KM is the process of creating value from the intangible assets of an enterprise. It deals with how best to leverage knowledge internally in the enterprise (in its individual employees, and the knowledge that gets built into its structures and systems) and externally to the customers and stakeholders. As KM initiatives, projects and systems are just beginning to appear in organisations, there is little research and empirical field data to guide the successful development and implementation of such systems or to guide the expectations of the potential benefits of such systems. In addition, about 84 per cent of KM programmes failed or exerted no significant impact on the adopting organisations worldwide due to inability to consider many critical factors that contribute to the success of KM project implementation. Hence, this study is an exploratory investigation into the KM implementation based on an integrated approach. This includes: (1) a comprehensive review of the relevant literature; (2) a comprehensive analysis of secondary case studies of KM implementations in 90 organisations presented in the literature, in order to arrive at the most critical factors of KM implementation and their degree of criticality; (3) exploratory global survey of 92 organisations in 23 countries that have already implemented or are in the process of implementing KM; (4) in-depth case studies of four leading organisations to understand how KM implementation processes and the critical factors identified are being addressed. Based on the empirical findings of the study, 28 critical factors were identified that must be carefully considered in the KM implementation to achieve a successful project. Moreover, the study proposes an integrated model for effective KM implementation which contains essential elements that contribute to project success. / Government of Saudi Arabia represented by King Saud University.

Denna rapport tar upp huruvida Wiki, som informationshanteringsverktyg, kan uppfylla dekrav som finns på företags informationshantering idag. Syftet med arbetet är att utifrån teorioch en mindre undersökning se vilka möjligheter och nackdelar som finns med verktyget förföretag. En mindre intervjustudie med tolv informanter har genomförts på företagetAgda Lön AB.För att skapa en grund presenteras teorier inom Knowledge Management och KnowledgeManagement System, Kollaborativt- och kooperativt arbete, samt verktyget Wiki. Därefterredogörs den studie som genomförts. Vidare diskuteras de olika aspekter som framkommitunder teori och empiri. Efter diskussionen presenteras en slutsats.Rapporten vill visa att Wiki kan användas som ett informationshanteringsverktyg, om ännackdelar finns. Dock finns även möjligheter, vilka överväger nackdelarna. Det övervägandehindret är huruvida företag vågar införa ett så pass öppet system som Wiki. / Knowledge Management System and collaborative work- Wiki as an information management toolThis report addresses whether Wiki, as information management tools, can meet therequirements of the enterprise information management today. The purpose of the work isthat based on theory and a small survey to see what opportunities and disadvantages that existwith the tool for a company. A small interview study with twelve informants has beenimplemented at the company Agda Lön AB.To create a base, theories in Knowledge Management and Knowledge Management Systems,collaborative and cooperative work, and the Wiki tool are presented. Then describes the studyconducted. Further on the various aspects emerging from the theory and empiricism arediscussed. Following the discussion presented a conclusion.The report would demonstrate that Wiki can be used as an information management tool,although there are drawbacks in it. However, there are also opportunities, which outweigh thedisadvantages. The overwhelming obstacle is whether firms dare to introduce a open systemlike Wiki.

