Download or read book Knowledge Management Tools written by Rudy Ruggles and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-11-03 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third in the readers series Resources for the Knowledge-Based Economy, Knowledge Management Tools analyzes the use of knowledge management tools in the past, present and future. It helps managers and companies utilize what they know. The selections in this volume were carefully chosen to represent the strengths and weaknesses, and pros and cons of using technology to support knowledge-based activities. They acknowledge that, although tools alone are not the answer to the difficult questions surrounding knowledge management, if utilized effectively tools can open up new realms of innovation and efficiency for today's knowledge-driven businesses.

Download or read book Knowledge Management written by Raman and published by Excel Books India. This book was released on 2009 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KM is an IT subject. Right&? Wrong! Knowledge and its management is a prerogative of everyone. Since the magic of information transforming itself into knowledge which in turn becomes information at the next level, thus continuing the eternal cycle of knowledge quest has always fascinated people throughout the ages. This book is about celebrating knowledge for its own sake and emphasising that unless it is shared, there would be no new knowledge. Also knowledge per se can never be costed or priced, it is only the process of acquiring it, storing it and disseminating it that can be expressed in economic terms. Knowledge is free and that is the way it has always been or will ever be. The book has evolved as the author went about understanding the esoteric concept of KM and sought to unravel what it really stood for. Key Featuresv A comprehensive look at KM as a subject. First of its kind - a resource book on KMv Clear view of knowledge, the way of its creation and the manner of its managementv Classical approach to KMv Modern approach to KMv KM modelsv KM tools and their applicationv The mystique of how information becomes knowledgev Datamining and datawarehousing explainedv KM and its application in the corporate sectorv Case studies galorev Most comprehensive list of further readings, extensive group and individual exercises for students of KM

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management Second Edition written by Schwartz, David and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-07-31 with total page 1652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge Management has evolved into one of the most important streams of management research, affecting organizations of all types at many different levels. The Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management, Second Edition provides a compendium of terms, definitions and explanations of concepts, processes and acronyms addressing the challenges of knowledge management. This two-volume collection covers all aspects of this critical discipline, which range from knowledge identification and representation, to the impact of Knowledge Management Systems on organizational culture, to the significant integration and cost issues being faced by Human Resources, MIS/IT, and production departments.

Download or read book Knowledge Management written by Alwar Thothathri Raman and published by . This book was released on 2003-12-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Knowledge Management in Practice written by Anthony J. Rhem and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-08-19 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This evidence-based book provides the framework and guidelines that professionals need for working with the contemporary explosion of data that is creating opportunities and challenges to all phases of our society and commerce." –Larry R. Medsker, Research Professor in Physics and Data Science, The George Washington University Knowledge Management in Practice is a resource on how knowledge management (KM) is implemented. It provides specific KM methods, tips, techniques, and best practices to gain competitive advantage and the most from investing in KM. It examines how KM is leveraged by first responders, the military, healthcare providers, insurance and financial services companies, legal firms, human resources departments, merger and acquisition (M&A) firms, and research institutions. Essential KM concepts are explored not only from a foundational perspective but also from a practical application. These concepts include capturing and codifying tacit and explicit knowledge, KM methods, information architecture, search, KM and social media, KM and Big Data, and the adoption of KM. Readers can visit the book’s companion website, KM Mentor (www.KMMentor.com), where they can access: Presentations by industry leaders on a variety of topics KM templates and instruction on executing KM strategy, performing knowledge transfer, and KM assessments and audits KM program and project implementation guidance Insights and reviews on KM tools Guidance on implementing and executing various KM Methods Specialized KM publications A private secure collaboration community for members to discuss ideas and get expert answers and advice

Download or read book Human Resource Management in the Knowledge Economy written by Mark L. Lengnick-Hall and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume synthesizes thinking on knowledge management and intellectual capital from a broad range of sources and identifies how human resource management can make a value-added contribution.

Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Knowledge Management written by Melissie Clemmons Rumizen and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses management models and concepts, strategies for sharing knowledge, and ways to implement the concept within a company.

