Knowledge management in local government : the case of Stellenbosch Municipality

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dc.contributor.authorGaffoor, Shamin
dc.contributor.authorCloete, Fanie
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-01T10:58:34Z
dc.date.available2012-02-01T10:58:34Z
dc.date.issued2010-08
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.sajim.co.za/en_ZA
dc.description.abstractKnowledge management (KM) was a well-founded management approach that held significant benefits for public sector organisations. KM as a management philosophy had an impact on various components of an organisation and it could therefore significantly advance organisational efficiency. The successful implementation of KM initiatives had to be ensured because, different organisational processes and departments had to collaborate and functional silos had to be eliminated. KM required long-term commitment and dedication from all organisational members. Furthermore, there were certain knowledge management enablers in an organisation that needed to be developed and that were necessary for the achievement of organisational effectiveness. These enablers were the organisational culture, human resources, information technology, organisational structure and, the organisation’s strategy and leadership. This article assessed each of these enablers and how they impacted on an organisation’s KM efforts. Stellenbosch Municipality was used as a case in point. The article further examined how local governments were able to effectively implement KM practices as strategic tools used to achieve service delivery and operational goals. The article concluded with a number of recommended strategies, (1) to develop the KM enablers that were present in organisations and (2) to aid the implementation of successful organisational KM initiatives.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublishers' versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent7 p.
dc.identifier.citationGaffoor, S. and Cloete, F. 2010. Knowledge management in local government: The case of Stellenbosch Municipality. South African Journal of Information Management, 12(1), doi:10.4102/sajim.v12i1.422.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1560-683X (online)
dc.identifier.issn2078-1865 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.4102/sajim.v12i1.422
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/19449
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS OpenJournalsen_ZA
dc.rights.holderCopyright is retained by the author(s).en_ZA
dc.subjectPublic administration -- Data processingen_ZA
dc.subjectInternet in public administrationen_ZA
dc.subjectKnowledge managementen_ZA
dc.subjectOrganisational cultureen_ZA
dc.subjectOrganisational effectivenessen_ZA
dc.titleKnowledge management in local government : the case of Stellenbosch Municipalityen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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