Knowledge Management Literary Growth

In Chapter 2 of Knowledge Management (KM) Process in Organization that was writen by Claire R. McInerney

In this chapter, the author present some graphic that shows some fact about increasing of literature of knowledge management that proof ,that many organization take their concern in knowledge management, moreover, with a serious program, some organization hold a special divition that handling knowledge management. This phenomenon, risen since 1991.

According to stage in this picture, knowledge management has a stage to reach their knowledge maturity.

 Source from http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/elj/jilt/2002_2/gottschalk/

In this chapter, the author also explain the knowledge management growth in amount of article, dissertation has increased since 1991 until 2006 in so highly. But in 2008 until 2009 this situation change to be decline situation. And in this century, much hopeful from the author that many people use their account in social media, or social networking such as facebook, twitter, blog, or other media to sharing and capturing the knowledge. Because this tools, is more helpful things for knowledge lover and organization especially to increase their knowledge.

But it need more powerful support from teacher in education scope or stakeholder in other organization that need knowledge to increase their income, as a result for apply the knowledge as an innovation and increase their productivity.

In this picture I want to show you, how high the increase of knowledge management literary until 2006.

Source from  http://informationr.net/ir/13-4/paper386.html

And the different of the knowledge management growth in some industries.

Source from C.J.(Neels) Kruger, Assessment of knowledge management growth: a South Africa perspective (http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1823980&show=html)