RÉSUMÉ : Le travail réalisé dans le cadre de cette thèse porte sur la création d’une méthode de conception de systèmes de management des connaissances (KMS) pour les PMEs. En effet, le management des connaissances (KM) peut leur être très profitable, mais les méthodes permettant de prendre en compte leurs spécificités et leurs besoins se heurtent à plusieurs problèmes, et ne sont donc pas bien adaptées. Nous nous sommes donc demandés comment concevoir un KMS pérenne et adapté pour une PME ? Un état de l’art nous a permis de poser 2 hypothèses. La première porte l’utilisation des caractéristiques et les besoins d’une PME pour sélectionner des outils et pratiques de KM adaptés à l’entreprise, et ainsi construire KMS sur mesure. La seconde porte sur l’accompagnement du concepteur et l’implication des utilisateurs finaux du KMS tout au long de la démarche de conception, de manière à rendre le KMS pérenne, fonctionnel et adapté à l’entreprise. Pour répondre à cette problématique nous proposons une méthode en 3 étapes. La première permet d’auditer l’entreprise sur ses caractéristiques importantes vis-à-vis du KM, et d’identifier ses besoins de KM. La seconde étape propose processus de sélection d’outils et de pratiques prenant en comptes les spécificités et les besoins de la PME. Un KMS basé sur les éléments sélectionnés est ensuite conçu en prenant en compte les ressources et en impliquant les futurs utilisateurs, de manière à garantir une bonne adaptation à l’entreprise. La troisième étape consiste à mettre en place le KMS conçu dans l’entreprise, former les utilisateurs, et leur permettre de faire évoluer le KMS en fonction des besoins émergents. Cette méthode a été appliquée à Sysnav, une PME de 25 employés, et a permis d’obtenir un KMS bien adapté à ses besoins. / ABSTRACT : This thesis focuses on the creation of a knowledge management system (KMS) design method for SMEs. Knowledge management (KM) can indeed be profitable to SMEs, but existing frameworks that take their specificities and needs into account face several problems. We thus interested ourselves in how to design a sustainable and adapted KMS for a SME? A literature study hinted 2 hypotheses. The first is that the characteristics and the needs of the SME can be used to choose KM tools and practices adapted to a SME, and build a custom made KMS. The second concerns the need to guide the designer and to involve the end user in the design process, in order to make the KMS sustainable and adapted. To tackle this problem, we designed a 3-step method. The first step consists in auditing the company’s important characteristics in regard to KM and its needs. The second step offers a tools and practice database and a selection process based on the company audit. The selected tools and practices are then used to design a tailor-made KMS while taking resources into account and involving end users. The third step consists in implementing the KMS in the firm, training the users and allowing them to perform the necessary evolutions according to emerging needs. This method was applied in Sysnav, a 25 employees SME, and resulted in the design of a well-adapted KMS.

本研究目的是希望透過知識管理系統的建置，讓室內設計產業的內隱知識外顯化，透過設計知識模組化的運用，幫助公司設計創意的積累和活用，達成提高員工工作效率、節省組織相關成本、增加組織營運績效，進而促使室內設計公司得以產生最佳的營運模式，並獲致可觀的營業利益。 本研究採取個案分析法作為資料分析方法，並利用次級資料蒐集法與深度訪談法進行資料蒐集。本研究結論如下： 1.室內設計公司建置知識管理系統的架構，包括 (1) 設計專業知識庫、(2) 設計案例資料庫、(3) 工程專業知識庫、(4) 工程案例資料庫、(5) 企業管理知識庫等五個主要資料庫。 2.室內設計公司建置知識管理系統的目的，包括 (1) 累積設計創意和傳遞設計知識、(2) 善用設計知識達成創意加值、(3) 提高員工工作效率和累積員工專業職能、(4) 增加設計提案成功率、(5) 節省組織與相關人力成本、(6) 建置並強化人才培訓基礎、(7) 增加組織營運績效與組織營業利益、(8) 擴展公司組織規模並提昇公司競爭力。 3.室內設計公司建置知識管理系統的關鍵因素，包括 (1) 具備領導力的知識工作者、(2) 組織與個人對於「知識管理」的意願和動機、(3) 重視「知識管理」的組織制度、(4) 重視「知識管理」的組織環境、(5) 有利發展「知識管理」的組織結構、(6) 具有清楚及正確的組織知識策略、(7) 重視知識內容的品質管理、(8) 詳盡細緻的管理「知識管理」相關流程、(9) 足夠力量支援「知識管理」的資訊科技、(10) 維運「知識管理系統」所花費資源。 / This study hopes to take tacit knowledge from the interior design industry and organize it into explicit information through the implementation of knowledge management systems. The modularization of design knowledge will facilitate a company’s accumulation and utilization of design creativity, thereby effectively increasing employee efficiency, reducing operational costs, and increasing overall company efficiency. Further, this will help interior design companies to establish an optimal business model, thereby achieving significant business profits. This study analyzes data obtained through individual case studies, and gathered information through secondary data collection and in-depth interviews. This study draws the following conclusions: 1. The knowledge management systems implemented by interior design companies include five major databases for the following types of knowledge: (1) Design expertise; (2) Previous design cases; (3) Engineering expertise; (4) Previous engineering cases; (5) Enterprise management. 2. The reasons for which interior design companies implement knowledge management systems include: (1) Accumulation of design creativity and to pass on design knowledge; (2) Utilization of design knowledge to create added value to creativity; (3) Increase employee efficiency and enhance employee professionalism and expertise; (4) Increase success rate of design proposals; (5) Reduce costs related to the company and workforce; (6) Establish and bolster the basic skills for further staff training; (7) Boost operational efficiency and business profits; (8) Expand company operations and bolster competitiveness. 3. There are a number of key factors to the successful implementation of knowledge management systems in interior design companies. These include: (1) Knowledge workers with leadership capability; (2) An organization and individual employees that are willing and motivated to engage in “knowledge management”; (3) An organization structure that emphasizes “knowledge management”; (4) A working environment that emphasizes “knowledge management”; (5) An organization structure conducive to developing “knowledge management”; (6) A clear and consistent set of knowledge strategies for the company; (7) A quality control system that emphasizes knowledge content; (8) Detailed attention to the monitoring of “knowledge management” protocols; (9) Adequate support for the information technology necessary for “knowledge management”; (10) Sufficient resources to maintain the operation of “knowledge management systems”.

