Abstract: Is This Job Really Necessary? On balance, yes. The growing herd of corporate executives who carry the title of chief knowledge officer have real work to do–if they can figure out how to do it. Chuck Lucier, a partner at Booz Allen & Hamilton, the consulting firm, has an odd
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Books, articles, and press releases relevant to Knowledge Management education and the KM career path
Survival Tips for Knowledge Managers
Abstract: In previous generations, knowledge, ‘know-how’, was taught by the foreman, the professional, or the artisan, to the apprentice or articling student, on the job. Most people learned by following the example of the master or expert. In those days, performance evaluation was easy, because the boss always knew more than his or her
Study and Framework of Chief Knowledge Officer Effectiveness
Abstract: The existing literature on Chief Knowledge Officers (CKOs) focuses on individual characteristics and organizational context but fails to convincingly address the issue of process dynamics in terms of effective and ineffective CKO moves and strategies. In order to address this gap we review propositions from the management fashion, diffusion of innovations and issue
Careers in Knowledge Management
Abstract: THE revolution in the field of knowledge is gradually leading to the establishment of a knowledge society, a knowledge economy, knowledge organisations with knowledge workers, in the process giving a strong momentum to the all-pervasive concept of. ‘Knowledge Management’. Have we ever given a thought as to how the compositions of newer
Advice for Newbie Knowledge Managers
Abstract: Several attendees at the actKM conference 2008 were interviewed about what advice they would give to people new to the field of Knowledge Management. You can now listen to their advice on the actKM site! Matt Moore interviewed several people: Mark Schenk, David Gurteen, Arthur Shelley, Graham Durant-Law, myself and