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
Knowledge Management roles and responsibilities
Toolbox for IT Group ‘Knowledge Management Career’
Group Profile: This group covers Knowledge Management related career topics, including career advice, career pathing, education, certification, and roles and responsibilities. Group Archive Link » Note: The Knowledge Management Career group as well as other groups are no longer available but past discussions are still archived on the Toolbox
Governance and Leadership of Knowledge Management
Abstract: This chapter introduces a framework for analyzing governance arrangements of KM programs. The framework is used to analyze the organizational structures, processes and relational mechanisms, including leadership matters, which guide the KM program of a large European corporation. The analysis focuses on the issues KM leaders and staff encounter in defining their KM
Being a Knowledge Manager for the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Abstract: A few weeks back I had the privilege of a conversation with Patricia Eng who directs knowledge management for the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. I had met Patricia at KM World the previous November, and was impressed by her passionate, no-nonsense, deeply practical approach to KM, not to mention a very robust sense
Knowledge Management for 21st Century Information Professionals
Abstract: Due to rapidly changing information and communication technology (ICT), library science has been incessantly evolving. The internet has further transformed the information society into to a global society. The knowledge explosion and ICT tools have equipped information and library science with immediate access to practically limitless sources, plus quick storage, retrieval and sharing