Submitted by samuel campos (vcampossamuel@gmail.com) on 2015-03-13T17:53:22Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação.pdf: 2248794 bytes, checksum: 084c1675a97d3a0c3de0cdcc2b515d4d (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by GILSON ROCHA MIRANDA (gilson.miranda@fgv.br) on 2015-03-13T18:13:13Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação.pdf: 2248794 bytes, checksum: 084c1675a97d3a0c3de0cdcc2b515d4d (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Marcia Bacha (marcia.bacha@fgv.br) on 2015-03-18T19:44:13Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação.pdf: 2248794 bytes, checksum: 084c1675a97d3a0c3de0cdcc2b515d4d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-18T19:44:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação.pdf: 2248794 bytes, checksum: 084c1675a97d3a0c3de0cdcc2b515d4d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-12-04 / We live in a society increasingly globalized, attentive, informed and demanding for services provided by public and private organizations. The current available technology, for a growing number of people, in real time, provide a huge set of information, opinions and allows them to interact with people from different cultures and, disregarding the distances they are, link them in ways never experienced before. The influence of technology has brought such deep consequences to our lifestyle that, every new invention, enables new experiences can be enjoyed and words like innovation, reinvention and change are constantly on the agenda. In this context, knowledge management is becoming increasingly important in organizations environments, linking right people and developing new knowledge that make it easier to deal with these constant changes and consequent insecurities generated. This study checked what the Knowledge Management level is conducted within a Brazilian federal government, the Brazilian Navy, and specifically in its Supply Officer Body, was measured in eight of its main military organizations through qualitative and quantitative methods, how this tool has been used. At the end, by propositional form, based on the results of the assessment and literature review, it was suggested a framework of knowledge management, in order to improve the current knowledge management levels detected in a such way, that allows undertaken actions be more effectual, efficient and effective, hence, contributing to development of these organizations. / Vivemos em uma sociedade cada vez mais globalizada, atenta, informada e exigente com os serviços prestados pelas organizações públicas e privadas. A tecnologia disponibiliza a um número cada vez maior de pessoas, em tempo real, um conjunto enorme de informações, opiniões, possibilitando que elas interajam com diferentes culturas e, desconsiderando suas distâncias, as unem de forma nunca antes experimentada pela humanidade. A influência da tecnologia vem trazendo consequências tão profundas ao nosso estilo de vida que, a cada nova invenção, novas experiências podem ser vividas e palavras como inovação, reinvenção e mudança estão constantemente em pauta. Nesse contexto é que a gestão do conhecimento vem se tornando cada vez mais importante nos ambientes corporativos, unindo pessoas certas, desenvolvendo e compartilhando novos conhecimentos, enfim, tornando mais fácil lidar com as constantes mudanças e consequentes inseguranças geradas. Assim, este trabalho verificou qual o nível de gestão do conhecimento realizado dentro de um órgão da administração pública federal brasileira, a Marinha do Brasil, e, especificamente no seu Corpo de Intendentes, mediu em oito de suas principais organizações militares, por meio de métodos qualitativos e quantitativos, como essa ferramenta vem sendo utilizada. Ao final, de forma propositiva, com base nos resultados das avaliações realizadas e na revisão teórica, foi sugerida uma estrutura de gestão do conhecimento que possibilite melhorar os atuais níveis de gestão do conhecimento detectados, contribuindo para que ações empreendidas nesse sentido sejam mais eficazes, eficientes e efetivas, acelerando, portanto, o desenvolvimento dessas organizações.

