The essentials of knowledge management /

"This book reviews the field of Knowledge Management, taking a holistic approach that includes both "soft" and "hard" aspects. It provides a broad perspective on the field, rather than one based on a single viewpoints from Computer Science or Organizational Learning, offerin...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Edwards, John S., 1952- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Series:OR essentials series.
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Table of Contents:
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  • 1. Introduction: setting the scene
  • PART I: FOUNDATIONS
  • 2. Management knowledge and knowledge management: realism and forms of truth
  • 3. The theoretical foundations of knowledge management
  • PART II: STRATEGIC ISSUES
  • 4. The knowledge-creating theory revisited: knowledge creation as a synthesizing process
  • 5. Absorptive capacity: a proposed operationalization
  • 6. Knowledge as a measurable object in business contexts: a stock-and-flow approach
  • 7. A conceptual framework for unlearning in a homecare setting
  • 8. A study of knowledge management enablers across countries
  • PART III: UNDERSTANDING KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER/SHARING
  • 9. Transfer of knowledge in knowledge management systems: unexplored issues and suggested studies
  • 10. A measure of knowledge sharing behavior: scale development and validation
  • PART IV: PEOPLE OR TECHNOLOGY ISSUES?
  • 11. Reproducing knowledge: Xerox and the story of knowledge management
  • 12. Managing large amounts of knowledge objects: cognitive and organisational problems
  • PART V: NEWER TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
  • 13. Codifying collaborative knowledge: using Wikipedia as a basis for automated ontology learning
  • 14. Deciding to use an enterprise wiki: the role of social institutions and scripts
  • 15. The role of social networks in knowledge creation.