文档介绍:Simulation as An Enabler of Knowledge
Management
Shigehisa TSUCHIYA
Chiba Institute of Technology; and The University of Tokyo
2-17-1 Tsudanuma, Narashino-shi, 275-0016, JAPAN
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Abstract knowledge (Nonaka, 1991). In Japan, however,
In Japan, managers have only recently begun to see managers have only recently begun to see knowledge
knowledge management as a methodology of management as a methodology of critical importance.
critical importance. It is because, to share and make It is because, to share and make full use of knowledge,
full use of knowledge, they can no longer rely on they can no longer rely on job rotation and on-the-job
traditional job rotation and on-the-job training. A training based on the lifetime employment. Unlike in
project team of the Institute of Posts and Europe and USA where knowledge management has
munications Policy recently conducted a been widely implemented and several qualitative and
nationwide survey on knowledge management. This quantitative surveys are conducted annually on
survey shows the most important and difficult task knowledge management (. MAKEsm by Teleos),
is to change the interpretative frameworks through only a few case studies of panies in this
organizational learning. Simulation can provide field are available in Japan.
interactive learning environment