GLOBALIZATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

Globalization and Knowledge Management

Globalization and Knowledge Management

Introduction

The modern concept known as the "knowledge management" to provide information and make it available to all employees in the organization, and beneficiaries from the outside, which is based on the maximum utilization of available information in the organization, and individual experiences in the minds of potential employees. Therefore, it is the most important features of the application of this concept is the best investment of intellectual capital, and turned into a productive force contributing to the development of individual performance, and raise the efficiency of the organization (Darling 2006).

Discussion

Knowledge Management Prior to the information revolution and the field of KM, human value had primarily been limited to physical products produced. We now are experience a new paradigm of treating our employees as knowledge workers. The advent of management information systems, the Internet, networks, e-mail, and instant sharing of information make us realize that knowledge (and its sharing) is a fundamental element of an organization's activities.

What is knowledge? The study of knowledge dates back to Plato and Aristotle. However, considering the management of knowledge throughout a corporation first gained visibility by a philosopher named Michael Polanyi in 1958. He introduced knowledge as something that can have intrinsic value placed on it and outlined two types of knowledge-tacit and explicit. Butters (2008) reconfirmed Polanyi's two knowledge level concepts. After that, there has been much discussion of the term 'knowledge.' This is one of the confusing aspects of KM. With the following definitions of knowledge, I begin to answer my first question:”

Definitions of knowledge range from the practical to the conceptual and philosophical and from narrow to broad in scope. The practical definitions focus on the functions of knowledge as in problem-solving and decision-making. Cole-Gomolski (2009) defined knowledge as organized information applicable to problem solving." Broadly, Butters (2008) said that "knowledge is information that has been organized and analyzed to make it understandable and applicable to problem solving or decision making."Knowledge management in Distance learning institutions

Distance education requires approaching educational planning in more systematic way because in distance learning there is no physical interaction with students. To meet all the educational standards, distance learning institutions make significant investment in developing courses, materials and a better learning environment. We defined what knowledge management is and, from the above discussion, it can be seen that well functioning distance learning institutions are already engaged in knowledge management practices.

It has been seen a well functioned distance education requires significant investment in updating courses, resources and development in progress of the program. Course materials should be developed in a way that learners can independently study.

A cost effective distance learning institution demands more number of students to get enrolled themselves on a specific ...