Title: Learning objects in learning organisations: a knowledge management perspective

Authors: Alex Koohang, Jacques Du Plessis, Johannes Britz

Addresses: School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA. ' School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA. ' School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA

Abstract: Within the context of knowledge management, this paper explores how communities of practice (CoP) can be used as a framework in the process of creating, using, and reusing learning objects in learning organisations. The focus of this paper is not on how to create, use, and reuse learning objects. It is on the pertinent role of knowledge management and its tools in the process of creation, use, and reuse of learning objects in learning organisations.

Keywords: learning objects; knowledge management; learning organisation; communities of practice.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMDM.2006.008171

International Journal of Management and Decision Making, 2006 Vol.7 No.1, pp.58 - 70

Published online: 22 Nov 2005 *

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