Learning through knowledge management

'Learning through Knowledge Management' provides an insightful overview of the main issues integrating learning and Knowledge Management. It offers a rich resource of case examples that highlight Knowledge Management in practice. The text explores and defines learning and Knowledge Managem...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ahmed, Pervaiz K.
Other Authors: Lim, K. K., Loh, Ann Y. E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Butterworth-Heinemann 2002
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:'Learning through Knowledge Management' provides an insightful overview of the main issues integrating learning and Knowledge Management. It offers a rich resource of case examples that highlight Knowledge Management in practice. The text explores and defines learning and Knowledge Management concepts, and deals with the elements that play an important part in determining implementation success in the organization. The chapters present a managerially oriented discussion of the following key areas: * The role of processes in managing knowledge * The behavioural side of Knowledge Management * Leadership reflexes for knowledge management success * The key features of Information Technology required for Knowledge Management * The future of Knowledge Management as part of organization management. There are many case studies which include: British Airways BP Amoco Ford Hewlett Packard Xerox Swedish Police IBM The case studies encompass a diverse and broad range of sectors, maturity of practice, problems and approaches to Knowledge Management. Unique in explicitly drawing together the related thinking in the popular areas of Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning, and using this as the focal point Includes original case studies to back up theory Gives a single author overview of what can be a specialist field, making it a good introduction to the behavioural side of the subject
Physical Description:viii, 324 pages illustrations
ISBN:0750647108
9781136387999
9780080523132
9780750647106
0080523137