Knowledge Management: A Success Key for Higher Education.

Autor: Pandya, Kerav, Gor, Krishna
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Zdroj: FedUni Journal of Higher Education; Feb2011, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p16-23, 8p
Abstrakt: It has been noted that in the emerging society, knowledge plays a vital role and is a primary resource as compared to other factors of production. Knowledge sharing can create comprehensive wealth for the nation in the form of better education, health, better civic sense and infrastructure and further improving the overall quality of life. This paper is based on the utilization of knowledge in higher education. In this 21st century, knowledge management is important in all the industries. And education industry is not an exception. In the first part of the paper, meaning of knowledge management is discussed. Then efforts are made to correlate knowledge management and higher education and how to get competitive advantage through knowledge sharing. This paper tries to incorporate the benefits that the application of knowledge management practices can bring in the field of higher education. It also discusses the factors that influence the sharing of knowledge in educational institutes with special reference to higher education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index