A study of knowledge management system activation methods based on knowledge market theory

Abstract

An importance of knowledge management (KM) leads many companies to utilize knowledge management system (KMS) but the users do not make use of KMS frequently. The purpose of our work is to examine how knowledge market-based price mechanism affects the utilization of current KMS and to find out solutions to improve KMS use. For the purposes of this investigation, we analyzed large enterprises and public institutions using KMS in Korea with differentiated groups by the survey. As a result of the analysis, most companies have operated the KMS relying on traditional KM methodology. It is important to develop appropriate knowledge market-based KMS. In this paper, we presented the future of the market-based system by comparing knowledge market-based KMS with traditional KMS. For the future work, it is recommended that knowledge market-based mechanisms be examined with qualitative research.