Toyota's Efforts in Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation: A Study

KNOWLEDGE
MANAGEMENT
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TOYOTA’S EFFORTS IN KNOWLEDGE CREATION, DISSEMINATION,
AND PRESERVATION AND THE KEY CHARACTERISTICS
 Usage of decentralized Knowledge management.
 A people based enterprise.
 Introduction of new institutes and centres for updated
knowledge.
 Use of both Tacit and Explicit knowledge.

ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN
ESTABLISHING KM AND HELPFULNESS
OF PRINCIPLES KM IN TOYOTA.
 Continuous training and mentoring.
 Encouraging employees to share
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 Usage of Quality circles to assess
work.
 Usage of 5 key principles to lead to
success.