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Knowledge management in the shipping industry
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Fei, J and Caesar, LD, Knowledge management in the shipping industry, Managing Human Resources in the Shipping Industry, Routledge, J Fei (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 176-195. ISBN 9781138825390 (2018) [Research Book Chapter]
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Abstract
While knowledge management principles have been applied to many industries, the shipping industry in general has been slow in adopting knowledge management. Since the industry is very capital intensive, attention has always been on managing the tangible assets of shipping companies. Due to the lasting skill shortage problem and concerns about shipping safety associated with the human factor, many efforts have been made to improve both the quantity and quality of the workforce of the industry. The very high level of personnel mobility and difficulties in attracting new personnel faced by the industry challenges the effectiveness of some conventional human resource management practices. Knowledge management may provide the industry with an opportunity to address the skill shortage problem from a new perspective. For example, the proposed knowledge retention goes beyond conventional human resources management practices to seek new ways of maintaining and developing a competent and sustainable workforce given the prevailing industry-level competition for talent. This chapter discusses what knowledge management is; why it is important to the shipping industry; and how it may be applied. A brief discussion of the differences and linkages between human resource management and knowledge management is also provided.
Item Details
Item Type: | Research Book Chapter |
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Keywords: | shipping, seafarers, seafarer workforce, knowledge management, employee retention, knowledge retention |
Research Division: | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
Research Group: | Human resources and industrial relations |
Research Field: | Human resources management |
Objective Division: | Economic Framework |
Objective Group: | Management and productivity |
Objective Field: | Management |
UTAS Author: | Fei, J (Associate Professor Jiangang Fei) |
UTAS Author: | Caesar, LD (Mr Divine Caesar) |
ID Code: | 125837 |
Year Published: | 2018 |
Deposited By: | Maritime and Logistics Management |
Deposited On: | 2018-05-09 |
Last Modified: | 2018-12-14 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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