Yawar Abbas

A reflection on the knowledge flows of the Cynefin framework and their applicability within the context of new rolling stock introduction in the Netherlands Railways

by Yawar Abbas
July 19, 2019October 17, 2019

As stated by Kurtz & Snowden, (2003) the Cynefin framework “originated in the practice of knowledge management as a means of distinguishing between formal and… Read More »A reflection on the knowledge flows of the Cynefin framework and their applicability within the context of new rolling stock introduction in the Netherlands Railways

Reflection on the key developments on the organizational knowledge creation theory

by Yawar Abbas
April 23, 2019October 17, 2019

Theoretical BackgroundThe organization knowledge creation theory was first developed by Nonaka, (1994) that explained the conversion of tacit and explicit knowledge into organizational knowledge and… Read More »Reflection on the key developments on the organizational knowledge creation theory

A reflection on the paper about “Tacit knowledge management” by Ribeiro, R., (2013)

by Yawar Abbas
February 13, 2019October 17, 2019

The concept of tacit knowledge which can be simply put as the knowledge that cannot easily be articulated into words was first presented by Polanyi… Read More »A reflection on the paper about “Tacit knowledge management” by Ribeiro, R., (2013)

Role of the organizational context in tacit knowledge management

by Yawar Abbas
January 17, 2019October 17, 2019

Proper management of Tacit Knowledge (TK) requires a clear understanding of the organizational context. This was demonstrated by Evangelista and Hau, (2009) where they investigated… Read More »Role of the organizational context in tacit knowledge management

“Systems integration, testing and pilot operations”, An event hosted by Railforum-Review

by Yawar Abbas
November 26, 2018October 17, 2019

Systems Integration Event hosted by Railforum

An interesting event on the topic of “systems integration, testing and pilot operations” was hosted by Railforum on 20^th of November 2018. Program description of this event can be accessed here. Railforum is a Dutch organization that provides a platform to stakeholders from public transport and railways sector for sharing knowledge, experiences and ideas with each other. This post is divided into three sections, first section provides a brief summary of main points covered by different speakers during the event and a reflection on their talk. Second section digs deeper into identifying key differences in approaches followed for systems integration and last section mentions some of the best practices of knowledge sharing that were observed during the event. Read More »“Systems integration, testing and pilot operations”, An event hosted by Railforum-Review