Homework: Knowledge Management
The focus of the homework is to evaluate the understanding level of students related to basic concepts of knowledge management. Students are required to:
Task
Part I:
o Explain the concept of Knowledge management. Discuss the role of knowledge management in present day organizations.
Part II:
o Describe how the major types of knowledge are transformedin the Nonaka and Takeuchi knowledge spiral model of KM. Use a concreteexample to make your point.
o Which transformations would prove to be the most difficult? Why?
o Which transformation would prove to be easy? Why?
o What other key factors would influence how well the knowledge spiral modelworked within a given organization?
Part III:
o In what ways is the Choo and Weick KM model similar to the Nonaka and Takeuchi KM model? In what ways do they differ?
o Why is it difficult to directly codify tacit knowledge?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.