedback forms to facilitate easy and accurate responses but in order

to avoid biasness in the responses; the purpose of the study will not disclosed. The

respondents will be assured that the record would be kept confidential. if they faced any

difficulty in understanding any item the meaning will be readily explained without

biasing their responses in case of direct filling of questionnaire. These forms will be

given to whole of the sample and the feedback will be analyzed as after.

Instrument to be Used

The study will be conducted using pre-structured questionnaire. To facilitate

answering, the questions will be developed in simple words, to convey the real and full

meaning. The questionnaire will be also pre-tested to see whether the respondents would

face any difficulty in understanding and answering the questions.

Statistical Analysis and Tools

The data, after collection will be processed and analyzed, comparisons and analysis will

be made. Thus, in the process of analysis, relationships or differences supporting or

conflicting with original or new hypothesis will be subjected to statistical tests of

significance to determine with what validity data can be said to indicate any conclusion

In this we will directly the method of mean.

Proposed Plan


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a) Introduction

b) Research Methodology

c) Introduction to the company

d) Data presentation

e) Analysis

f) Conclusion

g) Bibliography

4.6 Limitations of the study

The study do not take all the issues relating to the Knowledge Management in

Educational Sector due to time constraint, but an attempt is made to cover all the

important issues in the study.

There may be some bias in the responses which cannot be ruled out. i.e. some of

the feedbacks may not be given with honesty.

The research was conducted within a limited duration. So a detailed and

comprehensive study could not be made.

The sample is confined to 100 respondents. So this study cannot be regarded as

full proof one.

In an economy where the only certainty is uncertainty, the one sure source of lastingcompetitive advantage is knowledge

INTRODUCTION TO KNOWLEDGE AGE:

Practical knowledge- related to studies have enjoyed an upsurge (increase) of interest inrecent year, and KM and the Knowledge economy have been generally recognized as

important fields of intellectual pursuit since the early 1990s. At this time, economists and

policymakers started writing about certain changes taking place in the economy andidentify the need for all of us to recognize that we were now living in the Knowledge

age.

Here we take Example: Ten years ago, who would have predicted that the market

capitalization of companies such as Microsoft and Cisco Systems would be greater than


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those companies or giants of the motor industry? Indeed 10 years ago, very few very few

people would have even heard of Cisco Systems! Who could foresee the reality of tele-

medicine or E-commerce? Who in higher education would have imagined that it wouldbe possible to achieve a globally accredited degree delivered via the internet?

In the modern world, rapid and unpredictable change happens as a result of the

explosive developments in the global economy linked to new telecommunications,multimedia and IT possibilities. These technologies allow a linking of the formerly

divergent technologies of telecommunication, television and computing. In this climate of

change, many traditional economic ideas appear less and less relevant, yet there is noconsensus about how best to replace them. New and radical thinking is needed on the

nature of employment and the way our organizations are managed and organized.

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

A little knowledge that acts is worth more than much knowledge that is idle.

Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

Defining knowledge management is not a simple issue. It is not a technology, althoughtechnology should be exploited as an enabler. It is not a directive, although strategic

leadership is to successful knowledge management. It is not a business strategy,although one aligned with the tenets of knowledge management must exist. It

requires a culture that promotes faith in collectively sharing and thinking. But,

culture alone will not render a vital knowledge manage-

ment practice. It is perhaps the lack of a singular definition that has delayed the morewide-scale deployment of knowledge management.

Knowledge management brings to mind many things to many people. But in a businesssetting, a practical definition prevails. The basic definition of knowledge

management is discussed, as well as those concepts critical to its effective

deployment. This section examines:

the effect of knowledge management;

how knowledge management is different from information management;types of knowledge;

the knowledge chain and its role in measuring the success of knowledge practices; and

the basic knowledge management applications.

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATION

Education may have failed to fully appreciate the potential of knowledge management,but it is not alien to it. There may be some skepticism in education circles that business

ideas can relate directly to educational practice, but this is misguided. Knowledge

management is in fact in tune with the culture of education and education should beleading the way in making knowledge management a key part of its culture. Currently, it

is not making the grade, but there are many signs that this is about to change. Now that

league tables, inspection, performance management and academic audit are the order of

the day, it is important to realize that sharing and harvesting knowledge can have


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considerable benefits. It can contribute to better management of the challenges of greater

accountability as well as providing new ideas for the future. Education should be the

natural home of the discipline. It is our thesis that the underlying principles ofknowledge management are as applicable to education as to any other organization and

that other institutions may have much to learn from the practice of the educational sector.

