Knowledge Management in the Learning Society
Table 2. Selected differences between the sectors
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Dimension |
High tech |
Medicine |
Education |
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1. Pressures on knowledge creation, mediation and use |
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Main source of pressure for knowledge creation |
Market R&D |
Clients R&D |
Politicians |
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Pressure to Innovation from own professional culture |
Very high |
Medium |
Low |
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Priority given to knowledge creation and mediation |
Very high |
Medium |
Low |
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2. Structures and resources for knowledge creation, mediation and use |
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|
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R&D expenditure |
Very high |
High |
Low |
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Awareness of knowledge management Ideas |
High |
Low |
Very low |
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Application of knowledge management Ideas |
High |
Low |
Low |
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Actor networks |
High |
Medium |
Low |
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Cross-specialism collaboration |
High |
Variable |
Low |
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Expert-novice Interactions |
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|
|
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Apprenticeship training model |
Very high |
Mainly high |
Mainly low |
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Overall Internal networking |
High |
Low |
Very low |
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External organisational networks |
High |
Low |
Very low |
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External actor networking |
High |
Medium |
Low |
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Overall external networking |
High |
Medium |
Low |
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Public-private collaboratlons |
Strong |
Weak |
Very weak |
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Links with universities |
Strong |
Medium |
Weak |
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Use of ICT in mediation |
High |
Medium |
Weak |
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Mediation of new knowledge |
Very fast |
Fast |
Slow |
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Implementation of new knowledge |
Rapid |
Variable |
Slow |
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3. Outcomes of knowledge creation, mediation and use |
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|
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Level of success in knowledge creation |
Very high |
High |
Low |
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Quality of R&D |
High |
Variable |
Low |
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Rate of Innovation |
High |
Variable |
Low |