Towards a Semiotic Approach to Practice-oriented Knowledge Transfer

Supaporn Chai-Arayalert, Keiichi Nakata

2012

Abstract

With the rapid growth of information and technology, knowledge is a valuable asset in organisation which has become significant as a strategic resource. Many studies have focused on managing knowledge in organisations. In particular, knowledge transfer has become a significant issue concerned with the movement of knowledge across organisational boundaries. It enables the exploitation and application of existing knowledge for other organisations, reducing the time of creating knowledge, and minimising the cost of organisational learning. One way to capture knowledge in a transferrable form is through practice. In this paper, we discuss how organisations can transfer knowledge through practice effectively and propose a model for a semiotic approach to practice-oriented knowledge transfer. In this model, practice is treated as a sign that represents knowledge, and its localisation is analysed as a semiotic process.

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Chai-Arayalert S. and Nakata K. (2012). Towards a Semiotic Approach to Practice-oriented Knowledge Transfer . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2012) ISBN 978-989-8565-31-0, pages 119-124. DOI: 10.5220/0004115001190124


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@conference{kmis12,
author={Supaporn Chai-Arayalert and Keiichi Nakata},
title={Towards a Semiotic Approach to Practice-oriented Knowledge Transfer},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2012)},
year={2012},
pages={119-124},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004115001190124},
isbn={978-989-8565-31-0},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2012)
TI - Towards a Semiotic Approach to Practice-oriented Knowledge Transfer
SN - 978-989-8565-31-0
AU - Chai-Arayalert S.
AU - Nakata K.
PY - 2012
SP - 119
EP - 124
DO - 10.5220/0004115001190124