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Social networks and its impact on knowledge management

Given the growing interest and popularity of the social network studies at an individual and organizational level, this paper present critical review of literature, identify gaps and appraise current trends and limitations. Nowadays, the topic of social networks is generally viewed from technology p...

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Main Authors: Rashid, Ammar, Wang, William Y. C., Hashim, Kamarul Faizal
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2011
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HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/12237/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICCSCE.2011.6190527
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spelling my.uum.repo.122372016-04-24T07:11:22Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/12237/ Social networks and its impact on knowledge management Rashid, Ammar Wang, William Y. C. Hashim, Kamarul Faizal HD28 Management. Industrial Management Given the growing interest and popularity of the social network studies at an individual and organizational level, this paper present critical review of literature, identify gaps and appraise current trends and limitations. Nowadays, the topic of social networks is generally viewed from technology perspective; that is to study the adoption and impact of social networking tools and completely ignore the managerial aspect of social networks.In this paper we argue that organization can leverage the power of social networks for performance, growth and eliminate collaboration inefficiencies.This paper also highlights the importance of network analysis at an organizational level and its role in knowledge sharing processes.This paper ends with highlighting the academic and practitioner implications on future research. 2011 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Rashid, Ammar and Wang, William Y. C. and Hashim, Kamarul Faizal (2011) Social networks and its impact on knowledge management. In: International Conference on Control System, Computing and Engineering (ICCSCE 2011), 25-27 Nov. 2011, Penang. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICCSCE.2011.6190527 doi:10.1109/ICCSCE.2011.6190527
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topic HD28 Management. Industrial Management
spellingShingle HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Rashid, Ammar
Wang, William Y. C.
Hashim, Kamarul Faizal
Social networks and its impact on knowledge management
description Given the growing interest and popularity of the social network studies at an individual and organizational level, this paper present critical review of literature, identify gaps and appraise current trends and limitations. Nowadays, the topic of social networks is generally viewed from technology perspective; that is to study the adoption and impact of social networking tools and completely ignore the managerial aspect of social networks.In this paper we argue that organization can leverage the power of social networks for performance, growth and eliminate collaboration inefficiencies.This paper also highlights the importance of network analysis at an organizational level and its role in knowledge sharing processes.This paper ends with highlighting the academic and practitioner implications on future research.
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author Rashid, Ammar
Wang, William Y. C.
Hashim, Kamarul Faizal
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Wang, William Y. C.
Hashim, Kamarul Faizal
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title Social networks and its impact on knowledge management
title_short Social networks and its impact on knowledge management
title_full Social networks and its impact on knowledge management
title_fullStr Social networks and its impact on knowledge management
title_full_unstemmed Social networks and its impact on knowledge management
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publishDate 2011
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/12237/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICCSCE.2011.6190527
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