Asian Journal of Management
Year : 2018, Volume : 9, Issue : 1
First page : ( 611) Last page : ( 618)
Print ISSN : 0976-495X. Online ISSN : 2321-5763.
Article DOI : 10.5958/2321-5763.2018.00096.3

An Empirical Study of Arts and Commerce Degree Colleges of Mumbai with respect to Knowledge Management Practices

Gala Shaili Vasant*

Assistant Professor, S.P. N. Doshi Women's College, (Affiliated to SNDT University), Ghatkopar West. Mumbai, 400086

*Corresponding Author E-mail: shailigala11@gmail.com

Online published on 2 June, 2018.

Abstract

Knowledge Management (KM) is a buzz word now days in the world of businesses and organizations. Global Universities and institutions have started offering courses and subject of Knowledge management. Indian companies have also started implementing KM in the day to day functions. World's education institutions have also started implementing KM in their organizations on regular basis. This paper tries to find out whether Mumbai's Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are ready for KM implementation or not? Leadership, Organisational culture, Information and Communication Technology, team work, sharing of information and knowledge etc are critical factors for success of KM. This paper studied these factors with regards to Arts and Commerce degree colleges of Mumbai. Researcher has divided Mumbai into six zones and taken 712 (sample) respondents’ feedback regarding their colleges and analyse this primary data with SPSS software. This study will help stakeholders of HEIs to know the position about their organizations.

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Keywords

Knowledge Management, Information and Communication Technology, Leadership, Organisational Culture, Higher Education Institutions.

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