Exploring Knowledge Management for Command and Staff Education

• Main Authors: Wei-Huang Hsu, 徐煒煌
• Other Authors: none
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/49300554203628149121

碩士 === 中原大學 === 資訊管理研究所 === 95 === Exploring Knowledge Management for Command and Staff Education Abstract： Due to the massive push of knowledge economy and information technology, the competition between enterprises, social organizations and individuals is intensifying. Therefore, more and more organizations and individuals begin introducing knowledge management, which gives rise to a strong demand for knowledge management. To promote competitiveness, an organization has to efficiently and effectively create, seek, grasp and share knowledge and professional skills, so as to apply the know-how to solving problems and make the best use of opportunity. The downsizing of the ROC military forces has resulted in transformation of the organization structure and slash of personnel. However, the business process has not bee adjusted or simplified. Accordingly, the increment of individual workload leads to sharp rise in resignation, which disrupts the handover of experience, and expedites the loss of knowledge. Advanced military education plays a pivotal role in cultivating thoughts on military build-up and readiness, educational functions and defense security. Nowadays, scientific progress and development has led to diversification of national affairs. The military cadres are required to advance their professional skills and diversify their functions. The most important asset on campus is the professional knowledge of the teaching faculty. In the field of education, management of the professional knowledge of the teaching faculty is the very nucleus issue of knowledge management. Consequently, in terms of Command and Staff education, a set of approaches for knowledge management are required to effectively record, classify, preserve, and furthermore, to add and modify the teaching experiences and professional knowledge of the teaching faculty. This dissertation explores knowledge management for Command and Staff education of the ROC armed forces. The individual education curriculums of the Army, Navy and Air Force Command and Staff Colleges, or literature, will be studied respectively, so as to construct the facet of knowledge management for Command and Staff education. The experience and opinions derived from interviews with directors in charge of education curriculum in the Command and Staff Colleges will be used to design a questionnaire. The purpose of the questionnaire is to identify approaches to the promotion of knowledge management for Command and Staff education, whereby handover and accumulation of teaching experiences and knowledge can be effectively facilitated. It is sincerely hoped that such exploration of knowledge management will contribute to the promotion of Command and Staff education of the ROC. In the part of literature review, such terms as “data, information and knowledge” are first clearly defined in tiers. Then the classification of knowledge, including implicit knowledge, explicit knowledge, individual knowledge, organizational knowledge, and the transition models in between are introduced. Next, this study explores the definition of knowledge management and the activities of knowledge management, such as the introduction of knowledge, the selection of knowledge, the editing of knowledge, the access of knowledge, the application of knowledge, the sharing of knowledge and the innovation of knowledge, and so on. The feasible strategies for the instructors to apply knowledge management are then probed. The education plans as outlined in the ROC National Defense Report and in the Command and Staff Colleges are examined so as to get a clear view of the framework of the curriculum for Command and Staff education. Finally, the preliminary theoretical structure of this study is presented. Empirical research is designed in accordance with the aforementioned research goals, literature review and the preliminary theoretical structure. In-depth interviews with directors in charge of education curriculum in the Command and Staff Colleges will be conducted. The conclusions derived from these interviews will be used to construct the conceptional framework for knowledge management for Command and Staff education. Next, a questionnaire will be designed. The personnel involved in Command and Staff education will be required to participate in the survey. The answers collected by the questionnaire will then be analyzed to obtain preliminary data, which is followed by statistical tests. The product will be perspectives and perceptions concerning knowledge management for Command and Staff education. Furthermore, the facet of Command and Staff education, the facet of knowledge management activities, and the facet of knowledge management functions will be analyzed statistically. Finally, the research findings will be presented to the authorities concerned for reference. The results can also serve as reference for further research and development.