TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose This paper aims to discuss the necessity of building a knowledge management system in today’s knowledge economy by focusing on human capital management, choice of tools, and how knowledge processes affect an organization’s strategic capabilities.Design/methodology/approach Analyzing several theoretical models in the area of knowledge management and explaining how motivation and choice of tools can improve utilization of knowledge management system.Findings Building a knowledge management system is recommended for transitioning into data analytics to capture business trends in the knowledge economy. Motivation and choice of tools are important to determine the utilization of a knowledge management system.Practical implications This paper presents practical issues and provides insights into building and using a knowledge management system in today’s organizations.Originality/value This paper justifies the need of knowledge management system and presents the issues and solutions to integrate knowledge management system into an organization.
VL  - 35
IS  - 2
SN  - 0258-0543
DO  - 10.1108/SD-07-2018-0163
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/SD-07-2018-0163
AU  - Yee Yann Mey
AU  - Tan Cheng Ling
AU  - Thurasamy Ramayah
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Back to basics: building a knowledge management system
T2  - Strategic Direction
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 1
EP  - 3
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -