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Knowledge management approaches in managing agricultural indigenous and exogenous knowledge in Tanzania
Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to assess the application of knowledge management (KM)
models in managing and integrating indigenous and exogenous knowledge for improved farming
activities in Tanzania, by examining the management of indigenous knowledge (IK), access and use of
exogenous knowledge, the relevance of policies, legal framework, information and communication
technologies (ICTs), and culture in KM practices in the communities.
本文研究目的是为了通过对研究本土知识的管理，外来知识的获取和利用，来评估知识管理模型在管理和整合本士土和外来知识在坦桑尼亚农业活动当中的应用。
Design/methodology/approach – Semi-structured interviews were used to collect qualitative and
quantitative data from 181 farmers in six districts of Tanzania. Four IK policy makers were also
interviewed.
采用半结构化访谈方式从坦桑尼亚六个区的181个农民和4个知识管理政策管理者获得定性和定量数据。
Findings – The study demonstrated that western-based KM models should be applied cautiously in
a developing world context. Both indigenous and exogenous knowledge was acquired and shared in
different contexts. IK was shared within a local, small and spontaneous network, while exogenous
knowledge was shared in a wide context, where formal sources of knowledge focused on
disseminating exogenous knowledge more than IK. Policies, legal framework, ICTs and culture
determined access to knowledge in the communities. The study thus developed a KM model that
would be applicable in the social context of developing countries.
这项研究发现西方知识管理模型在发展中国家要谨慎应用。本土知识和外来知识的获取和分享有着不同的环境。本土知识通常在一个地域性、较小的、自发的网络中分享；而外来知识是一个非常广泛的环境中分享。正规的知识源多关注于传播外来知识。政策、法律、信息技术和文化决定着知识在社会中的获取。本研究提出了一个在发展中国家的社会现状下可以应用的知识管理模型。
Research limitations/implications – The study necessitates testing the developed model against
existing KM models, in a specific context such as local communities of the developing world, to
determine whether it is better at explaining the link between KM principles and KM processes.
本研究需要测试在发展中国家的特定环境下本模型与现有知识管理模型的区别，决定它是否可以更好地解释知识管理原理与知识管理处理过程之间的联系。
Originality/value – The proposed KM model provides a deep understanding of the management
and integration of agricultural indigenous and exogenous knowledge in the rural areas of developing
countries. Previous KM models were developed in the context of an organizational environment, and
thus failed to address the needs of rural communities. The proposed model thus advances the theory of
KM in developing countries, and provides linkages between KM processes and KM principles.
知识管理模型可以帮助我们更好地理解农业领域的本土知识和外来知识在发展中国家如何更好地管理和整合。以前的知识管理模型在一个组织环境中被发展，然而却不能很好地满足农户的需求。本文提出的模型在于将知识管理的理论更好地应用在发展中国家，而且建立了知识管理过程与知识管理原理之间的联系。
(以上翻译是否准确,请大家指正!)
原文：Edda Tandi Lwoga.Knowledge management approaches in managing agricultural indigenous and exogenous knowledge in Tanzania.Journal of Documentation,Vol. 67 No. 3, 2011,pp. 407-430
Edda Tandi Lwoga:Sokoine National Agricultural Library, Sokoine University of Agriculture,Morogoro, Tanzania
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