MGT403-Assignment2-2nd-2021-22.docx

    Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Ministry of Education

    Saudi Electronic University

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    المملكة العربية السعودية

    وزارة التعليم

    الجامعة السعودية الإلكترونية

    College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

    Assignment 2 MGT403 (2nd Term 2021-2022)

    Deadline:09/04/2022 @ 23:59

    (To be posted/released to students on BB anytime in Week 7)

    Course Name: Knowledge Management

    Student’s Name:

    Course Code: MGT-403

    Student’s ID Number:

    Semester: 2nd

    CRN: 23443

    Academic Year: 1442/1443 H, 2nd Term

    For Instructor’s Use only

    Instructor’s Name: Dr. Mir Shahid Satar

    Students’ Grade: /10

    Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low

    Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

    · This assignment is an individual assignment.

    · Due date for Assignment 1 is by the end of Week 11 (09/04/2022)

    · The Assignment must be submitted only in WORD format via allocated folder.

    · Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.

    · Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.

    · Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.

    · Late submission will NOT be accepted.

    · Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.

    · All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).

    Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

    Course Learning Outcomes-Covered

    L.O 1.3: Define the different Knowledge types and explain how they are addressed by knowledge management in different business environments.

    L.O 2.1: Demonstrate effective knowledge management skills to utilize knowledge management tools for the benefits of the organization.

    L.O 2.2: Identify and analyze role of communities of practice in knowledge management and the challenges and issues pertaining to community of practice.

    The focus of the assignment is to evaluate the understanding level of students related to communities of Practice, learning organization, and various techniques used to capture tacit and explicit knowledge.

    Assignment Questions

    Q.1:

    A. Explain in detail the Wiig’s Knowledge management model. How is the Wiig KM model related to the Nonaka and Takeuchi model? In what important ways do they differ? (2.5 Marks) 400-500 words.

    B. How do public, private, and shared knowledge differ? What are the implications of managing these different types of knowledge according to the Wiig KM model? Also discuss the four types of knowledge defined by K. Wiig in his Knowledge management model. (2.5 Marks) 250 – 350 Words.

    Q.2:

    A. Explain in detail various “Tacit Knowledge” capturing methods used by the organizations. (1.5 Marks) 250 – 350 Words.

    B. Discuss the Strategic Implications of Knowledge Capture and Codification. (1.5 Mark) 150-250 Words.

    C. Discuss the role of communities of practice in knowledge management? How can organizations cultivate communities of practice? (2 Marks) 300 – 400 words.

    Note: Each part in Q1 and Q2 must be at-least supported by two peer reviewed journal references.

    Answer:

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