Title of article
Knowledge Management Pattern for Project-Based Organizations in Energy Industry: A Grounded Theory Study
Author/Authors
Amidi, Masoume Management Department - IT management Faculty - South Tehran Branch,Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran , Hashemzadeh, Gholamreza Management Department - IT management Faculty - South Tehran Branch,Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran , Alizadeh, AliAkbar National Iranian Oil Company, Tehran, Iran
Pages
8
From page
52
To page
59
Abstract
Knowledge management (KM) has been considered as an important
competitive advantage for all kinds of organizations, including
energy sector. Executing research and development (R&D) projects
of energy industry (RDEI) will create, share, and reuse a huge
amount of knowledge, and few organizations know how to manage
it effectively. Thus, finding a customized KM pattern which matches
specific factors of the RDEI is a major concern of managers. This paper
aims to present a customized KM pattern for the R&D projects of the
studied sector considering project-based organization characteristics
by using grounded theory. Needed information is gathered by semistructured
interviews with experts. By using open, axial, and selective
coding, the components of the final model and their relations were
found. The results showed 48 open codes, 15 main and 5 secondary
concepts which were all formed in “causal situations”, “intervention
situations”, “strategies”, “pivot phenomena” and “effects”.
Keywords
ENERGY INDUSTRY , R&D RESEARCH PROJECTS , GROUNDED THEORY , KM MODEL
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2018
Record number
2469724
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