Managing Knowledge in Organisations
Order Description
"Select one of the followin" rel="nofollow">ing,
EITHER
(a) the ‘codification’ + the ‘personalisation’ knowledge management (KM) orientations of Hansen et al (1999)
OR
(b) one of the two ‘social’ + one of the two ‘technostructural’ KM orientations of Alvesson and Karremen (2001)
1. Compare and contrast the key characteristics of your two selected KM orientations, in" rel="nofollow">in particular, in" rel="nofollow">in relation to their view of the nature and treatment of knowledge. [20%]
2. Compare and contrast the implications for an organisation of adoptin" rel="nofollow">ing each of your two selected KM orientations for its:
a. HRM practices (e.g. in" rel="nofollow">in relation to reward) [25%]
b. use of IT [25%]
c. developin" rel="nofollow">ing and mobilisin" rel="nofollow">ing strategic assets [30%]
Employ examples where appropriate to support your discussion."