Title
Knowledge asset management pertinent to information systems outsourcing
Abstract
Organisations have over time realised that leveraging their already accumulated knowledge assets are the most cost effective way to increase their competitive standing and to harness innovation. In choosing to outsource their information systems (IS), they may unintentionally fragment their knowledge assets by missing critical learning opportunities, with a resulting loss of ensuing business gains. Organisations should manage knowledge exploitation effectively, especially in the context of IS outsourcing arrangements, where the planning, management and operation of all or a part of the IS function, are handed over to an independent third party. There is, however, currently a lack of applied research to explain how knowledge asset dynamics happen in organisational value creation mechanisms, especially in the context of IS outsourcing. This paper analyses and describes knowledge asset management relevant in such an IS outsourcing arrangement. By understanding the requirements to manage knowledge assets, an organisation may optimise the relationships among critical knowledge assets as well as the knowledge sharing mechanisms required to meet knowledge demands in the context of IS outsourcing.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1007/978-3-319-16486-1_5
NEW CONTRIBUTIONS IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES, VOL 1, PT 1
Keywords
Field
DocType
Knowledge assets,knowledge management,IS outsourcing,knowledge transfer,knowledge asset management
Information system,Knowledge sharing,Personal knowledge management,Knowledge transfer,Outsourcing,Knowledge management,Applied research,Asset management,Business,Information systems outsourcing
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
353
2194-5357
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.35
10
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Hanlie Smuts1163.70
Paula Kotzé237049.88
Alta van der Merwe312824.18
Marianne Loock4238.26