Strategic Knowledge Management

Strategic Knowledge Management-An Overview
By Tan Thai Soon

The concept of "knowledge management" has been perhaps the most important phenomenon in the current development of the management study. The knowledge management initiative have been implemented, in both the public and the private sector; and its programmes have been adopted in many manufacturing and ICT sectors. The intention of this article is to provides an overview of the terms and concepts use in the knowledge management literature.

Knowledge
A simple and common term, but problematic to define.

Knowledge Management
A popular concept and phenomenon being developed by many learners and academics. Some of the programmes are practical , but other initiatives are not sustainable. Knowledge is useful when it is relevent, but irrelevent when information is out of date. Knowledge management is therefore a process cycle that need continuous improvement and updating.

Strategic Knowledge Management
The term strategic includes many aspects of management process, such as leadership involvement; predetermined course of action and plan; vision and mission; internal and external communication; and control and feedback.