Abstract: Pressures to increase the role of information and knowledge in national economies have provoked a wide-ranging debate about what kinds of competencies young people and adults now need. The workforce is “upskilling”, both in terms of the average educational level of workers and the types of job that they are performing. White-collar,
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Knowledge management skills needed by line managers
Abstract: New technology and organizational structures are transforming the workplace, but management skills have not yet caught up. Harnessing knowledge and using it as a competitive advantage is one of the key priorities of organizations today. Honing Your Knowledge Skills looks at how to define knowledge working and identifies the practical skills of knowledge
Hot new job title: Chief knowledge officer
Full text from publisher » Bob Weinstein, “Chief knowledge officers in big demand,” Chicago Sun-Times, March
Chief Knowledge Officer – Managing an enterprise’s strategic information
Abstract: Managing an enterprise’s strategic information Big companies are noticing that employees who keep up on what’s up often gain an edge, and are creating a new top-rank position to help that happen. Chief knowledge officers, whether in title or duty only, are in charge of managing institutional