Knowledge Management is widely used for developing strategic alliances in an organization. This leads to effective use of resources and infrastructure so that the organization can reap more benefits from the investments with respect to both people and technology. Further this helps to maintain the overall quality of the organization. In order to build a robust and thriving knowledge environment...

Recently companies discover their employees knowledge as one of the major critical resources they need to have for successful business. Advances in technology enhanced learning provide the necessary means by which companies and employers are able to maintain and grow their knowledge assets. This being recognized by the EU several main objectives have been identified and will be tackled in the n...

This chapter provides an overarching introduction to the field of knowledge management (KM). It examines the emerging context and rationale for KM, the implications and benefits of KM for organisations, and the current understanding of the KM concept itself. The aim is to provide a broad theoretical basis for exploring the role of technology in KM and to set the scene for the remaining chapters...

Knowledge management is regarded as one of the most fascinating and controversial subjects of business management; and its application scope is extending in the same way as other fields of management. Nonaka and Takochi (1995) proposed a model which resulted in novel transformation in knowledge management. Though the subsequent complementary studies and investigations enriched the concept, but ...

Within a diverse and expanding system of higher education (HE), such as in the UK, discourse on teaching and student learning highlights tensions between different notions of excellence. For example, excellence as a positional good for students, an aspirational target for continuous quality enhancement, a form of reputational advantage for HE institutions or a means of achieving governmental ec...