 The MinK framework: towards measuring individual knowledgeMohamed A F Ragab and Amr Arisha Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 2015, vol. 13, issue 2, 178-186 Abstract: Knowledge is the currency of the current economy and a vital resource for sustaining organisational performance in today’s knowledge-based intensively competitive business environment. To avoid the detrimental consequences of knowledge loss, managers are urged to identify where knowledge stocks exist and how knowledge flows within their organisations by identifying knowledge holders among their employees. Although some studies have attempted to use different methods to measure knowledge at the organisational level, very few have addressed the individual knowledge holder. Moving from a critical literature review of the existing knowledge measurement approaches, this paper proposes a novel framework that enables organisations to measure individual knowledge in the business context using a set of metrics, which are subsequently validated via a series of in-depth interviews with senior managers. A summary of the managers’ views on individual knowledge measurement is presented, and reflections on the industry application of the proposed framework and recommendations for its improvement are also discussed. Date: 2015 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:tkmrxx:v:13:y:2015:i:2:p:178-186 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1057/kmrp.2013.40 Access Statistics for this article Knowledge Management Research & Practice is currently edited by Giovanni Schiuma More articles in Knowledge Management Research & Practice from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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