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    Evaluation of Capturing and preparation of Knowledge Assets for Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing
    (Pakistan LIbrarians Welfare Organization (PLWO), 2022-09-15) Goshie, Rhoda Wusa; Suleiman, Hussaini; Abdullahi, Hajara
    Purpose/ Aim: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the capturing and preparation of knowledge assets for organizational learning and knowledge sharing. Organizational learning is an area of knowledge within organizational theory that studies the way an organization learns and adapts. Organizational Learning involves making tacit theories of action explicit so that people can become aware of, critically examine, and change them. It facilitates accountability by increasing self-awareness and enhancing the ability to exercise conscious choice and intention. Knowledge assets as stocks of knowledge from which services are expected to flow for a period of time that they may be hard to specify in advance with an economic life viable with industry and market context. It gave insights on knowledge sharing as how organizations systematically learns from its mistakes and build on its successes. Research Design: The paper adopted conceptual approach. It determines the concept of Knowledge assets, organizational learning, Identifying and Managing Knowledge Assets, Knowledge sharing, Five- step process for capturing and preparing knowledge assets for organizational learning and knowledge sharing such as; Identification, Capturing, Validation, Formatting and Use in learning, Importance of Identification in the process of capturing solutions for learning, Comprehensive institution wide identification, Importance of capturing solutions for learning, Criteria for Knowledge Capturing, Importance of Validation in the process of capturing solutions for learning, Validation Criteria, Importance of formatting in the process of capturing solutions for learning, Importance of use in learning in the process of capturing solutions for learning, conclusion and recommendations. knowledge assets as, stocks of knowledge from which services are expected to flow for a period of time that may be hard to specify in advance, with an economic life viable within industry and market context. Organizational Learning involves making tacit theories of action explicit so that people can become aware of, critically examine, and change them. In order to make use of knowledge assets and to manage knowledge creation and exploitation. Effectively organizations must be able to identify and quantify these resources. A knowledge-sharing organization systematically learns from its mistakes and builds on its successes. Capturing means recording lessons learned from an experience or event Validation ensures that captured knowledge is presented truthfully, correctly, and in a professional and accessible manner. Formatting involves applying a common, consistent, and user-friendly presentation standard, or format, to all users Significance/ Implications: In order to make use of knowledge assets and to manage knowledge creation and exploitation. Effectively organizations must be able to identify and quantify these resources. Hence, a company has to map its stocks of knowledge assets while keeping in mind that they are dynamic and new knowledge assets can be created from existing ones. A knowledge-sharing organization systematically learns from its mistakes and builds on its successes. It sees knowledge as an important currency and values its operational experiences as opportunities for learning for organizations have the potential to continuously improve service delivery their own and that of peer organizations in their country and throughout the world. However, knowledge-sharing organizations are not born they are made. They must decide to overcome natural barriers to
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    ACCESS TO COMMUNICATION BASED TECHNOLOGY AS A PANACEA FOR KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AMONG FACULTY OFFICERS IN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
    (Pakistan Librarians Welfare Organization (PLWO), 2022-09-15) Suleiman, Hussaini; Goshie, Rhoda Wusa; Jaafar, Sani; Jimada, Aisha
    This article was undertaken to investigate Access to Communication based Technology as a Panacea for Knowledge Management among Faculty Officers in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. The study was guided by two research questions and objectives. The research methodology was purely quantitative and a descriptive research design was used. The study population includes 108 Faculty Officers in the five Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Schools, Shika Zaria. Yamani's formula was used to determine the target population sample of 91 respondents. A questionnaire was used to collect data. A simple random sampling method was used as the sampling method to collect data from the study area. The tool was subjected to face and content validity. The pilot study was conducted at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria’s main campus, which was outside the key study areas but with similar characteristics, and was also tested for reliability using a split- half test, and obtained a reliability coefficient of 0.81. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Statistical Package for Social Science version 21.0. Among other things, the results of the study showed that the greater part of respondents indicated that email, online relay chats, Internet telephony, instant messaging, web services, and video conferencing were the types of Internet facilities or services required and accessible for Ahmadu Bello University Faculty Officers Shika Zaria Most respondents indicated that some of the factors that discourage the use of Internet facilities by Faculty Officers are lack of Internet access and inappropriate research on Internet skills. It recommended, among other things, that the management of Ahmadu Bello University Hospital, Shika, Zaria, should make more computer systems available to the Faculty Officers in the various schools of the institution to allow them unproblematic access to the Internet facilities.