Abstract: By balancing the needs for autonomy and control, leaders of organisational communities of practice (OCoPs) play a central role in their effectiveness. This study aims to identify different OCoP leader profiles and analyse possible contingencies with various OCoP types. Using a qualitative methodology on a sample of 16 OCoPs from nine international organisations,
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Most Critical Knowledge Management Skills Hardest to Teach
Abstract: The knowledge management field has become increasingly professionalized in recent years, with more standardized job requirements and degree programs targeted at KM roles. But a lot of KM is about creative problem solving, relationship building, and trust—and there’s no step-by-step handbook to get those right. When we survey KM
Knowledge Management (South Africa) Competency Framework
Abstract: Although South African organisations are beginning to implement KM more aggressively, there are still a variety of incoherent sectoral knowledge strategies. Therefore, their efforts have little impact on social outcomes. It is a common cause throughout the world that knowledge is an essential prerequisite for sustainable competitive advantage and development, and particularly as
Chief Information Officer (CIO) to Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) Transfromation
Abstract: The Information Age developed the need for networked intelligence. Business recognized that competitive advantage lay largely in what a company knows, not what it owns; invested heavily in information technology; and placed the integration of information at the center of what a company does. The Information Age, it turns out, was
A Day in the Life of a 2003 Knowledge Manager
Abstract: Let me introduce myself. I head the knowledge management activities in Defence Aerospace Engineering – part of the business that strives to deliver innovative solutions that meet customer requirements at ever reducing costs – a ripe ground for KM and knowledge sharing. I have been leading the KM activities here in Bristol for