Abstract: One action for knowledge management is to establish support functions dedicated to knowledge management in the organization. The person leading this function is typically called knowledge manager or chief knowledge officer (CKO). The chief information officer (CIO) can be defined as the highest-ranking IT executive who typically exhibits managerial roles requiring effective
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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
Trend: Assigning the strategic functions of knowledge management to the chief information officer
Abstract: Knowledge management is increasingly under attack to show returns on investments and profitable business outcomes. While many companies retain their executive leadership as chief knowledge officers (CKOs) and vice presidents of knowledge management, the trend toward appointing CKOs that developed in the late 1990’s has been reversed at many companies and a new
Role of Effective Chief Knowledge Officer
Abstract: This paper addresses the need to appoint a chief knowledge officer (CKO) in an organisation and where that position be placed within the organisation structure. It also presents a comprehensive review of the literature in an attempt to answer the question regarding the elements: attributes and responsibilities of the CKO, and organisational conditions
Chief Knowledge Officer Neccesary?
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