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The Impact of Government Initiatives
on Knowledge Management Processes:
An Empirical Analysis
--S D Uma Mageswari, Chitra Sivasubramanian
and T N Srikantha Dath
Unprecedented global competition has made the manufacturers recognize the significance of innovating in products faster and commercializing them even faster as it is the only way for sustainable growth. Vast amounts of knowledge needed for innovation are spread across various sources, structured and unstructured, and the ability to acquire such knowledge becomes crucial. It is imperative for the companies, small or large, to understand that knowledge does not reside within the four walls of the company. Effective mechanisms are needed to acquire and share knowledge in this complex web of business world. Governments across the globe formulate policies aiming to encourage firms to equip themselves for long-term sustainability and competitiveness in the knowledge era. The Government of India conducts training and skill development programs through the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and also through other partnering organizations. Not much literature is available in assessing the role of government from a knowledge management perspective. Hence, this study aims to analyze the various government initiatives and the extent of their usage by the firms from such a perspective.
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Motivational Drivers of Knowledge Sharing
in the Banking Sector of India
--Deepa Ittimani Tholath and Gabriel Simon Thattil
Though there has been worldwide implementation of knowledge management systems within most of the companies in the banking sector, one of the key components of this system, i.e., knowledge sharing, has to be actively promoted by the company. This is due to the simple fact that people are skeptical about their redundancy if they share and institutionalize their acquired knowledge. So, in order to facilitate knowledge sharing and also acceptance and reuse of this shared knowledge, the concerned employees need to be motivated. This paper tests the hypothesis that there is a difference between the different categories of banks and banking sector as a whole with regard to the effectiveness of specific motivational factors. The evidence collected and processed suggests that each of the banking categories has different motivational factor profiles when it comes to knowledge sharing. © 2016 IUP. All Rights Reserved.
Knowledge Management and Intellectual Property
--Eduardo Gando Manuel
We know the importance of knowledge management for the development of organizations, regions and countries and the need for protecting the same by intellectual property laws when transformed from intangible to tangible assets. This paper studies the link between Knowledge Management (KM) and Intellectual Property (IP). The paper begins with the history of both subjects and ends by studying the linkage between these subjects. The study concludes that countries with weak protection of IPR should develop measures for promoting protection of IP, as well as allow technological development and encourage marketing, inventions and innovations. They must be accompanied by measures to promote the increase of human capital so that they can identify market opportunities and promote a culture of innovation. © 2016 IUP. All Rights Reserved.
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