mgt 403 knowledge

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Assignment Workload:

This Assignment consists of 3 essay questions.

Assignment is to be submitted by each student individually.

Course Learning Outcomes-Covered

1

Demonstrate understanding of overall knowledge management concepts, goals and strategies within the context of organization

2

Explain issues pertaining to work with tacit knowledge & support its sharing

3

Explain processes of knowledge management in companies

Submission Guidelines

  • All students are encouraged to use their own words.
  • This assignment is individual assignment.
  • Be very specific and focused on the issue while answering a question.
  • Student must apply Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines and review at least three (3) scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles to support their answer for each question.
  • A mark of zero will be given for any submission that includes copying from other resource without referencing it.
  • No marks will be given for irrelevant details.
  • It is strongly encouraged that you should submit all assignments into the safe assignment Originality Check prior to submitting it to your instructor for grading.
  • If the assignment shows more than 25% plagiarism, the students would be graded zero.

Assignment Questions

Question 1:

Explain the concept of knowledge management. Provide an overview of the history of knowledge management. (300-400 words)

Question 2:

Compare and contrast major knowledge management life cycle models, including the Meyer and Zack KM Cycle, Bukowitz and Wiliams KM cycle, McElroy KM Cycle and Wiig KM Cycle.

Question 3:

  • How is tacit knowledge different from explicit knowledge? Why is it difficult to directly codify tacit knowledge?
  • Explain the following tacit knowledge capturing techniques in detail:
  • Learning history
  • Storytelling
  • Interviews