Download or read book The Blackwell Handbook of Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management written by Mark Easterby-Smith and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2005-08-19 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the state-of-the-art, international handbook for a field of inquiry that is still emergent and yet occupies a central position in contemporary management and organization theory. Marjorie Lyles at the University of Indiana and Mark Easterby-Smith at Lancaster University, UK, draw together analyses and critical commentary from the leading experts on organizational learning and knowledge management around the world. Links are made to existing bodies of theory in the root disciplines of economics, psychology and social theory, while the challenging implications for research and future paths of inquiry are outlined and discussed. The definitive up-to-date guide to the field. Original contributions by the leading scholars of Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management world-wide. Editors internationally recognised authorities. Handbook shows links between 'knowledge' and 'learning' literatures. Indicates paths for future research and inquiry. 'Must Have' reference source for all scholars in this field.

Download or read book Knowledge Management written by Tapan K Panda and published by Excel Books India. This book was released on 2008 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea of managing and transforming tacit to explicit knowledge is getting more and more attention in public systems domain. It has been quite sometime that authors, researchers and managers have come to realize that employees, processes and systems of decision-making in the organizations are a great reservoir of tacit knowledge. It is an important challenge to build and manage systems that can capture, store, retrieve and build new knowledge base for effective decision-making and yet have a human interface. This book is an eye opener for people having interest in knowledge management and knowledge management systems in modern organizations. This book covers ideas, models, conceptual papers and case studies covering the whole globe through the lenses of authors of different continents. For good governance and effective management of public systems, the authors have developed knowledge management processes, models and systems that can have universal appeal and applicability. The book has sixteen, well researched, thought provoking papers and case studies from India, Europe, Brazil and USA. The judicious mix of conceptual papers and case studies will help the students/managers to understand and internalize the process and stages of knowledge management from different countries. It will also make them visualize the practice of knowledge management across the diverse organizations and countries.

Download or read book Intellectual Capital and Knowledge Management written by Federica Ricceri and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-03-13 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book revolutionizes the measurement and management of knowledge resources in organizations by establishing the important link between organizational strategy and the intellectual capital of an organization.

Download or read book Knowledge Management written by Jennifer A. Bartlett and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-05-15 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While librarians and information professional are experts at providing resources to users, managing their own internal working knowledge and information can be a challenge. As information environments continue to become more complex, librarians and other information professionals must build on the existing expertise and skills within their organizations to keep them relevant to the information needs of their patrons and communities. Knowledge management (KM) is an intentional set of strategies intended to capture, preserve, and use human knowledge from employees to further the goals of an organization. Knowledge Management: A Practical Guide for Librarians will help librarians recognize, organize, communicate, and leverage both the tacit and explicit knowledge already in their organizations for the benefit of themselves and their users. Topics covered include: Why knowledge management is important in libraries and information organizations The knowledge management lifecycle: capturing, organizing, storing, sharing, and updating knowledge Capturing tacit and explicit knowledge and getting staff buy-in Tools and methods for recording and developing organizational information flow Facilitating the transfer of organizational knowledge and expertise Promoting knowledge innovation and learning Knowledge Management is intended to help individual librarians and library managers in all library settings (academic, public, school, special, etc.) to think critically about their existing knowledge management environments with an eye toward improving existing procedures or implementing a KM program. This guide will provide readers with basic background information and useful, targeted exercises and examples to help them develop knowledge management programs in their own organizations.

Download or read book Knowledge Management in Theory and Practice third edition written by Kimiz Dalkir and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2017-12-22 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new, thoroughly updated edition of a comprehensive overview of knowledge management (KM), covering theoretical foundations, the KM process, tools, and professions. The ability to manage knowledge has become increasingly important in today's knowledge economy. Knowledge is considered a valuable commodity, embedded in products and in the tacit knowledge of highly mobile individual employees. Knowledge management (KM) represents a deliberate and systematic approach to cultivating and sharing an organization's knowledge base. This textbook and professional reference offers a comprehensive overview of the field. Drawing on ideas, tools, and techniques from such disciplines as sociology, cognitive science, organizational behavior, and information science, it describes KM theory and practice at the individual, community, and organizational levels. Chapters cover such topics as tacit and explicit knowledge, theoretical modeling of KM, the KM cycle from knowledge capture to knowledge use, KM tools, KM assessment, and KM professionals. This third edition has been completely revised and updated to reflect advances in the dynamic and emerging field of KM. The specific changes include extended treatment of tacit knowledge; integration of such newer technologies as social media, visualization, mobile technologies, and crowdsourcing; a new chapter on knowledge continuity, with key criteria for identifying knowledge at risk; material on how to identify, document, validate, share, and implement lessons learned and best practices; the addition of new categories of KM jobs; and a new emphasis on the role of KM in innovation. Supplementary materials for instructors are available online.

