Alba is one of the largest industrial companies in Bahrain as well as it is one of the largest producer of Aluminum products in the world. In recent years, global competition in aluminum products has increased forcing Alba to restructure its operations and maintain its market share as a leading global company. Among other things, Alba is considering implementing Knowledge Management system to induce change through knowledge creation, creativity and innovation. Both explicit knowledge and implicit knowledge are considered as a strategy to ensure the success of the new knowledge management system. Knowledge sharing, knowledge culture, knowledge workers and knowledge acquisition represent important elements in knowledge management aiming at improving organizational performance and strengthening global competition. Companies, including Alba, need to pursue strategies that support innovation, knowledge sharing and technological learning.
In view of the above statements, answer the following equations:
1. Provided you are familiar with various models that focus on knowledge creation and knowledge dissemination for supporting the performance and competitiveness of the organization. You are requested to develop a model for Alba showing how KM processes and cycles are used to implement knowledge management tasks by the organization. Be sure to identify the key enablers that allow the company to achieve its objectives. Keep in mind that Alba is a Bahrain-based company operating in an environment driven by several internal and external forces including cultural, educational, and technical and etc.…Now compared to the models of knowledge management you are familiar with, can you explain why your model for Alba is more applicable for solving Alba knowledge management initiatives?
2. What are the processes that Alba must pursue in order to organize, manage, transfer and acquire knowledge. You can use the model you have developed to explain your answer.
3. If Alba would like to capture both tacit and explicit knowledge to enhance its global competition, what are the steps that Alba must take to achieve such goals? With regard to tacit knowledge, based on your own experience with your colleagues at work, how do you explain the attitude of these colleagues toward sharing and hording of knowledge.