MGMT730 - Knowledge Management

Marks: 10 Preliminary Requirement: Knowledge Management (MGMT730) Assignment Due Date: 28 Jan, 2020 To attempt this assignment you need to read an article “The Eleven Deadliest Sins of Knowledge Management”. The article can be downloaded from Downloads section of LMS. This reading presents different errors that may occur in the field of knowledge management (KM). A systematic attention has been recently given to KM therefore it is important to detect these errors so that KM does not become yet another management trend that promises too much but delivers too little. If we would not be able to identify and resolve these errors, “what we know” about knowledge management may become a myth. Assignment Question: There are eleven errors discussed in the article. According to you, how might you rectify the following two errors? Discuss with rationale. Not Developing a Working Definition of Knowledge Focusing on the Past and the Present and Not the Future Demos to Prepare the Assignment The following demos will help you to learn about literature review, how to search articles in Google Scholar, and referencing with EndNote. Eventually, you will be able to conceptualize rationales from literature review. Overview of Literature Review: What is a Literature Review? A literature review synthesizes scholarly literature on a topic by evaluating a selection of sources. It describes common themes, but must also demonstrate the author’s understanding of the literature through critical analysis, as well as identify gaps and/or controversies in the research. If you want to know the overview of Literature Review, watch the following short video. https://youtu.be/yg76JfHMORk Literature Review - A Practical Example: If you want to know the Literature Review with the help of a practical example, watch the following short video. https://youtu.be/RGcIjn_6cJo Research Articles in Google Scholar & Referencing with EndNote: If you want to know how to search research articles in Google Scholar and referencing with EndNote then watch the following short video. https://youtu.be/ir5Y81bQuWg OTHER IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS: Plagiarism - How not to do it: If you want to know how to avoid plagiarism then watch the following video. https://youtu.be/6CiYH6fNh7Y IMPORTANT: 24 hours extra / grace period after the due date is usually available to overcome uploading difficulties. This extra time should only be used to meet the emergencies and above mentioned due dates should always be treated as final to avoid any inconvenience. DEADLINE:  Make sure to upload the solution file before the due date on VULMS.  Any submission made via email after the due date will not be accepted. FORMATTING GUIDELINES:  Use black and blue font colors only.  Use APA Reference style through Endnote.  It is advised to compose your document in MS-Word format.  You may also compose your assignment in Open Office format.  Use the font style “Times New Roman” or “Arial” and font size “12”. RULES FOR MARKING: Please note that your assignment will not be graded or graded as Zero (0), if:  It is submitted after the due date.  The file you uploaded does not open or is corrupt.  It is cheated or copied from other students, internet, books, journals etc.  It is in any format other than MS-Word or Open Office; e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, PDF etc. Note related to load shedding: Please be proactive Dear students As you know that post midterm semester activities have been started and load shedding problem is also prevailing in our country now a days. Keeping in view the fact, you all are advised to post your activities as early as possible without waiting for the due date.