Abstract: Competitive Intelligence (CI) and Knowledge Management (KM) are hot topics around many organizational water coolers. Yet little has been written on how they interrelate or how to improve the mutual competencies of CI and KM workers. In the following article first published in the July-Aug edition of Competitive Intelligence magazine (Vol 6, Number
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Training strategies to promote the ability to learn
Abstract: Knowledge management has attracted much attention as a key strategy to organizational success and survival in today’s unpredictable and highly competitive environments. And yet, unless people in organizations possess the learning capability to use knowledge creatively, a well‐developed knowledge management system cannot be directed at sustaining profitability. Managing knowledge involves both perspectives and
Line managers as knowledge sharing facilitators
Abstract: As human resource management (HRM) and knowledge management are still new areas of research, if we assume the co‐existence of strategic integration, and devolution of HRM responsibilities to line managers, then we can see that an organisation’s strategic intent could be to maximise the contribution of employee’s knowledge and skills, through creating competitive
Impact of transformational and transactional leadership on organizational knowledge
Abstract: Strategy scholars have argued that managing knowledge effectively can provide firms with sustainable competitive advantages. Leaders are central to the process of managing knowledge effectively. Managing knowledge includes three key processes: creating, sharing, and exploiting knowledge. Leaders are central to each of these processes at multiple levels of the firm. Examining the role
IMS Master’s specialization in Knowledge Management @ Monash University
Abstract: The value of knowledge is increasingly being recognized and more and more enterprises are attempting to explicitly manage this most valuable asset. It is nowadays widely recognized that knowledge should be managed within the context of the overall business. The focus should therefore fall on using knowledge to gain a competitive advantage.