Assessment of knowledge management practices in academics: a study of the University of Dodoma

Adam, Fumbuka Abraham

dc.creator	Adam, Fumbuka Abraham
dc.date	2019-08-26T09:35:17Z
dc.date	2019-08-26T09:35:17Z
dc.date	2015
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-20T14:39:54Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-20T14:39:54Z
dc.identifier	Adam, F. A. (2015). Assessment of knowledge management practices in academics: A study of the University of Dodoma. Dodoma: The University of Dodoma.
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/1092
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/1092
dc.description	Dissertation (MA Business Administration)
dc.description	In this dissertation we present an assessment of knowledge management in higher learning institution a case of university of Dodoma (UDOM). Specific objectives of this study are to assess ways of managing knowledge, to assess to check if the technical specifications needed for technical specification are satisfactory and to assess the relationship between knowledge management and the efficiency of the organization. The study has three significance to the government, to researchers and hosting institutions. To the government it can help the government in policy making that will govern higher learning institutions to develop knowledge management; to researchers, it provides a solid foundation for other researcher to do their researches on knowledge management practices; to the hosting institution, it will provide awareness to UDOM community on how important knowledge management is. A stratified sampling technique and a case study were employed. A sample size of eighty two (82) respondents was selected to contribute in the study. The study made use of both primary and secondary sources of data collection. The results show that, the current ways of managing knowledge are not conducive. This is supported by the results which shows that there is no existing policies for knowledge management, it takes a lot of time for a member of staff to get relevant knowledge document, culture does not support knowledge management and level of strategy is not satisfactory. The results also shows that technology relevant in implementing knowledge management is not implemented in most of the colleges in the university. The results of the study confirmed that there is a relationship between knowledge management and efficiency of the organization. The study also revealed that knowledge management is not practiced at UDOM.
dc.publisher	The University of Dodoma
dc.subject	Knowledge
dc.subject	Higher learning institution
dc.subject	HLIs
dc.subject	University of Dodoma
dc.subject	UDOM
dc.subject	KM
dc.subject	KMS
dc.subject	Knowledge Management
dc.subject	Knowledge Management Systems
dc.title	Assessment of knowledge management practices in academics: a study of the University of Dodoma
dc.type	Dissertation