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Dr. Desmond Kapofu

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Dr Desmond Kapofu, Lecturer

Dr Desmond Kapofu

Desmond Kapofu is a Lecturer in Operations Management at the University of Bedfordshire. He also lectures on the Core Business Programme in year 1 and Business Advances which is a Research Methods unit in year 3. Prior to joining the University of Bedfordshire Desmond was studying for a PhD in Operations Management at the University of Bradford School of Management.

Research Interests

In terms of research, Desmond has an interest in helping organisations improve their operational efficiency by aligning their operational activities with their knowledge management strategies. He developed a Knowledge Management Assessment tool during his PhD study and has an interest in further developing it through widespread application. Further to this, Desmond is interested in Supply Chain Management having done some research in the area at postgraduate level.

Publications

  • An Operations Management perspective of Knowledge Management (Presented at the 3rd International Conference of Knowledge Management in Organisations (KMO), Vaasa, Finland, June 24-25 2008)

Journal Papers in the Pipeline:

  • Integrating knowledge and Knowledge Management into daily operations
  • An Operations Management perspective of Knowledge Management: Towards a KM Assessment and Improvement Tool –Draft Completed

Contact Details

T: 01582 743730
E: desmond.kapofu@beds.ac.uk

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