Knowledge management in education has been written to give managers and staffworking in education an insight into the world of Knowledge management, and to

provide them with practical tools so that they can adapt their own management processes

to meet the challenges of the knowledge age. KM has been put forward as a majorsurvival strategy for organizations. It is more than that it is a means of strengthening their

performance. Understanding how knowledge is created and managed is as essential for

education as for other type of organization. Just as businesses can improve the efficiency

and effectiveness of their organizations through sound KM, so educational institutionscan realize the potential of knowledge creation and power of knowledge sharing in order

to enhance the learning of pupils, students and staff.

KNOWLEDGE THE 21

ST

CENTURY RESOURCEThis is to explores the dimensions of KM and the key concepts that underpin it. It looks

at why KM and the key concepts that underpin it. It looks at why knowledge is soimportant to 21st century organizations and asks why there is a need for an emerging

knowledge discipline. It investigates the nature of knowledge and identifies the two

important concepts namely explicit and tacit knowledge which are crucial to

understanding KM and which form the basis for managing organizational Knowledge. Itconcludes with some of the implications that KM insights can have for educational

institutions.

Knowledge is the key resource of the information age. Today, the importance ofmanaging knowledge and knowledge and know how is a categorical organizational

imperative. Without understanding their own process for knowledge creation,

organizations are unlikely to continue as functioning enterprises.The successful 21st century organizations schools , small businesses or corporate giants

will be those that make the best use of their information and knowledge and use them to

create sustained additional value for their stakeholders.While the power of knowledge has always been seen as important businesses and public

bodies today make use of knowledge in a very different manner. The emphasis is shifting

from secrecy to sharing. Where once knowledge was scare and hoarded as a source of

power and influence, today the power of knowledge is in its communication and in its useas a positive, creative force. Where once knowledge was the province of the few the rich

and the powerful today, the power of the internet means that vast amounts of knowledge

are potentially the province of everyone.The problem today is not how to find information but how to manage it. We have moved

from the age of secrecy to the age of information overload. The challenge for

organizations is how to process knowledge, sorting out what is important from whaat isnot, and use the best of it creatively. If an organization does not or cannot learn from its

own store of knowledge it stands little chance of survival. Making the best use of its own

knowledge makes an organization successful.


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Knowledge based organizations are likely winners in the new economice order. They are

the ones with all or most of the following characteristics:

They recognize knowledge as the main driver of their success

They have a clearly formulated vision for knowledge creation

Their values emphasize their commitment to managing knowledge

They have a widespread enthusiasm and commitment for knowledge creation

Their employees are valued for their intellect and their capacity to create new

knowledge

They have high levels of individual team and organizational learning

They use ICT and other new technologies in creative ways

Their organizational culture supports the development and testing of prototypes.

Why KM ?

The notion of KM is both a theoretical and practical response to the needs of knowledgeage and the explosion in information. It is about the realization that knowledge is key

driver behind organization success or the educational institutions . the work place of early

21st century is very different from that of only a decade or so ago. It will change rapidlyin the future and in directions that are unpredictable. The only certainty will be change.

Modern organizational life rests on the following foundamentals:

The need to respond rapidly to new economic ideas and business models

An ever increasing rate of technological change

Rapid innovation in products and services, with products and services having a

greater and greater knowledge content

Markets that are becoming global and increasingly competitive

The challenge of leadership and management issues, while are becoming

increasingly complex and problematic

A speed of change that means that organizations are increasingly susceptible to

the obsolescence of their Knowledge base

Stakeholders that are increasingly sophisticated and demanding.

THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWLEDGE


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The issues of the Knowledge age are global ones, but the advances in the technology

makes it increasingly difficult to predict what the world will be like in the next few five

years. According to the Microsoft founder Bill Gates, predictors tend to overestimatechanges that might happenes in three years time, but underestimate the changes that

might have occurred 10 years on. This uncertainty gives knowledge and their pool of

intellectual capital. Their knowledge base is perhaps the only certainty that the mostorganizations have.

