Knowledge Management

Assignment 1

Deadline: End of Week 7, 05/03/2020 @ 23:59

For Instructor’s Use only

Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

· The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.

· Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.

· Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented; marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.

· Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.

· Late submission will NOT be accepted.

· Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.

· All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).

· Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

ASSIGNMENT-1

Knowledge Management (MGT-403)

Second Semester (2019-2020)

Assignment Workload:

This Assignment consists of 3 essay questions.

Assignment is to be submitted by each student individually.

Course Learning Outcomes-Covered

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:

a. How is tacit knowledge different from explicit knowledge? Why is it difficult to directly codify tacit knowledge?

b. Explain the following tacit knowledge capturing techniques in detail:

· Learning history

· Storytelling

· Interviews

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