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Establishing an integrated KM system in Iran Aerospace Industries Organization

Mostafa Jafari (>Assistant Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran)
Mehdi N. Fesharaki (Associated Professor in the Department of Computer at the Makek Ashtar University of Technology at Tehran, Iran.)
Peyman Akhavan (PhD student in the Department of Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran)

Journal of Knowledge Management

ISSN: 1367-3270

Article publication date: 27 February 2007

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Abstract

Purpose

The main objective of this paper is to investigate the role of knowledge management in aerospace industries and to provide a framework for knowledge management efforts specially designed for aerospace industries towards a knowledge‐based organization.

Design/methodology/approach

This is a conceptual article examining current perspectives of knowledge management regarding aerospace industries requirements. It provides a general framework for knowledge management applied in Iran Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO).

Findings

Providing a conceptual knowledge management framework can be applied to organizations practically. This framework has been applied in a large case study in Iran and is supported by practical implementation in AIO, one of the most important high‐tech industries in Iran.

Practical implications

This paper provides a very helpful guideline for practitioners in implementing knowledge management throughout the organizations and especially in large scale ones.

Originality/value

The paper may be of high value to researchers in the knowledge management field and to practitioners involved with KM adoption in the organizations. This study further opens up new lines of research and highlights implications for knowledge management efforts, including change management programs through KM tools. The paper also provides a synthesis and analysis of the viewpoints and the main factors as reflected in the literature on various dimensions of knowledge management.

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Citation

Jafari, M., Fesharaki, M.N. and Akhavan, P. (2007), "Establishing an integrated KM system in Iran Aerospace Industries Organization", Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 11 No. 1, pp. 127-142. https://doi.org/10.1108/13673270710728286

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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