THE IMPORTANT OF HARNESSING KNOWLEDGE

Despite recognition of the need to manage knowledge resources properly, theunderstanding of how to go about doing it properly is still in its infancy. Many

organizations are at a loss to know how best to achieve it. And in some sectors, such as

education, there have been few attempts at taking it on. Most organizational leaders knowthat their organizations knowledge resides in the head of their employees, but they do

not know how to unlock it. If this is the case, it is particularly serious when key

individual leave the organization. If there are no mechanism for capturing their

knowledge, it goes out of the door with them. Knowledge loss can be immenselydamaging. It has been estimated that the average business loses half of its stock of

knowledge every five years from employees turnover.

Ignoring the need to properly harness corporate and individual knowdge may result in anumber odf unfortunate consequences, including some of the following:

Loss of expertise and Knowledge

Loss of income and revenue

Losses in productivity

Lost or missed opportunities

Having to reinvest the wheel

Loss of knowledge of best practices

Loss of learning opportunities

Having to reinvest in the wheel

Loss of Knowledge of best practices

Loss of learning opportunities

Damage to key customer, supplier and stakeholder relationships

Reductions in the quality of future Knowledge

Damage to the organizations culture and social capital


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Other organizations capitalizing on ideas that were once their own.

FORMAL AND INFORMAL KNOWLEDGE

In the education sector there is huge amount of information and data available, coming

from a multitude of sources, in all sorts of forms. It may originates from the

organizations staff, from its business partners, customers or suppliers, and from a rangeof other sources, includes online databases, trade catalogues and magazines, product

manuals, trade fairs, exhibitions, conferences and seminars, external consultancy,

university research departments. It may also take the form of intelligence about

competitors.Formal Knowledge comes in a wide range of formats- official policy documents,

scribbled notes, reports, e-mails, correspondence files, Web pages, notes of telephone

conversations, letters, memos, quality manuals, financial records, staff handbook,computer printouts, minutes of meetings, telephone directories and database records. It

can be the result of the work of individuals, committees, teams, project groups, working

parties and focus groups. Some sectors knowledge is very difficulty to record and store

while some is readily processed. Some is regared as valuable and will be carefullyrecorded as having little lasting value or utility. It is shredded, disregarded, forgotten, lost

or just thrown away. What constitutes useful, valuable or important knowledge depends

on the values and aims of the organization and the priorities it establishes, of course,organizations can get it wrong and dispose of Knowledge that turns out to be valuable.

As a corporate asset, knowledge can be the defining feature of the strategy of the

organizations. Brands, logos and patents are examples of intellectual property in anorganization. Often, the brand is more critical for success than the product i.e that

important. Knowledge is information that has been consciously processed, and has

established meaning and value to those who use it.

Formal and informal knowledge

Formal Knowledge is that contained in official documentation

F ormal Knowledge is usually stored, filed and catalogued

Formal Knowledge can provide distinctiveness and market branding

In Formal Knowledge is the folklore of the organization

InFormal Knowledge is usually transmitted by word of mouth

Informal Knowledge is a powerful means of transmitting ideas

Many employees believes the folklore rather than official explanations


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The key to organizational success is to exploit both formal and informal

knowledge

Abstact

Villanueva,F.(2010)

In recent years, considerable attention has been paid to the effectiveness of knowledge

transfer processes between academia and industry. Although there is growing evidencethat the characteristics of individual researchers are important when explaining cases of

successful transfer, few studies have taken the individual researcher as their unit of

analysis. This study uses social network theory techniques to gain a better insight into

knowledge transfer processes. In particular, the authors study how the characteristics ofties among individuals and the interdisciplinary and pervasive nature of research affect

the diversity of knowledge transfer activities. To this end, an empirical study was

conducted among researchers in the field of nanotechnology, a sector chosen for its

interdisciplinary nature and expected pervasiveness. Data were collected using a surveycarried out in Spain and The Netherlands, allowing the authors to correct for

environmental and contextual effects

Heiskanen, T.(2004)

