Application of Knowledge Management in Management Education
Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology
© 2007 JATIT. All rights reserved. www.jatit.org APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN
MANAGEMENT EDUCATION:
A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
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Jayanthi Ranjan, 2Saani Khalil
Associate Professor, Information Management Area, Institute of Management Technology, Raj Nagar,
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. ( 09811443110)
2
Visiting faculty, Information Management Area, Institute of Management Technology, Raj Nagar,
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. (09911584640) email : 1saani2000@yahoo.com, 2jranjan@imt.edu
ABSTRACT
The paper presents a conceptual framework in the context of Knowledge Management (KM) in Business
Schools (B-schools) in India. We believe that if the framework is adopted in business schools, it will yield more benefits to increase the quality of knowledge sharing. There has been indeed a paradigm shift in management education in India. The new breed of management professionals need to be efficient to tackle problems from cross functional, cultural and ethical perspectives and equipped with skills to bench mark for global leadership positions. There has been a crying need to usher in a quality movement and to benchmark the same with world standards. We have made an attempt to support our framework by analyzing one of the Knowledge Management tools that was implemented in India’s Test Institute of
Management (TIM), (a pseudonym is given to mask the institution’s name). This paper studies the knowledge management tool and features that are implemented in TIM and some problems that hindered knowledge management practices at TIM.
Key words: knowledge management, business schools, education, faculty, students, courses. organizational learning (Earl, 2001; EasterbySmith et. al, 2000; Grant, 1996; Hansen et. al,
1999; Bieber et. al, 2002; Duffy, 2000; Levine,
2001).
1. INTRODUCTION.
There have been many firms and organizations that have implemented KM principles,
© 2007 JATIT. All rights reserved. www.jatit.org APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN
MANAGEMENT EDUCATION:
A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
1
1
Jayanthi Ranjan, 2Saani Khalil
Associate Professor, Information Management Area, Institute of Management Technology, Raj Nagar,
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. ( 09811443110)
2
Visiting faculty, Information Management Area, Institute of Management Technology, Raj Nagar,
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. (09911584640) email : 1saani2000@yahoo.com, 2jranjan@imt.edu
ABSTRACT
The paper presents a conceptual framework in the context of Knowledge Management (KM) in Business
Schools (B-schools) in India. We believe that if the framework is adopted in business schools, it will yield more benefits to increase the quality of knowledge sharing. There has been indeed a paradigm shift in management education in India. The new breed of management professionals need to be efficient to tackle problems from cross functional, cultural and ethical perspectives and equipped with skills to bench mark for global leadership positions. There has been a crying need to usher in a quality movement and to benchmark the same with world standards. We have made an attempt to support our framework by analyzing one of the Knowledge Management tools that was implemented in India’s Test Institute of
Management (TIM), (a pseudonym is given to mask the institution’s name). This paper studies the knowledge management tool and features that are implemented in TIM and some problems that hindered knowledge management practices at TIM.
Key words: knowledge management, business schools, education, faculty, students, courses. organizational learning (Earl, 2001; EasterbySmith et. al, 2000; Grant, 1996; Hansen et. al,
1999; Bieber et. al, 2002; Duffy, 2000; Levine,
2001).
1. INTRODUCTION.
There have been many firms and organizations that have implemented KM principles,
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