KAFRA: A Context-Aware Framework of Knowledge Management in Global Diversity

KM frameworks assist us in establishing a focus for KM efforts (Earl, 2001). These frameworks can also help organizations to approach KM methodically and consciously. They can help to identify a specific approach to KM, to define goals and strategies, to understand the various knowledge management initiatives, and then to choose the best ones for the particular circumstances (Earl, 2001; Maier & Remus, 2001). There have been several proposed frameworks to guide KM efforts in organizations. However, these frameworks do not address KM across the full spectrum of organizational needs (Calaberese, 2000) but instead address certain KM elements. There is, therefore, a need for a comprehensive KM framework that considers the full range of organizational dimensions. Three reviews (Holsapple & Joshi, 1999; Lai & Chu, 2000; Rubestein-Montano, Liebowitz, Buchwalter, McCaw, Newman, & Rebeck, 2001) ABSTRACT