Article,
Knowledge management system for fourth generation R&D: KNOWVATION
Technovation, 26 (5-6): 595-602 (2006/0)
Abstract
Since the advent of the embryonic model almost a century ago, R&D
systems have gone through an evolutionary process of development
that can be classified into three generations. Today, the fourth
generation of R&D is emerging that emphasizes both strategic and
operational importance of knowledge management (KM). Despite the
importance of KM, the network between conceptual scheme of the fourth
generation R&D and practical system of KM remains a missing link.
In response, the main objective of this paper is to present a framework
for designing and implementing knowledge management system (KMS)
for the fourth generation R&D. The proposed system is named KNOWVATION,
which combines the notions of knowledge and innovation. First, the
evolutionary classification of the R&D generations and the corresponding
characteristics of the respective generations are defined. Second,
the organizational structure and knowledge functions of the fourth
generation R&D are derived. Finally, the overall design framework
and detailed sub-modules are presented.
