Knowledge management in a steel company : a case study of the Gerdau Group
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2009.
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| author | Kuhn, Marcelo |
| author2 | John Van Maanen. |
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| description | Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2009. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/501042019-04-10T12:52:16Z Knowledge management in a steel company : a case study of the Gerdau Group Kuhn, Marcelo John Van Maanen. Sloan School of Management. Sloan School of Management. Sloan School of Management. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2009. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-97). Knowledge Management has become part of the business strategy of many corporations all over the world. Their ability to manage and take advantage of their intellectual assets is providing them with and sustaining their competitive advantage. This thesis assesses the Knowledge Management System implemented in a steel company: The Gerdau Group. A literature review, combined with a survey administered to users of the system in the company, provide insights to evaluate to what degree the company is succeeding in achieving its goal: capturing and disseminating technical knowledge among employees from different sites. My evaluation does not examine the software used to manage the system, but rather focuses on the strategic and practical aspects of the knowledge management process. From these materials, I develop a set of recommendations to assist Gerdau in enhancing the quality of its knowledge sharing process. by Marcel Kuhn. S.M. 2009-12-10T19:13:04Z 2009-12-10T19:13:04Z 2009 2009 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/50104 463004504 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 97 leaves application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Sloan School of Management. Kuhn, Marcelo Knowledge management in a steel company : a case study of the Gerdau Group |
| title | Knowledge management in a steel company : a case study of the Gerdau Group |
| title_full | Knowledge management in a steel company : a case study of the Gerdau Group |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge management in a steel company : a case study of the Gerdau Group |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge management in a steel company : a case study of the Gerdau Group |
| title_short | Knowledge management in a steel company : a case study of the Gerdau Group |
| title_sort | knowledge management in a steel company a case study of the gerdau group |
| topic | Sloan School of Management. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/50104 |
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