The understanding of expert knowledge as shared, distributed and contextualised hasgained ground. The case description in this article focuses on developing expert

knowledge in a situation in which both knowledge needs and the definition of expertise

fields changed radically in the publicsectorwithin a social crisis. The article examines an

educational process against the idea of a knowledge-building community as defined byBereiter and Scardamalia in 1993. The aim is to highlight the pattern and flow of a

progressive discourse. Alongside the idea of a knowledge-building community, Bolandand Tenkasi's 1995 notion of perspective taking and perspective making is utilised. Thearticle discusses the factors that contributed to the success of discussion in the setting in

which the target group was characterised by the transcending of organisational

boundaries and expertise fields.

Van Elst,L et al.(2000)

In this paper, we outline the relation between Knowledge Management (KM) as an

application area on the one hand, and software agents as a basic technology forsupporting KM on the other. We start by presenting characteristics of KM which account

for some drawbacks of todays typically centralized technological approaches for

KM. We argue that the basic features of agents (social ability, autonomy, re- andproactiveness) can alleviate several of these drawbacks. A classification schema for the

description of agent-based KM systems is established, and a couple of example systems

are depicted in terms of this schema. The paper concludes with questions which we thinkresearch in Agent-mediated Knowledge Management (AMKM) should deal with.

In this article they mention the relationship between the knowledge management as an

application area on the otherhand
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Odd Couple: Making Sense of the Curious Concept ofKnowledge Management

the idea of knowledge management draws currently much attention, both among practitioners and scholars. Advocates of the term argue that knowledge management

points to a new set of phenomena and practices for managers to learn and master. In

particular knowledge management focuses on the creation and distribution of knowledgein organizations through technological novelties such as the internet, intranets, and e-

mail, although there are also streams concentrating on social relations and interactions.

This paper examines several possible conceptualizations of the idea of knowledgemanagement. It is argued that knowledge is an ambiguous, unspecific and dynamic

phenomenon, intrinsically related to meaning, understanding and process, and therefore

difficult to manage. There is thus a contradiction between knowledge and management.

Drawing from a literature review and a case study, it is suggested that knowledgemanagement is as likely, if not more so, to operate as a practice of managing people or

information than as a practice attuned towards facilitating knowledge creation.

Fischer, G.et al (2005)

This article explores the implications of a design perspective for knowledge management(KM). We examine the major problems which our approach must address, the promises it

offers, the realities we have explored in our work and the continuing challenges. Theauthors' KM approach assumes that knowledge is not a commodity but that it is

collaboratively designed and constructed.

John,T(2008)

This paper presents the initial findings of a case study conducted at seven Higher

Education Institutions within the United Kingdom. The Case Study utilizes Stankosky's

Knowledge Management (KM) pillars to enterprise learning -- leadership, organization,technology and learning - as a lens to investigate and understand Knowledge

Management practices and perceptions within Higher Education Institutions, looking atchallenges of implementation within this sector. Higher Education Institutions within theUnited Kingdom are very complex institutions, with diverse backgrounds, history,

culture, resources and missions. The University presents itself in today's knowledge

economy with a dichotomy of priorities, one which aims to provide quality teaching andresearch activity, and the other, to ensure effective and efficient management and

administration within an increasingly competitive market. Being a service, non-profit

organization ensures that the values of scholarship remain a very important aspect of its

mission; yet, the external environment within which HEIs conduct their business today israpidly changing, forcing HEIs to reflect on how they do 'business' given the external

pressures they face. This case study uses the Grounded Theory methodology to begin to

unpack the issues related to the implementation of Knowledge Management within thiscontext. It focuses on two aspects of the case study -- the characteristics of universities

and academics that hinder or promote the implementation of KM, and the perceptions of

Knowledge Management and its challenges for implementation within the HEI sector.Initial findings are presented.

Tuula,H(2004)


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The understanding of expert knowledge as shared, distributed and contextualised has

gained ground. The case description in this article focuses on developing expert

knowledge in a situation in which both knowledge needs and the definition of expertisefields changed radically in the public sector within a social crisis. The article examines an

educational process against the idea of a knowledge-building community as defined by

Bereiter and Scardamalia in 1993. The aim is to highlight the pattern and flow of aprogressive discourse. Alongside the idea of a knowledge-building community, Boland

and Tenkasi's 1995 notion of perspective taking and perspective making is utilized. The

article discusses the factors that contributed to the success of discussion in the setting inwhich the target group was characterized by the transcending of Organizational

boundaries and expertise fields.