To seize and make use of knowledge in organizations is important for their competitiveness, amongst other things. To do this is, however, not entirely straightforward and therefore the use of so called knowledge management systems is common. There are different kinds of systems for managing knowledge, for example systems that are known as traditional knowledge management systems. However, a number of difficulties and problems with the traditional knowledge management systems has led to the usage of other systems, for example wikis, for knowledge management. We have, in this thesis, studied the role of a wiki as a knowledge management system in a distributed software development team. We have also studied how a wiki can relate to a traditional knowledge management system. A case study was conducted and five software developers were interviewed. The study showed that the usage of wikis can be versatile and that there are both similarities and differences to traditional knowledge management systems, both regarding the use and the content. The study also showed that wikis and traditional knowledge management systems can be used combined. The conclusions of the study shows that both wikis and traditional knowledge management systems can support and facilitate the management and dispersion of knowledge in organizations. / Att kunna ta vara på kunskap som finns inom organisationer och omsätta denna är viktigt bland annat för organisationers konkurrenskraft. Att göra detta är dock inte helt enkelt och därför tar man ofta hjälp av så kallade kunskapshanteringssystem. Det finns olika typer av system för att hantera kunskap, exempelvis de som benämns som traditionella kunskapshanteringssystem. Ett antal svårigheter och problem med dessa system har lett till att man börjat använda andra system för kunskaphantering, exempelvis wikis. I denna uppsats har vi undersökt en wikis roll som kunskapshanteringssystem inom ett distribuerat mjukvaruutvecklingsteam. Vi har även undersökt hur wikis förhåller sig till traditionella kunskapshanteringssystem. För att undersöka detta genomfördes en fallstudie där fem mjukvaruutvecklare intervjuades. Studien visade att användningen av wikis kan vara mångsidig och att det finns både likheter och skillnader med traditionella kunskapshanteringssystem, både gällande användningen och dess innehåll. Det visade sig också att wikis och traditionella kunskapshanteringssystem kan användas samverkande. Slutsatserna visar att både wikis och traditionella kunskapshanteringssystem kan vara ett stöd och underlätta hanteringen och spridningen av kunskap i organisationer.

Knowledge is one of the most important values of companies, work-teams and other organizations. It is one of competitive advantages and so it is important to share the knowledge among individuals in the organization. The discipline of knowledge management deals with the issue of systematic work with knowledge and sharing for several decades. The sharing and finding of knowledge should be supported via suitable software tools, currently using the Internet network. This work deals with problematic of knowledge management from the viewpoint of different methods of software support. The text approaches the problem of sharing of knowledge in a hypertext form. The problem is solved not only on theoretical base, but also from the viewpoint of system design and implementation. The knowledge is saved in the form of "knowledge network" based on text contents, authors and keywords. The data are saved in the form of RDF graph using PHP and ARC2 Framework. The developed system will be used not only for support of dealing with knowledge in the courses of project management at University of Economics in Prague.

Dans ce travail de recherche, nous nous intéressons à la question de la pérennité de l’usage des systèmes de gestion des connaissances (SGC) dans les entreprises. Les SGC sont ces environnements informatiques qui sont mis en place dans les entreprises pour mutualiser et construire l’expertise commune grâce aux collaborateurs. Le constat montre que, malgré la rigueur employée par les entreprises pour la mise en œuvre de ces SGC, le risque d’échec des initiatives de gestion des connaissances, notamment lié à l’acceptation de ces environnements par les utilisateurs professionnels ainsi qu’à leur usage continu et durable, reste d’actualité. La persistance et l’ampleur de ce constat dans les entreprises a motivé notre intérêt d’apporter une contribution à cette question générale de recherche. Comme propositions de réponse à cette problématique, nous avons donc 1) dégagé à partir de l’état de l’art, quatre facettes qui sont requises pour favoriser l’usage pérenne d’une plateforme gérant la connaissance ; 2) proposé un modèle théorique de régulation mixte qui unifie des outils de stimulation pour l’autorégulation et des outils soutenant l’accompagnement au changement et qui permet la mise en œuvre continue des différents facteurs stimulants l’usage pérenne des SGC ; 3) proposé une méthodologie de conception, adaptée à ce modèle et basée sur les concepts Agile, qui intègre une méthode d’évaluation mixte de la satisfaction et de l’usage effectif ainsi que des outils d’IHM pour l’exécution des différentes itérations de notre méthodologie ; 4) implémenté la méthodologie en contexte réel, à la Société du Canal de Provence, ce qui nous a permis de tester sa faisabilité et de proposer des ajustements/recommandations génériques aux concepteurs pour son application en contexte. L’outil résultant de notre implémentation a reçu un accueil positif par les utilisateurs en termes de satisfaction et d’usages. / In this research, we are interested in the question of sustainability of the use of knowledge management systems (KMS) in companies. KMS are those IT environments that are set up in companies to share and build common expertise through collaborators. Findings show that, despite the rigor employed by companies in the implementation of these KMS, the risk of knowledge management initiatives being unsuccessful, particularly related to the acceptance and continuous use of these environments by users remains prevalent. The persistence of this fact in companies has motivated our interest to contribute to this general research question. As contributions to this problem, we have 1) identified from the state of the art, four facets that are required to promote the perennial use of a platform managing knowledge; 2) proposed a theoretical model of mixed regulation that unifies tools for self-regulation and tools to support change, and allows the continuous implementation of the various factors that stimulate the sustainable use of CMS; 3) proposed a design methodology, adapted to this model and based on the Agile concepts, which incorporates a mixed evaluation methodology of satisfaction and effective use as well as CHI tools for the completion of different iterations of our methodology; 4) implemented the methodology in real context at the Société du Canal de Provence, which allowed us to test its feasibility and propose generic adjustments / recommendations to designers for its application in context. The tool resulting from our implementation was positively received by the users in terms of satisfaction and usages.

