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Knowledge management for disaster response: A proposed framework

Knowledge management encompasses a wide range of disciplines. Most organizations face difficult challenges in managing knowledge for emergency response, but it is crucial for response effectiveness that such challenges be overcome.Organizational members must share the knowledge needed to plan for...

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Main Authors: Dorasamy, Magiswary, Jennex, Murray E., Raman, Murali, Kaliannan, Maniam
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2008
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T Technology (General)
Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/11340/1/257-263-CR125.pdf
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spelling my.uum.repo.113402014-07-16T04:26:51Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/11340/ Knowledge management for disaster response: A proposed framework Dorasamy, Magiswary Jennex, Murray E. Raman, Murali Kaliannan, Maniam T Technology (General) Knowledge management encompasses a wide range of disciplines. Most organizations face difficult challenges in managing knowledge for emergency response, but it is crucial for response effectiveness that such challenges be overcome.Organizational members must share the knowledge needed to plan for emergencies. They also must be able during an emergency to access relevant plans and communicate about their responses to it.In this paper we purport the idea that knowledge management systems allow more effective and timely disaster management efforts.We present our idea based on our experience in working with knowledge management systems to support emergency preparedness initiatives in North America. We propose a framework that can be used by local researchers and practitioners to better understand the influence of knowledge management on disaster management. 2008-06-10 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/11340/1/257-263-CR125.pdf Dorasamy, Magiswary and Jennex, Murray E. and Raman, Murali and Kaliannan, Maniam (2008) Knowledge management for disaster response: A proposed framework. In: Knowledge Management International Conference 2008 (KMICe2008), 10-12 June 2008, Langkawi, Malaysia. http://www.kmice.uum.edu.my
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Dorasamy, Magiswary
Jennex, Murray E.
Raman, Murali
Kaliannan, Maniam
Knowledge management for disaster response: A proposed framework
description Knowledge management encompasses a wide range of disciplines. Most organizations face difficult challenges in managing knowledge for emergency response, but it is crucial for response effectiveness that such challenges be overcome.Organizational members must share the knowledge needed to plan for emergencies. They also must be able during an emergency to access relevant plans and communicate about their responses to it.In this paper we purport the idea that knowledge management systems allow more effective and timely disaster management efforts.We present our idea based on our experience in working with knowledge management systems to support emergency preparedness initiatives in North America. We propose a framework that can be used by local researchers and practitioners to better understand the influence of knowledge management on disaster management.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Dorasamy, Magiswary
Jennex, Murray E.
Raman, Murali
Kaliannan, Maniam
author_facet Dorasamy, Magiswary
Jennex, Murray E.
Raman, Murali
Kaliannan, Maniam
author_sort Dorasamy, Magiswary
title Knowledge management for disaster response: A proposed framework
title_short Knowledge management for disaster response: A proposed framework
title_full Knowledge management for disaster response: A proposed framework
title_fullStr Knowledge management for disaster response: A proposed framework
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge management for disaster response: A proposed framework
title_sort knowledge management for disaster response: a proposed framework
publishDate 2008
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/11340/1/257-263-CR125.pdf
http://repo.uum.edu.my/11340/
http://www.kmice.uum.edu.my
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