Abstract: The emerging knowledge economy and society bring new challenges to organizations, managers and workers: the accelerating pace of innovation in products, services and processes; the growing importance of work that requires extensive education, experience and judgment; and the escalating complexity of knowledge, which becomes increasingly distributed and changeable, among others. The field of knowledge
Knowledge Management capabilities
U.S. Air Force Knowledge Management Career Field Education and Training Plan
Abstract: Knowledge Management Specialist might seem like an overly broad job title. That’s appropriate in a way because, in the Air Force, these specialists are responsible for coordinating and distributing information across all departments. This may include work like writing missile launch manuals or ensuring the secure disposal of important
RealKM Series on “Educating Knowledge Managers”
Abstract: In 2007, Andre Saito published a PhD proposing a model of knowledge management competence which could be used as the basis for educating KM staff. As well as being well-written and interesting in its own right, edited portions of his PhD have been serialised on RealKM to provide an explanation of many of
Knowledge Leadership
Abstract: In our research for Creating the Knowledge-based Business we found without exception that where KM was progressing well, underpinning it was strong leadership. We identified the following as the essential factors of knowledge leadership: A knowledge leader (or champion) – that person may or may not have a title
Survey Findings on Knowledge Managers’ Characteristics and Activities
Abstract: Knowledge management (the process) and knowledge managers (the people) are recent organizational phenomena. The latter (the knowledge managers) are those key individuals charged with the task of making the former (knowledge management) successful. Due to the recent emergence of these organizational initiatives, a study of knowledge managers – who they are and