Knowledge Management Process in Several Organizations: Analytical Study of Modeling and Several Processes

This study highlights knowledge management processes and models, causes of differences in their application and how their strong coherence could lead to misunderstandings in interpretations. After taking into consideration existing point of views, the results indicate that causes of differences in applying the processes and models are due to diversity of strategic attitudes in organizations, the impact of high administration and common thought on knowledge management, size of organizations, sectorial activities and its interest in tacit and explicit knowledge. In addition, it indicates that integration is a significant factor and models formed as a guidance framework for an organization to implement and apply knowledge management. While the processes of knowledge are internal, the process of acquiring knowledge are internally or externally through knowledge management department and its staff. The models are more comprehensive than the processes for their content. The approval of a model at the organizational level done by the higher authorities through strategic resolutions and requires consistency with the internal and external environment of the organization. While the other knowledge management processes are supervised and monitored by the knowledge management department, although that they are offered as a package with the knowledge management model for the organization.