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Published in: Information Systems Frontiers 6/2016

01-12-2016

Competence management in knowledge intensive organizations using consensual knowledge and ontologies

Authors: Chris Kimble, José Braga de Vasconcelos, Álvaro Rocha

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Abstract

This article describes an architecture suitable for use in a competence management system for knowledge intensive organizations (KIOs). The underlying motivation for this work is to explore the practical problems of the use of codified knowledge in knowledge management systems (KMS) in KIOs. We explore some of the key issues associated with the use of tacit and codified knowledge in KMS, and describe an architecture based on an ontology-driven framework derived from collective and consensual knowledge that acts as a structure for a formal knowledge base. We describe, in outline, a prototype competence management system based on this architecture designed to support the management of competencies in a structured way. We conclude with some observations about our approach to the representation of knowledge in a KMS and its potential value to KIOs.
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Metadata
Title
Competence management in knowledge intensive organizations using consensual knowledge and ontologies
Authors
Chris Kimble
José Braga de Vasconcelos
Álvaro Rocha
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Information Systems Frontiers / Issue 6/2016
Print ISSN: 1387-3326
Electronic ISSN: 1572-9419
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-016-9627-0

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