BRIDGING THE GAP IN KNOWLEDGETRANSFER BETWEEN ACADEMIAAND PRACTITIONERS

Prepared by:ASYURA BINTI AMINORDIN (NURUL SYAHIDAH BINTI JAMALUDIN (2013146849)NORHAYATI BINTI MOHAMED (2013

DESCRIBE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT INTIATIVES• Program

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) apply the concept of CoP (Collaborative Project) partially successful since HEIs are rated as low importance as a

source of knowledge for innovation

Evidence-based Policy & Practice (EbPP) a method of integration of best research evidence of a specific

problem or issue based on practitioner’s pre-existing experience & expertise on that

subject along with end-user preferences & concerns systematic review based on:

1. identify solutions to the concerned problems2. apply learning is from previous situations3. evaluate the risks4. benefits of potential interventions

• Other Initiative Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)

employed pedagogical techniques- lecturing, case method & simulation in delivering & transmission of academic knowledge

create the required human environment and adopt HR practices- so that researchers are motivated and incentivized for the same.

create a culture that encourages and rewards researchers to socialize with practitioners- information sharing, teamwork and innovation

Technological Infrastructure the non-human systems which facilitate the KMinfrastructure could improve the efficiency of KT. The major functions of technology system- entry,

storage, retrieval, and distribution of knowledge in the KM

system could be leveraged for KT mechanisms such as systematic review

Locate and address knowledge gaps 1.locate

1.Knowledge creation• proportion of managerial knowledge is created in HEIs• researcher is likely to frame managerial problems and

their solutions in his own theoretical and abstract context which would have very little relationship to any particular sector, organization or function of industry and thus become abstract, irrelevant., incoherent or intangible to practitioners at first glance

2.Knowledge diffusion• Most of the knowledge produced and codified by

researchers is compiled and diffused in the form of articles, books, reports and manuals or/and presented at conferences and seminars and in the form of electronic information i.e. online databases

3. Knowledge adoption academic knowledge produced in written and oral form need to be meaningful and understood by practitioners and targeted with appropriate value proposition which is knowledge which has the potential to enhance managerial or organizational performance

4. Knowledge utilizationuse of research-based knowledge would require application of findings, ideas, models and propositions developed in academia by practitioners which can guide orinform decision making in “real world” context

address1. Knowledge creation • researchers would have to gain insight into

the managerial challenges faced by practitioners and their practices which could be through observation, communication and participation

2. Knowledge diffusion• Effective diffusion of knowledge would

require interpretation and presentation of findings in a manner that can be understood by practitioners. Practitioners would not be familiar with the language and semantics employed by researchers to communicate their findings to their peers

3. Knowledge adoption• Knowledge adoption would practitioners

who are end users to re evaluate their Existing cognitive frameworks and experiment with new practices.

4. Knowledge utilization• Effective utilization of new knowledge

adopted by early adopters would still be hampered if the new knowledge created by researchers does not solve immediate problems being faced by the organization