Download or read book Knowledge Management in Organizations written by Donald Hislop and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-01-31 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introductory level textbook critically reviews and analyses the key themes underpinning knowledge management in organisations. It presents the key debates in this area, including coverage of epistemologies of knowledge, managing and sharing knowledge, and learning and innovation.

Download or read book Knolwedge Management A Resource Book written by and published by Excel Books India. This book was released on with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Knowledge Management Case Book written by Thomas H. Davenport and published by Publicis. This book was released on 2000-12-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a Foreword by Dr. Heinrich von Pierer President and CEO of Siemens AG While theoretical perspectives on knowledge management abound, there is clearly a lack of shared practical applications and experiences. This book provides a perspective on knowledge management at Siemens - an internationally recognised benchmark. Tom Davenport and Gilbert Probst bring together instructive case studies from different areas of this major transnational corporation that reflect the rich insights gained from years of experience in practising knowledge management. The Knowledge Management Case Book provides a comprehensive account of how organisational knowledge assets can be managed effectively. Specific emphasis is given to the development of generic lessons that can be learned from Siemens' experience. The book also offers a roadmap to building a 'mature knowledge enterprise', thereby enhancing our understanding of the steps that need to be taken in order to sustain competitive dominance in the knowledge economy.

Download or read book Creating Knowledge Management Policy in Human Resources Management Based on Job Satisfaction written by Mustafa Sağsan and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-29 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a highly competitive environment of business and education, organizations are aware of the significance of intangible assets. They are capable of determining the intangible assets that the organization possess, but they are incapable of determining and establishing the process for managing, measuring, and organizing these assets to ensure that they are well activated and used. The concept of knowledge management has been developed and is of interest to both researchers and administrators, by emphasizing its importance and its necessity to adopt such a modern management approach and policy. It is presenting that knowledge management processes play a focal role in developing and progressing organizations due to their great impact in solving problems, developing the best administrative procedures and processes, besides being a method to deal with the variables and challenges of achieving strategic goals of organizations. In addition to this, employee job satisfaction is clarified as one of the most consequential element of human resource management in organizations, whereby educational, business, non-profit organizations nowadays seek to enhance the utilization of its human resources regarding skills or creativity or latent creative ideas, which leads to developing both employee and organizational performance. The main purpose of this study is to describe and correlate the role of knowledge management processes that consist of: (knowledge creating, knowledge sharing, knowledge storage, and knowledge implementation) in human resource management based on job satisfaction. The empirical part of this study applies quantitative research design for collecting and analyzing, and data has been tested. The quantitative research design compliments the research problem. Questionnaire survey techniques have been tested as the most suitable data collection instrument to receive the necessary data. The outcome of the study indicates that all independent variables in the knowledge management processes have a statistically significant positive impact on the dependent variable that is human resource management based on employee job satisfaction.

Download or read book Managing Knowledge for Sustained Competitive Advantage written by Susan E. Jackson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-06-03 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eighteenth volume in the Jossey-Bass Organizational Frontiers Series provides an in-depth examination of how I/O psychologists can help find, recruit, and manage knowledge. The authors explain the nature of different types of knowledge, how knowledge-based competition is affecting organizations, and how these ideas relate to innovation and learning in organizations. They describe the strategies and organizational structures and designs that facilitate the acquisition and development of knowledge. And they discuss how continuous knowledge acquisition and innovation is promoted among individuals and teams and how to foster the creation of new knowledge. In addition, they explain how to assess the climate and culture for organizational learning, measure and monitor knowledge resources at the organizational level, and more.