Warren H.,G.(2001-2002)Career development services from exploration to specialization in a school-based context

can be enhanced greatly through a partial or intensive technological delivery system.

Specialization contains both awareness and exploration, as well as concentration within

it. Awareness and exploration for specialization with concentration refines career choicesto pursue. Early specialization could consist of concentrations of developmentally

appropriate learning units within career cluster ranges. Advanced specialization couldconsist of concentrations in roles within a career cluster range. It should include analysis

of competencies and skills required by companies for domestic and international

commerce in electronic formats. Knowledge management at the postsecondary education

level and articulation with secondary specializations are the next steps. Creating aconceptual framework for organizing knowledge management content requires

collaborative strategic thinking. The content could be organized into knowledge

management core competencies and requirements; economy sector "learning units"; andspecializations with concentrations.

Kumar.A et al.(2006)The Quality of Education being offered in institutions of Higher Education is a question

being debated widely. With the growing cost of Higher Education in India, the question

has become specially pertinent for all its stakeholders students to policymakers alike.This paper attempts to look into IT based Knowledge Management as a techno-

management tool for redressing their concerns. Various probable avenues are discussed

where IT based KM interventions could make an impact on the existing Indian Higher

Education system. For example by affecting the overall quality of Higher Education inIndia and in addition making it more stakeholder friendly. An insight about the priorities

assigned to various IT based KM interventions in different areas of Indian Higher

Education System is statistically analysed, based on the inputs from a cross-section ofIndian Academia. Adoption of the proposed system shall not only improve the Quality

of Service (QoS) but also decrease the economics of Higher Education in India.

In recent years, considerable attention has been paid to the effectiveness of knowledge

transfer processes between academia and industry. Although there is growing evidence

that the characteristics of individual researchers are important when explaining cases of

successful transfer, few studies have taken the individual researcher as their unit of


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analysis. This study uses social network theory techniques to gain a better insight into

knowledge transfer processes. In particular, the authors study how the characteristics of

ties among individuals and the interdisciplinary and pervasive nature of research affectthe diversity of knowledge transfer activities. To this end, an empirical study was

conducted among researchers in the field of nanotechnology, a sector chosen for its

interdisciplinary nature and expected pervasiveness. Data were collected using a surveycarried out in Spain and The Netherlands, allowing the authors to correct for

environmental and contextual effects.

Faany,T.(2005)

This book focuses on understanding knowledge and learning in the contexts of economic

development and social cohesion. A preliminary overview is presented of the knowledge

processes at work in different sectors, and the book identifies a number of ways in whichmicrolevel or sectoral understanding of the knowledge-based economy is important in

conjunction with more macrolevel insights. These insights are valuable for government,

economic sectors, and public and private enterprises and institutions as they seek to

improve their knowledge and learning performance; this performance is an increasinglyimportant function in a learning society. Special attention is given to improving

production, mediation, and use in the education sector. The analyses are derived fromfour forums that consist of high-level participants from the private sector, policymakers,

academics from a wide range of disciplines, and authorities in health and education

research--all of whom work on issues and problems related to how knowledge and

learning will become key drivers of social and economic change in the 21st century.

Williams, P(1999)

The future of Western universities as public institutions is the subject of extensivecontinuing debate, underpinned by the issue of what constitutes valid knowledge. Where

in the past only propositional knowledge codified by academics was considered valid, in

the new economy enabled by information and communications technology, theprocedural knowledge of expertise has become a key commodity, and the acquisition of

this expertise is increasingly seen as a priority by intending university students.

