"Knowledge management (KM) is the collection of methods relating to creating, sharing, using and managing the knowledge and information of an organization."
The process of applying knowledge to organizational tasks, decisions, and projects to achieve goals.
Knowledge management: The basics of knowledge management (KM) and its key components including knowledge creation, sharing, and utilization within organizations.
Types of knowledge: Understanding the various types of knowledge, such as explicit knowledge (formal and written), tacit knowledge (informal and personal), and implicit knowledge (automated and embedded).
Knowledge utilization: The process of applying knowledge in the workplace to improve performance, decision-making, and innovation.
Knowledge mapping: Identifying and documenting the knowledge that exists within an organization, and understanding how it is being used and shared.
Intellectual capital: Understanding the value of an organization's intellectual assets, including knowledge, skills, and competencies.
Knowledge transfer: The process of transferring knowledge from one individual or group to another, often through training or mentoring.
Communities of practice: Groups within an organization that share knowledge, experience, and expertise related to a specific area of interest or job function.
Knowledge sharing technologies: The tools and platforms that enable knowledge sharing and collaboration within organizations, such as intranets, wikis, and social networking sites.
Knowledge culture: The organizational culture that supports the creation, sharing, and utilization of knowledge, and encourages innovation and continuous learning.
Knowledge audit: A systematic review of an organization's knowledge assets and capabilities to identify gaps, strengths, and opportunities for improvement.
Knowledge management strategy: Developing a strategic plan for knowledge management within an organization, aligning it with overall business goals and objectives.
Organizational learning: The process of acquiring knowledge and skills through experience, training, and reflection, and applying it to improve organizational performance.
Return on knowledge: The measurement of the impact that knowledge management initiatives have on an organization's bottom line, in terms of increased productivity, efficiency, and innovation.
Knowledge-based decision-making: The use of knowledge and information to make better, more informed decisions within an organization.
Knowledge harvest: The process of capturing and transferring knowledge from employees who are retiring, leaving the organization, or transitioning to a different role.
Knowledge lifecycle: The stages through which knowledge flows within an organization, from creation and capture to storage, sharing, and utilization to transfer and retirement.
Knowledge management metrics: The quantitative and qualitative measurements used to evaluate the success of knowledge management initiatives, such as knowledge retention, employee engagement, and customer satisfaction.
Knowledge continuity planning: Ensuring that critical knowledge and skills are preserved and transferred during times of crisis, such as mergers or natural disasters.
Knowledge leadership: Developing leaders who champion knowledge management initiatives and promote a knowledge sharing culture within their organizations.
Knowledge economy: The role that knowledge and information play in driving economic growth and competitiveness, and the strategies that organizations can adopt to leverage this trend.
Explicit Knowledge Utilization: The process of utilizing or applying knowledge that can be easily codified or written down.
Tacit Knowledge Utilization: Applying or utilizing knowledge that cannot be easily codified or verbalized.
Strategic Knowledge Utilization: The process of using knowledge to develop and implement strategies that can help organizations achieve their objectives.
Operational Knowledge Utilization: Utilizing knowledge in day-to-day operational tasks and workflows to optimize productivity and efficiency.
Tactical Knowledge Utilization: Application of knowledge to solve specific problems or issues.
Dynamic Knowledge Utilization: The process of leveraging knowledge dynamically in response to changing contexts or situations.
Static Knowledge Utilization: Utilizing knowledge in a fixed, unchanging manner without any adjustments.
Explicit to Tacit Knowledge Conversion: Turning codified knowledge into experiential knowledge.
Tacit to Explicit Knowledge Conversion: Capturing and making verbal tacit knowledge to explicit knowledge.
Innovation Knowledge Utilization: Utilizing knowledge to develop new products, services or business models.
Decision Making Knowledge Utilization: The process of using knowledge to make informed decisions at different levels of decision making.
Socialization Knowledge Utilization: Sharing and transmitting knowledge through social processes like training sessions and workshops.
External Knowledge Utilization: Acquiring knowledge from external sources like suppliers, partners, government agencies, and other organizations.
Internal Knowledge Utilization: Applying knowledge available within the organization.
Legal and Ethical Knowledge Utilization: Using knowledge pertaining to laws and ethical principles of the organization.
"An established discipline since 1991..."
"Other fields may contribute to KM research, including information and media, computer science, public health and public policy."
"Several universities offer dedicated master's degrees in knowledge management."
"Many large companies, public institutions, and non-profit organizations have resources dedicated to internal KM efforts..."
"Knowledge management efforts typically focus on organizational objectives such as improved performance, competitive advantage, innovation, the sharing of lessons learned, integration, and continuous improvement of the organization."
"These efforts overlap with organizational learning and may be distinguished from that by a greater focus on the management of knowledge as a strategic asset and on encouraging the sharing of knowledge."
"KM is an enabler of organizational learning."
"The most complex scenario for knowledge management may be found in the context of supply chain as it involves multiple companies without an ownership relationship or hierarchy between them, being called by some authors as transorganizational or interorganizational knowledge."
"That complexity is additionally increased by industry 4.0 (or 4th industrial revolution) and digital transformation, as new challenges emerge from both the volume and speed of information flows and knowledge generation."
"[KM] includes courses taught in the fields of business administration, information systems, management, library, and information science."
"...often as a part of their business strategy, IT, or human resource management departments."
"...often as a part of their business strategy..."
"KM efforts... focus on the management of knowledge as a strategic asset and on encouraging the sharing of knowledge."
"KM efforts typically focus on organizational objectives such as... innovation..."
"...as new challenges emerge from both the volume and speed of information flows and knowledge generation."
"Other fields may contribute to KM research, including information and media, computer science, public health and public policy."
"Other fields may contribute to KM research, including information and media..."
"KM efforts typically focus on organizational objectives such as improved performance..."
"KM efforts typically focus on organizational objectives such as... competitive advantage..."