To increase competitive advantage, organizations are developing how they manage internalknowledge. This has been tackled by implementing various Knowledge Management Systems,which have been developed based on the needs of specific teams and/or latest trends. Suchapproach is problematic since it does not take into consideration what the users currentKnowledge Management practices are, nor if the system is relevant for a larger mass.The purpose of this thesis is to identify what requirements from users, regarding content andfeatures, are relevant to focus on when designing a Knowledge Management System, targetedtowards knowledge intensive businesses. To examine this, an exploratory research approachhas been applied on a global Information and Communication Technology (ICT) company.100 semi-structured interviews were conducted, with employees located at various globallocations and with varying job roles, in order to get a detailed picture of the user requirementson a Knowledge Management System. The interviews were later sorted and analysed by usingthe Technology Acceptance Model, and quantified by calculating the frequency count on thedifferent requirements. The findings were later reduced, based on their generalizability, inorder to facilitate a list of user requirements that are relevant to focus on, when constructing aknowledge management system for a knowledge intensive business.The results show that there are several aspects to consider in the creation of a KnowledgeManagement System, meant for a knowledge intensive business. The majority of these aspectsare related to increased findability of relevant & updated document and colleagues, receiveinformation about internal operations and lessons learnt from previous projects. Examples ofthese requirements are a semantic search engine, news feed and interconnected repositories.

Kunskapshantering är ett forskningsområde som handlar om att samla in, dela, förvalta samt applicera kunskap. Chatbotars användningsområde har idag främst varit för att öka den operativa effektiviteten, personifiera organisationers kundtjänst och genomföra datadrivna beslut. Tidigare forskning visar att användning av chatbotar för att förbättra arbetsprocesser som kunskapshantering är ett underforskat område. Därav syftar denna studie till att öka medvetenheten och förståelsen för chatbotars potential inom kunskapsintensiva organisationer. Studien antog en kvalitativ ansats som inleddes med en litteraturstudie som användes för att formulera intervjuguiden. Datainsamlingen har genomförts genom semistrukturerade intervjuer. De teman som identifierades i studien är: Intern och extern dokumentation, informationssökning och problemlösning, samt kommunikation och kunskapsdelning. Studien diskuterar hur chatbotar kan användas som stöd inom dessa teman.  Studien drar slutsatsen att chatbotar kan stödja kunskapsintensiva organisationer genom att agera som en smart assistent. Däremot lyfter studien upp begränsningar och etiska aspekter avseende användningsområdet.   Studiens bidrag till befintlig forskning består av förslag på hur chatbotar kan stödja kunskapshanteringsprocessen genom studiens analytiska teman, vilket är en stark reflektion av kunskapshanteringsprocessen. / Knowledge management is a research area that deals with collecting, sharing, managing, and applying knowledge. The primary use of chatbots today has been to increase operational efficiency, personalize customer service in organizations, and carry out data-driven decisions. Previous research indicates that the use of chatbots to improve work processes such as knowledge management is an under-researched area. Therefore, this study aims to increase awareness and understanding of the potential of chatbots in knowledge-intensive organizations. The study adopted a qualitative approach that began with a literature review, which was used to formulate the interview guide. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews. The themes identified in the study are: Internal and external documentation, information search and problem solving, and communication and knowledge sharing. The study discusses how chatbots can be used to support these themes. The study concludes that chatbots can support knowledge-intensive organizations by acting as a smart assistant. However, the study raises limitations and ethical aspects concerning the area of use. The study's contribution to existing research consists of suggestions on how chatbots can support the knowledge management process through the study's analytical themes, which is a strong reflection of the knowledge management process.