Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of knowledge leader readiness within large companies operating in a changing environment. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual framework emerged from an analysis of four large companies and a review of the knowledge management literature. Secondary research was conducted to
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Anatomy of the Knowledge Management Group of Philadelphia
Abstract: A Community of Practice is an organizational form receiving increasing attention as a social structure for sense-making and knowledge management. The central question addressed in this paper is how (and why) these communities form and grow over time. We explore these questions through a deep qualitative analysis of a
The Knowledge Strategist
Abstract: The knowledge strategist is critical to successful knowledge sharing in the organization. The organization’s effectiveness begins with an enterprise-wide knowledge culture, built on a knowledge strategy supported by successful KD/KS/KU, the operational result of the knowledge services strategic framework. The knowledge strategy matches the company’s management strategy, and to achieve KD/KS/KU success and ensure
What’s a Chief Knowledge Officer
In memory of Buckman Labs’ and SAIC’s Knowledge Strategist Melissie Rumizen, featured in Stan Garfield’s “Profiles in Knowledge” series. Abstract: In This Chapter: Why CEOs need CKOs. Initiating the search for a CKO. Establishing qualifications for a CKO.
Technical competencies in knowledge management (KM) and training issues
Abstract: Many organizations have started to adopt knowledge management as one of their strategic initiatives that is to create, retain, share and use the valuable knowledge assets to achieve the organisational objectives. Although knowledge management (KM) is mainly adopted by the private sectors, the Knowledge-based Economy Master Plan, which was launched in 2002 by