Abstract: You are the CEO of a large multinational organization. Implementing an enterprise-wide knowledge management initiative has long been on your management agenda, but never a priority. Given the dire economic times, the need to become more efficient, effective, competitive, and innovative motivates you and your Directors to execute a KM strategy as quickly
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Miscellany articles relevant to Knowledge Management education and the Knowledge Management career profile
Skills and educational requisites in knowledge management job ads
Abstract: This poster reports the results of a preliminary investigation on the skills and educational requisites that appear in knowledge management (KM) job advertisements. KM is generally understood to encompass tactics and practices that enable organizations to identify, capture, represent, and make available understandings and insights that can be found within individuals and groups.
Chief Knowledge Officers 2005, 2009, and 2015
Abstract: For each of the first three editions of the Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology (2005, 2009 and 2015) but not for the fouth and fifth edition (2018 & 2020), Richard T. Herschel (Saint Joseph’s University, USA) wrote an article on the role of the chief knowledge officer. Read on and see how it
Knowledge Professional’s Role in Knowledge Management
Abstract: Many KM activities require extensive and unusual expertise. In particular, analysis of knowledge-intensive (K-I) activities — the mental tasks people perform and the mental models they use to deliver work products — is complex and based upon deep insights into what typically takes place in the knowledge worker’s mind during different stages of
ASIS&T panel on the Knowledge Management career
Abstract: The panel will discuss the growing challenges in knowledge management education. Particularly they will debate and share their visions and experiences on following issues: What are the career opportunities for students graduated from KM program? What skills and knowledge should we empower our students in KM