FACILITATING INNOVATION THROUGH KNOWLEDGE SHARING: A LOOK AT THE US NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER-CARDEROCK DIVISION

摘要

One of the key reasons for engaging in knowledge management is to stimulate innovation in organizations. This would hopefully lead to new products and services in the e-business age. Through knowledge management, a knowledge sharing culture will emerge to foster better collaboration and communication through communities of practice. This paper looks at knowledge sharing techniques and metrics for facilitating innovation and then discusses an organization, the US Naval Surface Warfare Center, pondering the use of these techniques. An approach for knowledge sharing selection is then discussed in context with this organization.