The document discusses barriers to knowledge adoption and utilization in organizations. It identifies several common barriers, including not knowing about available knowledge resources, not having the ability to implement new knowledge, unwillingness to change, and lack of permission due to organizational policies. Case studies are presented that show how these barriers can be addressed by better understanding training needs, providing enabling resources, communicating value, and changing policies to support knowledge adoption. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of developing training programs collaboratively to overcome utilization barriers and creating an enabling environment for knowledge to be applied.

1. Capacity Building:
Barriers to knowledge adoption
Jamil Alkhatib
18.09.2013
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2. Yesterday
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Knowledge utilization
Talents retention
Matching training objectives
with employee role
Employee dissatisfaction
Career development
Need assessment
Recognition & motivation
Knowledge transfer

3. The challenge (my story)
Large corporation focused on
R&D and Innovation
Available financial resources
Available highly skilled and
talented engineers
Several training programs
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4. But…
Not always employees are motivated to
deliver creative works and motivated
to use their skills and knowledge
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5. Can we force it?
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6. Challenge:
Global Spendings
Global Spend
(USD)
North America
(USD)
Rest of World
(USD)
Annual
Growth Rate
2012 $291.7B $131.3B $160.4B 2.0%
2011 $286.0B $128.7B $157.3B 5.5%
2010 $271.1B $122.0B $149.1B 10.9%
2009 $244.4B $110.0B $134.4B -17.3%
2008 $295.6B $133.0B $162.6B -2.2%
2007 $302.2B $136.0B $166.2B NA
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Source: http://www.trainingindustry.com/wiki/entries/size-of-training-industry.aspx
Companies spendings on training activities
What about KSA?

7. But…
• … what is the return of investment of
these trainings??
• Are they utilized by the workforce?
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8. So what is the problem
with the training?
What are the barriers of
applying new knowledge
in organizations?
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9. Could be this...
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10. Management & capacity
building
• Management is not about control or
mechanisms it is about creating the conditions
• Management has to do with resources to be
committed and the decisions to be taken and
coordination to utilize the knowledge.
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11. To build the right environment,
We need to understand the barriers
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12. Barriers
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Barriers
Do not
Know
Can
not Do
Not
Willing
Not
Allowed

13. CASE STUDIES
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14. Technology Transfer
• Offered various Formal Training subjectsDo not Know
• Grant to the university & offices
• Access to International network of expertsCan not Do
• Visits by key experts to University presidents
• Study Tour and sharing success storiesNot Willing
• Support the change of University policies
Not Allowed
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15. Youth Training
• Training of the workers
• Training of TrainersDo not Know
• On the job counseling
• Provide needed resources ***Can not Do
• Role models show the value of the program
• Communicate the value of the program to key
people
Not Willing
• Government policies
• Organizations policies***Not Allowed
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16. Schools Training
• Training the students
• Training the teachers
Do not Know
• Counseling sessions to the
teachers***Can not Do
• Incentives to teachers***Not Willing
• Change the curricula***Not Allowed
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17. Online Education***
• Promoting the programs (know the programs)
• Available contents (know the subjects)Do not Know
• Internet access
• Language barrier
• Technical barriers
Can not Do
• Key people show the value of programs
• Share success storiesNot Willing
• Government policies / recognition
Not Allowed
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18. FINAL
RECOMMENDATIONS
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19. In order to avoid this
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20. We need to focus on…
• enabling environment to utilize the
knowledge, rather than merely knowledge
acquisition.
• developing a training program in
collaboration with the trainees/staff to
understand the utilization barriers.
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21. Thank You
Jamil Alkhatib
http://www.ibtecar.me
http://jamil.alkhatib.me
http:// www.slideshare.net/jamilkhatib
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