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Knowledge
Organization
Knowledge Organizations in
the 21st Century: The Gate to the Future
Dr. Sam El-Shazly (*)
 The
term "Knowledge Organization" is not chosen
lightly-
it is clear that knowledge transfer in
educational institutions is in a period of substantial
change. This Change is driven by many factors, among which
are research, technology, and human capital. Knowledge
Management in its inherited form is known from longtime.
For hundreds of years, business owners have passed their
commercial wisdom on to their children and Master of Arts
has taught their secrets to their followers. Knowledge
Organization of the 21st century has taken a
new form. In this new age of change where innovation is
the only pass for sustainable development, knowledge
management has emerged as the new gate for the future of
innovation and creativity where opportunities are
unlimited and where human capital is the main element in
the competition formula. In this paper, we offer a new
model for knowledge organization in the 21st
century by exploring the different work and research in
the area of knowledge management, and by linking
knowledge management to the factors that influence the
change process within organizations. We have been able
to develop a new and a unique model for knowledge
organizations in this century where intangible assets
and interdisciplinary approach are the two main
components of the new model. We have also linked the new
model of knowledge organizations to our continuous work
on developing the only innovation system of this new age.
(*)Sam El-Shazly is the assistant Dean for Strategic
Planning & Development at Hail Community College of King
Fahd University, Saudi Arabia, the former Dean of
innovation studies at the Cambridge Philosophy Institute
Switzerland, the Fellow of the AMS, University of Miami,
and the Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, UK. Dr.
Shazly can be reached through e-mail at sam@hcc.kfupm.edu.
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