Knowledge management Assignment

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Assignment2MGT403-2nd-20-21.docx

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

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· This assignment is individual assignment.

· Be very specific and focused on the issue while answering a question.

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· If the assignment shows more than 25% plagiarism, the students would be graded zero.

ASSIGNMENT-2

Knowledge Management (MGT-403)

2nd. Semester (2020-2021)

Course Learning Outcomes-Covered

Define the different Knowledge types and explain how they are addressed by knowledge management in different business environments.

Identify and analyze role of communities of practice in knowledge management and the challenges and issues pertaining to community of practice.

Demonstrate effective knowledge management skills to utilize knowledge management tools for the benefits of the organization.

Assignment 2.

The focus of the assignment is to evaluate the understanding level of students related to communities of Practice, learning organization, and various techniques used to capture tacit and explicit knowledge.

Assignment Questions

Besides consulting other materials, read chapter 4 and chapter 5 thoroughly and write detailed answer for following questions.

Assignment Questions

Q.1:

a). Describe the major techniques used to elicit tacit knowledge. (100 words)

b). Write a short essay on topic titled, “Explicit Knowledge codification”. The essay must contain information about, how explicit knowledge is codified and made available in organization. (250 words)

Q.2:

a). Describe the role of “Communities of practice” in Knowledge management. (100 words)

b). Provide a detailed description of major roles and responsibilities in a community of practice.(200 words)

Q.3: How Knowledge sharing takes place in virtual Communities of Practice.(250 words)

Answer: