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Knowledge Management Implementation Team
Abstract: Creating a knowledge management organisation should be considered in two phases; an implementation phase (the phase of organisational change; transforming the organisation to one which is fully knowledge-enabled) and the steady state phase (once the transformation has been completed). This document describes some issues concerned with selecting an implementation working
Designing the Knowledge Management Team
Abstract: Teams in IT projects have traditionally involved two parties: end users and IT staff. However, for a knowledge management system, teams need to be more comprehensive to be effective. A knowledge management system is built on expertise, knowledge, understanding, skills, and insights brought into the project by a variety of stakeholders who might
Knowledge Activists’ Successes and Failures
Abstract: Firms are increasingly relying on “knowledge activists” to facilitate the flow of knowledge. This paper discusses which initiatives by activists are most likely to succeed. It identifies a conceptual framework that illustrates the conditions essential to full knowledge sharing and illustrates its effectiveness through a selection of case studies. It concludes by saying
Develop knowledge activists!
Abstract: Ikujiro Nonaka, Georg von Krogh and Kazuo Ichijo introduce the knowledge activist as a knowledge enabler. A knowledge activist is someone, some group or department that takes on particular responsibility for energizing and coordinating knowledge creation efforts throughout the corporation. Therefore, he acts in three roles: as a catalyst of knowledge creation, as