Publication Type
Book Chapter
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
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing
Citation
Loh, Benjamin; Tang, Ai-Chee; Menkhoff, Thomas; and Evers, Hans-Dieter.
Applying Knowledge Management in University Research. (2010). Governing and Managing Knowledge in Asia. 3, 199-227. Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/1918
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