KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PERTEMUAN 6 A NEW ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE CRITIQUE OF TRADITIONAL STRUCTURE AN ATTEMPT AT SYNTHESIS-CASE OF MILITARY ORGANIZATION • BUREAUCRACY UNDER THE JAPANESE MILITARY • A SYNTHESIS UNDER THE U.S. MARINE IN SEARCH OF A SYNTHESIS-THE HYPERTEXT ORGANIZATION KAO: AN “IN TRANSITION” CASE OF A HYPERTEXT ORGANIZATION • BUSSINESS-SYSTEMLAYER: A DIVISION SYSTEM WITH FLUIDITY • PROJECT TEAM LAYER:HORIZONTAL, CROSS DIVISIONAL PROJECT TEAMS • EXPLICIT AND TACIT KNOWLEDGE BASES AT KAO • INTERACTION WITH THE OUTSIDEKAO’S ECHO SYSTEM EXPLICIT AND TACIT KNOWLEDGE BASES AT KAO • “FIVE SCIENTIFIC AREAS” AS AN EXPLICIT KNOWLEDGE BASE • PHILOSOPHICAL PRINCIPLES AS A TACIT KNOWLEDGE BASE SHARP AS A “PERFECTED” HYPERTEX ORGANIZATION • THE BUSSINESS-SYSTEM LAYER: A TYPICAL HIERARCHY • PROJECT-TEAM LAYER: THE URGENT PROJECT SYSTEM • EXPLICIT AND TACIT KNOWLEDGE BASE AT SHARP • INTERACTION WITH THE OUTSIDE-SHARP’S CREATIVE LIFESTYLE FOCUS CENTER • A HYPERTEXT ORGANIZATION IN ACTION: SHARP’S ELECTRONIC ORGANIZER SHARP AS A “PERFECTED” HYPERTEX ORGANIZATION • GETTING THE GOLD BADGE • DEVELOPMENT PROCESS CONTINUES WITHIN THE “BUSSINESS SYSTEM”