Universities have traditionally proved adaptable to changing circumstances, but there islittle evidence to date of their success in accommodating to the scale and unprecedented

pace of change of the Knowledge Economy or to the new vocationally-oriented demands

of their course clients. And in addition to these external factors, internal ones are now at

work. Recent developments in eLearning have enabled the infiltration of commercialproviders who are cherry-picking the most lucrative subject areas. The prospect is of a

fracturing higher education system, with the less adaptable universities consigned to a

shrinking public-funded sector supporting less vocationally saleable courses, and themore enterprising universities developing commercial partnerships in eLearning and

knowledge transfer. This paper analyses pressures upon universities, their attempts to

adapt to changing circumstances, and the institutional transformations which may result.It is concluded that a diversity of partnerships will emerge for the capture and transfer of

knowledge, combining expertise from the economy with the conceptual frameworks of

the academy.


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St. George, E(2006)

This article questions the assumption that increasing competition among higher education

institutions is the best method of achieving a strong higher education sector in developingcountries. It notes that there has been increasing emphasis on the importance of higher

education institutions for sustainable development, particularly because of their

importance to the global knowledge economy. For the same reason, the appropriatemanagement of the relationship between the state and higher education institutions is

vital to a strong and dynamic future for these institutions. This paper proposes a menu of

options for higher education governance, grouped around "state-centric" and "neo-liberal" models of development. The "state-centric" model proposed is based on a variety

of examples of high performing Asian economies, in particular, while the "neo-liberal"

model is based on emerging trends in higher education

management in countries such as Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom.The paper suggests that despite pressure across the globe to encourage a market among

universities, this may not always be the most efficient use of resources, or the best way to

integrate universities in a country's drive for economic growth.

Thompson, G.(2004)The aim of this paper is to examine the concepts of opinion leaders, facilitators,

champions, linking agents and change agents as described in health, education and

management literature in order to determine the conceptual underpinnings of each.

Background. The knowledge utilization and diffusion of innovation literatureencompasses many different disciplines, from management to education to nursing. Due

to the involvement of multiple specialties, concepts are often borrowed or used

interchangeably and may lack standard definition. This contributes to confusion andambiguity in the exactness of concepts. Methods. A critical analysis of the literature was

undertaken of the concepts opinion leaders, facilitators, champions, linking agents and

change agents. A literature search using the concepts as keywords was conducted usingMedline, CINAHL, Proquest and ERIC from 1990 to March 2003. All papers that gave

sufficient detail describing the various concepts were included in the review. Several

older papers were included as they were identified as seminal work or were frequentlycited by other authors. In addition, reference lists were reviewed to identify books seen

by authors as essential to the field. Findings. Two similarities cut across each of the five

roles: the underlying assumption that increasing the availability of knowledge will lead to

behaviour change, and that in essence each role is a form of change agent. There are,however, many differences that suggest that these concepts are conceptually unique.

Conclusions. There is inconsistency in the use of the various terms, and this has

implications for comparisons of intervention studies within the knowledge diffusionliterature. From these comparisons, we concluded that considerable confusion and

overlap continues to exist and these concepts may indeed be similar phenomena with

different labels.

Al-Hawamdeh, S.(2000)

Designing an interdisciplinary graduate program in knowledge management requires a

good understanding of knowledge processes and the ability to differentiate between


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information management and knowledge management. Given the complexity of

knowledge and the nature of its existence, there is a need for graduate programs to go

beyond information management and include in the curriculum disciplines that deal withsocial, cultural, and economic issues such as communication, cognitive science, and

business. An understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of knowledge management is

necessary for a more balanced and practical approach to the development of a knowledgemanagement curriculum. In this article, the design and development of an

interdisciplinary graduate program in knowledge man-agement at Nanyang

Technological University in Singa-pore is reported. The initiation of the program wasinfluenced by the strong demand from the public sector in Singapore for knowledge

management professionals. It was developed in close association with the information

studies program at Nanyang Technological University. In the first year, the program

attracted 230 applicants, of which 45 were selected22 students came from the publicsector and 23 students came from the private sector.

Bhattacharya, S.(2010)

India, along with some of the other middle low income countries like Brazil, Russia,China and the Republic of Korea is competing with high income developed nations like

USA and Japan in the knowledge sector. India has to its advantage a big pool ofknowledge workers like scientists, engineers, and researchers available at low cost. The

pertinent question is whether the flow of knowledge has resulted in inclusive growth.

This research paper is a critical analysis of the challenges and opportunities on the

pathway to India's journey towards becoming a global leader in knowledge economy withrespect to the four pillars as defined by the Knowledge Assessment Model (KAM) of the

World Bank, namely, economic and institutional regime, education, information and

communication technology, and innovation.

