10.5.05
Murray Jennex and the Science of Effective Decision-Making
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| Murray Jennex and the Science of Effective Decision-Making: "Murray Jennex's path to his current position has been a circuitous one, winding through military service and a 20-year career in the commercial nuclear industry with a stopover in the Ukraine.
Jennex is assistant professor in the Information and Decision Systems department within the College of Business Administration. Specializing in knowledge managementand organizational effectiveness, he is editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Knowledge Management and president of the Foundation for Knowledge Management.
Last month, as the academic keynote speaker at an Air Force conference in Tucson, Arizona, Jennex presented research findings identifying critical factors for knowledge management success. He also moderated a panel addressing issues facing the Department of Defense and the Air Force in implementing knowledge management.
%u201CKnowledge management is the process of collecting specific knowledge and using it to improve performance. It recycles knowledge so that decisions can be made more effectively,%u201D Jennex said.
Knowledge management is crucial to the military because it teaches military personnel what to do in specific situations by learning from past mistakes. It can�improve a soldier's reaction time�in life-threatening situations.
Jennex has first-hand knowledge of the military from a 4-year stint in the Navy. After leaving, he pursued his education, earning a bachelor's degree in chemistry and physics from William Jewell College, an MBA and a master's in software engineering from National University, and, finally,�a master's in telecommunications management and a Ph.D. in information systems from the Claremont Graduate University.�Jennex is also a certified information systems security professional (CISSP) and a California registered professional mechanical engineer (PE).
After a 20-year career in�the commercial nuclear industry he landed�a position as Y2K manager of southern California�during the months leading�up to the millenium.�Jennex and his team�maintained�the region's computer systems and repaired transmission systems�damaged by hackers.
As a result�of his�experience as a Y2K�manager he was given various opportunities to work in the Ukraine.��%u201CAfter being there for a couple of months I fell in love with the country,' he said. %u201CThe people are friendly and work hard, I relate well to them.%u201D" ¶ 08:32
| Murray Jennex and the Science of Effective Decision-Making: "Murray Jennex's path to his current position has been a circuitous one, winding through military service and a 20-year career in the commercial nuclear industry with a stopover in the Ukraine.
Jennex is assistant professor in the Information and Decision Systems department within the College of Business Administration. Specializing in knowledge managementand organizational effectiveness, he is editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Knowledge Management and president of the Foundation for Knowledge Management.
Last month, as the academic keynote speaker at an Air Force conference in Tucson, Arizona, Jennex presented research findings identifying critical factors for knowledge management success. He also moderated a panel addressing issues facing the Department of Defense and the Air Force in implementing knowledge management.
%u201CKnowledge management is the process of collecting specific knowledge and using it to improve performance. It recycles knowledge so that decisions can be made more effectively,%u201D Jennex said.
Knowledge management is crucial to the military because it teaches military personnel what to do in specific situations by learning from past mistakes. It can�improve a soldier's reaction time�in life-threatening situations.
Jennex has first-hand knowledge of the military from a 4-year stint in the Navy. After leaving, he pursued his education, earning a bachelor's degree in chemistry and physics from William Jewell College, an MBA and a master's in software engineering from National University, and, finally,�a master's in telecommunications management and a Ph.D. in information systems from the Claremont Graduate University.�Jennex is also a certified information systems security professional (CISSP) and a California registered professional mechanical engineer (PE).
After a 20-year career in�the commercial nuclear industry he landed�a position as Y2K manager of southern California�during the months leading�up to the millenium.�Jennex and his team�maintained�the region's computer systems and repaired transmission systems�damaged by hackers.
As a result�of his�experience as a Y2K�manager he was given various opportunities to work in the Ukraine.��%u201CAfter being there for a couple of months I fell in love with the country,' he said. %u201CThe people are friendly and work hard, I relate well to them.%u201D" ¶ 08:32
