Abstract: This paper investigates the benefits gained by firms when driven by the Knowledge Manager (KM). In particular, several research hypotheses investigate the influence of roles and tasks carried out by the KM on firm success and economic performance. The recent literature misses any empirical study testing whether they are confirmed in practice. The
Information and knowledge management teaching and research in South Africa
Abstract: Information management and knowledge management mean the same thing to some and different things to others. Ultimately, handling or studying information and knowledge management as the same thing or as two different things still raises a lot of debate and confusion. An example of this would be the distinction between data management (DM)
Knowledge Management Certification or Certificate Training
In the Yahoo! Group of the Knowledge Management Consortium International (KMCI) Christian L. B. asks: Hello every body and every one, Please, answer this question to the whole group as : – some may be directly interested, – for others it can be usefull for a reflexion on
Analysing introductory-level knowledge organization courses
Abstract: This paper presents the results of a study examining the subject content of knowledge organization courses taught in ALA-accredited Library and Information Science (LIS) programmes. Close to 2000 course readings of introductory-level knowledge organization courses from 34 LIS schools in the USA and Canada were analysed and indexed. Results indicate that traditional bibliographic
Conferences as educational and training opportunities in Knowledge Management
Conferences in the field of Knowledge Management are a good place to learn about the latest trends and to gain new insights in this domain. Till now a lot of conferences with the sole focus on Knowledge Management have established worldwide (e.g. ECKM, I-KNOW, APQC’s KM Conference, KnowTech). In the course of