Ronald,B et al, (2010)

This paper analyses changes in university management structures and practices as aresponse to public sector reforms in Ugandan higher education using Makerere

University as a case study. The study uses the organisational learning theory and a review

of the higher education literature. Two adaptive responses in the management structuresand practices emerge from the empirical discussion based on an analysis of documents.

These responses illustrate strategies to fuel innovation and recent strategies to restore

stability at the case study university.

Ozga, j et al.(2001)

Knowledge transfer (KT) has entered the higher education arena in the UK as the third

sector of higher education activityalong with research and teaching. Its antecedents liein the commercialization and technology transfer of the late 1980s and 1990s, and this

business-like orientation remains dominant in the KT policy discourse. This paper

explores the extent to which policy for KT may be understood both as travelling policyshaped by globalizing trends in pursuit of successful competition in the new knowledge

economy (KE) and as embedded policy mediated by local contextual factors that may

translate policy to reflect local priorities and meanings. In considering evidence of

embedded policy the paper develops its arguments through preliminary analysis of KT


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policy in Scotland whereat least at the level of discoursethere is an attempt in post-

devolution Scotland to encourage KT in the broader public interest. However, KTs

antecedents may continue to shape the engagement of academic staff in Scotland, as maythe wider context of UK policy steering in higher education.

Kidwell, J et al.(2000)

Asserting that there is tremendous value to higher education institutions that develop

initiatives to share knowledge to achieve business objectives, this article outlines the basic concepts of knowledge management as it is applied in the corporate sector,

considers trends, and explores how it might be applied in higher education and whether

higher education is ready to embrace it.

Robert,S et al,(2008)This paper discusses the higher education sector's role in a knowledgebased economy

though research training, that is, doctoral education. It also examines how a Faculty of

Education supports its doctoral candidates in their endeavours to become knowledge

producers. Two themes are explored: one is Australia's limited investment in educationby international standards; and the other is the research training needs and circumstances

of doctoral candidates who are located in professional and workplace contexts. The paper

discusses the role of online support and a Doctoral Studies in Education (DSE) onlineseminar program to support primarily offcampus, parttime midcareer professionals.

These are typical of many of Australia's doctoral candidates. Elearning is examined as

part of a comprehensive support and research training strategy for doctoral candidates

studying at a distance. We discuss the sorts of opportunities and experiences our

candidates receive and the extent to which they are readied to work effectively in a

knowledgebased economy.

Royat,S et al,(2001)Healthcare Information Systems (IS) non-integrated nature is associated with inefficient

data and knowledge exchange and reduction in healthcare care services' quality.Therefore, numerous medical errors occur that impact healthcare services. Healthcare

organisations have used Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) to integrate IS.

Literature indicates that EAI achieves integration at four layers namely: connectivity,

transportation, transformation and process integration. We suggest that among others,EAI achieves Knowledge integration and propose a Revised Model for Integration Layers

(REAL), tested through a case study. The results indicate that cases leading to medical

errors and wrong prescription can be prevented by integrating knowledge through EAI.Martin, B. et al(2009)

As a newly emerging field of study, KM education is faced with significant challenges

which continue to evolve. Informed by wider organisational perspectives, this paperpresents the findings of recent research into this field. The first part of the research was in

the form of an online survey canvassing the views of the wider LIS community on the

responsibility of LIS schools for KM education; the second consisted of a collection of

in-depth interviews with LIS academics who were engaged in education for KM. It isclear that the main challenges associated with KM education in the LIS discipline

concern people's perceptions of KM and the place of KM in LIS education. Changes need


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to be made, both to these perceptions and to the ways in which LIZ schools market and

package their KM offerings

Brue,K et al.(2001)Discusses how both tacit knowledge and knowledge management

capabilities can be the basis for sustained competitive advantage in today's economicenvironment. This article explores how companies can best grow their knowledge

resources to create not simply competitive advantage, but sustainable competitive

advantageRamachandran, Set al.(2009)

