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Nelly Todorova<br />

unique <strong>and</strong> inimitable resource most studies in KM start with the assumption that KM projects <strong>and</strong><br />

initiatives create value. However, there is concern that KM has generated a lot of interest <strong>and</strong><br />

investment but no real value (Davenport&Prusak, 1998; Spender 2006). Therefore, there is a need for<br />

identifying the value of KM initiatives to provide organizations with a basis for decisions on KM<br />

investments.<br />

Capabilities Capabilities<br />

Envirnoment<br />

Envirnoment<br />

Impacts Impacts<br />

Community Community<br />

involvement<br />

involvement<br />

Taxes Taxes<br />

Skills Skills<br />

Personality Personality attributes attributes<br />

Tacit Tacit knowledge knowledge<br />

Society Society<br />

Human Human<br />

KM<br />

value<br />

Cognitive Cognitive<br />

Beliefs<br />

Norms Norms<br />

Relational Relational<br />

Social Social<br />

Social<br />

responsibility Economic<br />

Exchange Exchange<br />

value value<br />

Consumer Consumer value value<br />

Use Use value value<br />

Structural Structural<br />

Networks Networks<br />

Trust Trust<br />

Intellectual Intellectual<br />

Shareholder Shareholder<br />

value value<br />

Explicit Explicit<br />

knowledge knowledge<br />

Technology Technology<br />

Human Human<br />

resources resources<br />

Commercializable<br />

Commercializable<br />

assets assets<br />

Customer‐related<br />

assets<br />

Structure‐related<br />

Structure‐related<br />

assets assets<br />

Figure 3: Preliminary KM value model<br />

The subject of value is very complex due to its subjective nature, multiple levels of sources <strong>and</strong> users<br />

<strong>and</strong> a multitude of underpinning disciplines <strong>and</strong> perspectives. Current research has called for the<br />

need for integration of these perspectives <strong>and</strong> greater underst<strong>and</strong>ing of the value dimensions at<br />

different levels. This paper presents a preliminary holistic framework of value dimensions in order to<br />

gain better underst<strong>and</strong>ing of the value created from KM initiatives from multiple perspectives at<br />

organizational level. This framework can be used to map out specific value priorities for organizations<br />

<strong>and</strong> align them with measurements that are set for evaluation of KM initiatives. The preliminary KM<br />

value model needs to be validated <strong>using</strong> qualitative <strong>and</strong> quantitative data. Some dimensions may not<br />

be relevant in the context of Km initiatives <strong>and</strong> others may emerge as more important. In addition, the<br />

dimensions need to be better defined in the context of KM.<br />

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