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Knowledge Retention in the Service Industry

Knowledge Retention in the Service Industry

Rodrigo Valio Dominguez Gonzalez
Copyright: © 2016 |Volume: 12 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 15
ISSN: 1548-0666|EISSN: 1548-0658|EISBN13: 9781466689169|DOI: 10.4018/IJKM.2016010104
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Gonzalez, Rodrigo Valio Dominguez. "Knowledge Retention in the Service Industry." IJKM vol.12, no.1 2016: pp.45-59. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJKM.2016010104

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Gonzalez, R. V. (2016). Knowledge Retention in the Service Industry. International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM), 12(1), 45-59. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJKM.2016010104

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Gonzalez, Rodrigo Valio Dominguez. "Knowledge Retention in the Service Industry," International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM) 12, no.1: 45-59. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJKM.2016010104

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Abstract

Currently, the challenge for researchers and managers in the area of knowledge management is to study methods and models that promote and facilitate the acquisition, retention, distribution and utilization of knowledge by individuals and groups of organizations. The main objective of this paper is to analyze how a company that operates in multi-site service sector is organized internally in order to retain the acquired knowledge. The research strategy used is the simple case study, applied in a large multinational company. The findings points out that the service providing organizations should focus their knowledge retention process in a specific department toward this goal. This department has the task of identifying and registering the best practices and learned lessons among all the employees working on different clients in databases, in addition, to promote the integration of these employees in order to promote the distribution of tacit knowledge.

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