In the new economy knowledge management is vital. Knowledge management allows companies to leverage their most precious assets, collective know-how, talent and experience. Only by focusing on these precious resources can companies handle new market challenges and opportunities. But hype and confusion plague knowledge management. This book gives you everything you need to know as well as a fr…
This book shows exactly how to put theory into practice, sharing the tools used and the experience and insights gained by two leading knowledge management practitioners. In Learning to Fly, Chris Collison and Geoff Parcell share their experiences from BP, one of the world's leading knowledge organisations. It is a practical, pragmatic workbook packed with hints and tips to help managers put kno…
The Knowledge Management Fieldbook is a hands-on guide full of practical advice for managers wishing to implement knowledge management within their organizations. (text from the publisher)
TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Mystery at the Heart of It All: An Overview of Corning Technology 3. From Lore to Learning: Corning Finds Its "Formula" for Scientific Glassmaking 4. Craft and Science: Partners in Process Invention 5. Leveraging Technology: Corning and the Lessons of Strategic Partnerships 6. Corning and the Military: Innovation in an Era of…
This book rewards careful reading. MIT economist Thurow asks deeper question? whats things have lasting value? Hat will historians remember of our times? What is the foundation of civilization? Despite painting on such a large canvas, Thurow uses a fine brush, providing his reader with a detailed and closely argued summary of current economic issues. (Publisher Weekly)
The consultancy business is booming. For any consultant aiming to survive and grow in this complex world, they need to have a clear and concise change model to hand, one that can guarantee delivery of a wide range of change projects. Based around the author’s 7Cs model (Client, Clarify, Create, Change, Confirm, Continue, Close), The Seven Cs of Consulting offers both budding and experience…
An indispensable guide to the new techniques for managing knowledge workers. They are the idea people, whose brain power and experience have become more valuable to their companies than physical assets or products (think Microsoft). Today's knowledge workers are so in demand, especially in the high-tech sector, that many command large salaries and will job-hop at the drop of a hat. This hands-o…
This book shows how to turn intangible knowledge into tangible business value by creating an organization that is process, team and community based, and properly ICT enabled. It looks at knowledge management from a non-technical, integrated approach called Value-Based Knowledge Management. It shows how to build meaningful knowledge from the ideas and innovations that reside in company professio…
Knowledge Management is a mission critical concern for all managers of today and tomorrow. In a world where political borders are becoming less significant than organizational borders, we face more competition from regions that never before entered our concerns. Unfortunately, with a global market we are also beginning to suffer under a deluge of data and information, the mass volume of which c…