The concept of sustainable development is an increasingly relevant concept for economic

growth, to improve the quality of life through nature, economy, society and the welfare of

the people. The concept of sustainable development can be expanded to all forms ofdevelopment and economic activities, notably tourism. The concept of sustainable

development in Tourism has remained unfilled and under the influence of different

approaches. Nevertheless of the different interpretations of sustainable tourism

indentified in the literature review, the authors refer to a holistic perspective ofsustainable development in which tourism should be seen as part of a strategy of

sustainable development. Tourism is one of the most important sectors in the Portugueseeconomy, as it represents about 4.3% of GDP (in 2006) and absorbs 10% of employment

in our country. Knowledge management is about taking the internal knowledge in

people's minds (tacit) and turning it into usable knowledge (explicit) to solve problems

and add value to an organization. The authors believe that knowledge management couldbe an important component for accelerating an organization towards sustainability. They

refer in this paper the concept of sustainable knowledge management that can be better

explained by linking sustainability issues into the practices of managing knowledge. Thepurpose of this research paper is to examine the perceptions of different stakeholders on

the contribution of knowledge management towards sustainability. Primary data was

obtained through a survey on perceptions of sustainable development and knowledgemanagement of the different actors (municipalities, education institutions in the tourism

and business in tourism) on the different items that will be behaved in the dimensions of

the indicators for the development of the sustainability index, namely economicsustainability, environmental sustainability, institutional sustainability and socio-cultural

sustainability. The methodology used is structural equations in order to verify and

quantify the perceptions of the different stakeholders. The tested hypotheses were

supported through empirical research, and the authors verified that the stakeholder'sperceptions are that knowledge management contributes positively towards sustainability.

Perry, M et al.(2002)

During the last decade, the higher education sector has experienced many pressures andchanges Universities around the world are facing the need to adapt to a rapidly changing

educational and social landscape, in which technology is both the main cause of change

and a tool for dealing with the change. This study examines the organization-widetechnological changes that have infiltrated every aspects of life at all universities that are

part of the higher education system in Israel during the last 7 years: the introduction of

on-line instruction, e-learning and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) technology for

university work processes The research findings show that there is a mechanism for


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managing organization-wide technological changes at Israeli universities but it is not a

rational one. This study proposes a model for managing organization-wide technological

changes in universities on the basis of the existing mechanism, using knowledgemanagement strategies for the purpose of change management: KM-M-CM (Knowledge

Management as a Mechanism for Change Management) Implementation of this model

will make it possible to realize the challenge of transforming the university from a"knowledge institution" to a "learning institution." It will come life to the extent that the

higher education system in Israel, its leaders and decision-makers understand the need for

a permanent mechanism to manage change and adopt this rational model in order toestablish it.

Rowley,J et al.(2000) "Is higher education ready for knowledge management Highereducation institutions are in the knowledge business, since they are involved in

knowledge creation and dissemination and learning. Examines the applicability of the

concepts of knowledge management to higher education institutions in the United

Kingdom. Identifies a number of existing facilities, systems or projects which contributeto knowledge management in higher education, such as libraries, and electronic

collections of learning materials, networks for e-mail communication, and managementinformation systems which provide data on the student profile. Then considers the

challenges associated with the creation of a knowledge environment in higher education,

and explores the opportunities offered by viewing knowledge as an asset. Concludes by

noting that although knowledge based organizations might seem to have the most to gainthrough knowledge management, effective knowledge management may require

significant change in culture and values, organizational structures and reward systems.

The management of the relationship between knowledge and power is crucial.

Metaxiotis,K.(2002-2010) Knowledge Management (KM) has recently receivedconsiderable attention in the computer information systems community and is

continuously gaining interest by industry, enterprises and academia. As we are moving

into an era of "knowledge capitalism", knowledge management in combination withinformation management will play a fundamental role towards the success of

transforming individual knowledge into organizational knowledge. Higher education

(HE) institutions are in the knowledge business, since they are involved in knowledge

creation, dissemination and learning. The increasing economic importance of knowledge,which nowadays redefines the links among education, work and learning, makes the role

of KM in HE crucial.

In this framework, this paper presents the key concepts of human-computer interaction inknowledge management, discusses their applicability to HE and proposes the creation of

learning organisations in HE institutions, as an innovative way to apply KM to HE.


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