This article examines the nature of Knowledge Management—how it differs from Data Management and Information Management, and its relationship to the development of Expert Systems and Decision Support Systems. It also examines the importance of Communities of Practice and Tacit Knowledge for Knowledge Management. The discussion is organized around five explicit questions. One: What is “knowledge...

Traditional organizational and support structures no longer function efficiently in the face of increasingly complex problem domains because these structures are generally not conceived from the social perspective, requiring development of new organizational structures and support systems. These structures must be able to support traditional decision-making in an increasingly complicated social...

A building construction‘s lifecycle is a complex and integrated project; many factors influence its process. In order to put forward building construction‘s inception to completion to its success, these factors used properly at the project‘s stage become more important. This paper evaluates economics and legislative factors influence the design team and contractor throughout a building project‘...

This research reports on a study that investigated the effect of Decision Conferencing (a Group Decision Support System or GDSS) on group conflict and conflict management in the Singapore context. 20 groups, involving 77 undergraduates, participated in this laboratory experiment. Groups attended a single decision-making session where they were required to achieve a consensus decision on the two...

This paper is a background literature study on knowledge management and planning of support systems for knowledge workers. The aim is to present a number of central issues in this problem area. Issues that are discussed include knowledge theory, knowledge workers, knowledge management, knowledge management systems, and knowledge management development. A framework made up of two dimensions, eac...

organizational culture and managers' personal attitudes play a crucial role in conducting change initiatives, especially strategic change. in this regard, middle managers' commitment to change is of great importance and cynicism is the biggest obstacle in forming this commitment. in the present study, it is investigated whether organizational justice dimensions, senior management supp...

F need to balance efficiency gains obtained through exploiting existing knowledge assets with long-term competitive viability achieved through exploring new knowledge resources. Because the use of knowledge management systems (KMSs) continues to expand, understanding how these systems affect exploration and exploitation practices at the individual level is important to advance both knowledge ma...

Models are invaluable tools for strategic planning. Models help key decision makers develop a shared conceptual understanding of complex decisions, identify sensitivity factors and test management scenarios. Different modelling approaches are specialist areas in themselves. Model development can be onerous, expensive, time consuming, and often bewildering. It is also an iterative process where ...

A significant gap exists in early-stage seed capital for technology-based new ventures. This article reports the results of a survey of embryonic firms in the southwestern United States, which received significant amounts of their initial capital from strategic partners. Our concern in this paper is the resource development process of high-growth (technology-intensive), early-stage firms throug...