Abstract
One might expect higher education, where the discovery and dissemination of new and useful knowledge is vital, to be among the first to implement knowledge management practices. Surprisingly, higher education has been slow to implement knowledge management practices (Townley, 2003). This article describes an ongoing research and development effort to implement knowledge management strategies—specifically a knowledge repository approach involving a consortium of higher education institutionsstarting with teacher education and then expanding to other disciplines.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Allee, V. (1997).The knowledge evolution: Expanding organizational intelligence. Woburn, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann.
Baumard, P. (1999).Tacit knowledge in organizations. London: Sage Publications.
Brooking, A. (1999).Corporate memory: Strategies for knowledge management. London: International Thomson Business Press.
Davenport, T.H., De Long, D.W., & Beers, M.C. (1998). Successful knowledge management projects.Sloan Management Review, 39(2), 43–57.
Davenport, T.H., & Prusak, L. (1997).Working knowledge: How organizations manage what they know. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.
Dixon, N.M. (2000).Common knowledge: How companies thrive by sharing what they know. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.
Drucker, P.F. (1992).Managing for the future: The 1990s and beyond. New York: Truman Talley Books.
Drucker, P.F. (1993).Post-capitalist society. New York: Harper Business.
Gray, P.H. (2001). The impact of knowledge repositories on pand control in the workplace.Information Technology & People, 14(4), 368–384.
Hackbarth, G., & Grover, V. (1999). The knowledge repository: Organizational memory information systems.Information Systems Management, 16(3), 21–30.
Kofman, F., & Senge, P.M. (1993). Communities of commitment: The heart of learning organizations.Organizational Dynamics, 22(2), 4–23.
Kolodner, J. (1993).Case-based reasoning. San Mateo, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc.
Leonard, D., & Sensiper, S. (1998). The role of tacit knowledge in group innovation.California Management Review, 40(3), 112–132.
Levitt, B., & March, J.G. (1988). Organizational learning.Annual Review of Sociology, 14, 319–340.
Nonaka, I. (1994). A dynamic theory of organizational knowledge creation.Organization Science, 5(1), 134–139.
Nonaka, I., & Takeuchi, H. (1995).The knowledge-creating company: How Japanese companies create the dynamics of innovation. New York: Oxford University Press.
Norris, D.M., Mason, J., Robson, R., Lefrere, P., & Collier, G. (2003). A revolution in knowledge sharing.EDUCAUSE Review, 38(5), 14–26.
O’Dell, C., & Grayson, C.J. (1998).If only we knew what we know: Identification and transfer of internal best practices. New York: The Free Press.
Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress. (1995).Teachers and technology: Making the connection. (OTA-HER-616). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
Olivera, F. (2000). Memory systems in organizations: an empirical investigation of mechanisms for knowledge collection, storage, and access.Journal of Management Studies, 37(6), 811–32.
Polanyi, M. (1966).The tacit dimension. Garden City, NY: Doubleday.
President’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology Panel on Educational Technology (1997).Report to the President on the use of technology to strengthen K-12 education in the United States. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
Quinn, J.B., Anderson, P., & Finkelstein, S. (1996). Managing professional intellect: making the most of the best.Harvard Business Review, 74(2), 71–80.
Schein, E.H. (1993). On dialogue, culture, and organizational learning.Organizational Dynamics, 22(2), 40–51.
Schmalhofer F., Strube, G., Wetter, T. (Eds.). (1992).Contemporary knowledge engineering and cognition: First joint workshop, Kaiserslautern, Germany, February 21–22, 1991, Proceedings. New York: Springer-Verlag.
Schön, D.A. (1983).The reflective practitioner: How professionals think in action. New York: Basic Books, Inc.
Stewart, T.A. (1997).Intellectual capital: The new wealth of organizations. New York: Doubleday.
Sveiby, K.E. (1997).The new organizational wealth: Managing & measuring knowledge-based assets. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
Townley, C.T. (2003). Will the academy learn to management knowledge?EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2, 8–10.
Thurow, L.C. (1999).Building wealth: The new rules for individuals, companies, & nations in a knowledge-based economy set. New York: Harper Information.
Wagman, M. (1993).Cognitive psychology and artificial intelligence: Theory and research in cognitive science. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Wagner, R.K. (1987). Tacit knowledge in everyday intelligent behaviour.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 52(6), 1236–1247.
Walsh, J.P., & Ungson, G.R. (1991). Organizational memory.Academy of Management Review, 16(1), 57–91.
Wenger, E. (1999).Communities of practice: Learning, meaning & identity. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Wedman, J., Wang, FK. Knowledge management in higher education: A knowledge repository approach. J. Comput. High. Educ. 17, 116–138 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02960229
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02960229