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Knowledge Management Practices and the Focus on the Individual

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  • Isabel Rechberg

    (Kent Business School, University of Kent, Kent, Canterbury, UK)

  • Jawad Syed

    (Business School, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK)

Abstract

This paper reviews the current knowledge management (KM) practices to examine the attention (or lack thereof) paid to the individual in managing knowledge in organisations. It identifies and reviews four key practices of KM - i.e., information technology, organisational culture and structure, communities of practice, and human resource practices - to examine how knowledge is interpreted, processed and managed, and the role individuals play in such interpretations, processing and management. The review shows that existing KM practices may be improved through an increased focus on the role of individuals (an individual-centric approach) in designing and implementing KM in organisations.

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  • Isabel Rechberg & Jawad Syed, 2014. "Knowledge Management Practices and the Focus on the Individual," International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM), IGI Global, vol. 10(1), pages 26-42, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jkm000:v:10:y:2014:i:1:p:26-42
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    1. Salam Al-Mahaseneh & Yousra Harb, 2023. "The Assimilation of ICT Knowledge Management Practices in Organizations: an Empirical Study," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 14(2), pages 752-779, June.
    2. Rose Angelie A. Abelardo & Khalifa B. Bustamante & Jhon Terence O. Cabanes & Ricardo G. Diana & Sanny Grande & Ronel G. Dagohoy, 2021. "Accounts of Barangay Health Workers in Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas in the New Normal," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 5(7), pages 434-442, July.
    3. Rose Angelie A. Abelardo & Khalifa B. Bustamante & Jhon Terence O. Cabanes & Ricardo G. Diana & Sanny Grande & Ronel G. Dagohoy, 2021. "Accounts of Barangay Health Workers in Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas in the New Normal," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 5(07), pages 434-442, July.
    4. Sunday Bolade & Stavros Sindakis, 2020. "Micro-Foundation of Knowledge Creation Theory: Development of a Conceptual Framework Theory," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 11(4), pages 1556-1572, December.

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