Abstract: The idea that knowledge can be managed is fundamental to the related notions of the knowledge-based business, the learning enterprise and the management of intellectual capital. The recent interest in these overlapping concepts reflects important phenomena that enterprises have to deal with, such as perceptions of increased competition, rates of change and market
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Fast-Track Knowledge Management Careers
Abstract: A Summary of Some Fast-Growning KM Careers A good barometer for measuring the acceptance of a movement might be the appearance of related recruitment ads in leading newspapers and employment services. If so, the dozen or so knowledge management positions listed in recent Sunday editions of the New York Times,
US Federal Organizations Create Chief Knowledge Officer Role
Abstract: While agencies begin to embrace the concept of knowledge management to improve federal employees’ access to information, observers in and out of government disagree on the role of the chief knowledge officer, a position that has been created to lead the charge into this new territory. In the past month,
Knowledge leaders: a new breed of manager
Abstract: With all the fanfare of a newly sanctioned extreme sport on ESPN, knowledge management has captured the attention of executives throughout the global corporate arena. Those who are succeeding have observed firsthand that knowledge management is much more than an amalgamation of technologies. In contrast, the one thing that frequently distinguishes knowledge management
Business Librarian’s Changing Role
Abstract: No longer just researchers for hire, today’s information specialists are active players in corporate KM. The corporate library has long been a backwater of modern business—an underused service department offering research assistance, reference information and historical archives. But now, mushrooming technological capabilities coupled with insatiable business needs for information are