Browsing Research Articles (Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)) by Subject "Knowledge management"

Browsing Research Articles (Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)) by Subject "Knowledge management"

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  • Challenges encountered diffusing tacit knowledge at Eli Lilly SA 
    Gichuru, P.; Tobin, Peter K.J. (Department of Knowledge and Information Management, University of Johannesburg, 2004-12)
    Knowledge is now recognized as a company's most valuable asset. For the most part it resides in employees as tacit knowledge. Owing to the nature of tacit knowledge, efforts to diffuse it into an organization come with ...
  • Knowledge forms in the project lifecycle : a blueprint for knowledge management in small creative agencies in Johannesburg 
    Labuscagne, Cobi W. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2020-07-01)
    BACKGROUND : Knowledge-intensive Organisations (KIO) are heavily reliant on the creation, communication and archiving of different forms of knowledge for their survival. Many KIOs that are creative agencies organise their ...
  • Knowledge management and cognitive theory : an African case study 
    Misch, A.; Tobin, Peter K.J. (University of Johannesburg, Department of Business Management, 2006)
    PURPOSE: The aim of this paper is to report on research into whether knowledge can be managed more effectively by taking into consideration the nature and complexity of information being received by members of an organisation; ...
  • Knowledge management measurement in South African organisations 
    Tobin, Peter K.J.; Volavsek, Peter (Unisa Press, 2006)
    This article explores the status of knowledge management (KM) measurement in South African organisations. KM has been advocated by some observers as the only way of maintaining a competitive advantage in today's global ...
  • Once upon a time in Africa : a case study of storytelling for knowledge sharing 
    Tobin, Peter K.J.; Snyman, Retha (Emerald, 2008)
    PURPOSE: The purpose of this paper is to report on research conducted into the use of stories and storytelling to share knowledge in a large mining company based in South Africa. The paper shows how the use of oral methods ...
  • Organisational structure and knowledge management : a case study 
    Tobin, Peter K.J.; Franze, Michael H. (Unisa Press, 2005-11)
    The research sets out to investigate whether the organisational structure of an organisation impacts on the ability of the organisation to share knowledge. The research was limited to a single case study of an organisation ...
  • Storytelling and knowledge management : what's the story so far? 
    Tobin, Peter K.J.; Snyman, Retha (Unisa Press, 2004)
    One of the realities of knowledge management is that individuals, teams and organisations are constantly searching for better ways to share their knowledge. Could the use of stories and storytelling help in this search? ...