Publication Type

Book Chapter

Version

submittedVersion

Publication Date

5-2010

Abstract

In the knowledge-based economy, universities are encountering dramatic changes. Their missions and functions are ‘pragmatized’ because of emerging new players and competing markets for knowledge production, the availability of higher education to a wider range of social classes and age groups, as well as the assimilation of information technology into the university environment. The dynamics and conduct of university research, in particular, has correspondingly become more sensitive to industry collaboration opportunities, commercial exploitation, and is increasingly transdisciplinary. This paper argues that knowledge management (KM) practices and tools can support universities in addressing these demands. Institutions of higher education can benefit from KM by creating and maintaining relevant knowledge repositories, improving knowledge access, enhancing the knowledge environment, and valuing knowledge. This is exemplified with reference to the Singapore Management University (SMU) where KM is increasingly being applied in the area of research.

Discipline

Higher Education | Human Resources Management

Research Areas

Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources

Publication

Governing and Managing Knowledge in Asia

Volume

3

First Page

199

Last Page

227

ISBN

9789812561930

Identifier

10.1142/9789814289900_0011

Publisher

World Scientific Publishing

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814289900_0011

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