Using the proven cbi fast track blueprint format, this book explains sin simple and concise terms how you and your company. Ed waltzs newest book knowledge management in the intelligence enterprise capitalizes quite handily on the theoretical and practical aspects of information theory as presented in his previous book. A step beyond a database, computerworld, 259, 1991, p. We have compiled a list of best reference books on. Each book in the series is full of thoughtprovoking ideas, examples. It looks at km as an emerging profession and the need to educate a new generation of knowledge professionals to deal with managing knowledge on the one hand and managing knowledge. Master of business administration is one of the popular, twoyear. The following list contains selected references on knowledge management. It covers the key areas of knowledge management, from identifying knowledge in an organisation to promoting and facilitating knowledge. His books include cooperating heterogeneous systems, internetbased knowledge management and organizational memory, and the encyclopedia of knowledge management. Knowledge management is a discipline that examines information and human understanding, using concepts from education, information technology, cognitive psychology and library science. The result shows that knowledge management is the main key for the organizations to stay competitive. The book is structured very much like a textbook, with introductory.
Systems and processes is for students and managers who. The book then covers best practice and the key activities associated with doing knowledge management, including knowledge strategy, managing knowledge loss. Among specific issues relevant to knowledge management implementation, one particular issue missed by the book is that of performance measurement for knowledge management. Knowledge management is as much about connecting people as collecting content, more about building communities than building databases, and more about reflection and analysis than about architectures and taxonomies.
Knowledge management km remains high on the critical business agenda. Over five years ago, knowledge management magazine provided a list of what it considered the 100 best books on knowledge management and related subject. The goal of this book is to provide a comprehensive overview of knowledge management by examining its objectives, scope, strategy, best practices, knowledge management tools, and so on. This page contains the top 10 most highly recommended knowledge management books and inter. The book then covers best practice and the key activities associated with doing knowledge management, including knowledge strategy, managing knowledge loss and knowledge sharing. The classic oneline definition of knowledge management was offered up by tom davenport early on davenport, 1994. Whether you are looking for strategic planning or project management books. Thus, the book explores knowledge management from the perspective of lis professionals.
Knowledge management in theory and practice the mit press. Pmbok guide and standards project management institute. How to maximize the effective of the knowledge and use them for different purposes is very important. Knowledge management is the fasttrack route to leveraging the intellectual capital in your organisation. Knowledge management as an organizational innovation has been with us for more than a decade. This book provides an essential guide to the area of knowledge management, and specifically highlights new developments such as knowledge management. Knowledge management in theory and practice the mit press kimiz dalkir, jay. Furthermore, unlike most books on the topic, which address it almost exclusively in the context of a firm or an organization to help gain a competitive advantage, this book looks at knowledge management. Knowledge management, information systems, books barnes.
However, up to date the term knowledge management system has. Adopting a multidisciplinary perspective, encompassing issues of strategy, structure, systems and human resource management, the text introduces the reader to the concept of knowledge before examining how, and whether, knowledge can be. Management books our free management books will guide you through the wealth of theory and practicalities of effective management. Stories and strategies for organisations exploring knowledge management standard iso30401 1 by chris j.
Knowledge management is the process of capturing, distributing, and effectively using knowledge. This book serves as a reference for individuals interested in knowledge management km and educational issues surrounding km. It offers many interesting case studies, taking a more practical oriented approach than other texts. The team at knowledge architecture is constantly asked for book recommendations on a variety of topicsfrom knowledge management to research to thought leadership.
Knowledge management in the intelligence enterprise. Essentials of knowledge management, by bryan bergerson. This is a knowledge management book covering the theories, frameworks, models, tools, and supporting disciplines that are relevant to both the student and the practitioner. Knowledge management is the company is very huge and in many sectors. Some great knowledge management books for spring reading. The standard for project management and a guide to the project management body of knowledge pmbok guide will be the first standards products to transform we remain committed to providing our customers with unparalleled value over the course of their careers.
The importance of knowledge management in todays corporate environment cannot be stressed enough. Since then hundreds of more have been published, so picking ones that suit you best is challenging. As a discipline, it has reached a state of maturity where. The following list contains selected references on knowledge management compiled by yogesh malhotra from some of his working papers 1. Home browse by title books knowledge management in theory and practice. Knowledge management in theory and practice guide books. Knowledge management and organizational learning springer. What is knowledge management a knowledge management. The goal of this book is to provide a comprehensive overview of knowledge management by examining its objectives, scope, strategy, best. Knowledge management km represents a deliberate and systematic approach to cultivating and sharing an organizations knowledge base. Knowledge management systems kmss are seen as enabling technologies for an effective and efficient knowledge management km. Most of the km practitioners use this book as a reference. A comprehensive text and reference provides both substantive theoretical. Mba full form is masters of bussiness administration.
Knowledge management in theory and practice march 2011. Finishing with a discussion of knowledge management. The definitive knowledge management reference guide the. Ed waltzs newest book knowledge management in the intelligence enterprise capitalizes quite handily on the theoretical and practical aspects of information theory as presented in his previous book information warfare principles and operations and his extensive contacts and experience with the u. Knowledge management and website elearning learning. Knowledge is a lot harder to manage than information, as it is mainly stored in heads rather than hard disks. The first presents a very concise and indepth overview of knowledge management km, organizational learning, organizational. Knowledge management is defined in this book as doing what is needed to get the most out of knowledge. Drucker defined knowledge workers as highlevel workers who apply theoretical and analytical knowledge. Building on the success of the second edition, the third edition of knowledge management in organizations presents a critical introduction to the subject. Some are workbased, asking you to consider changing, developing and extending your current practice.
The following list contains selected references on knowledge management compiled by yogesh malhotra from some of his working papers. Since the first edition of this book, many organizations have adopted km. Free download of essentials of knowledge management by bryan bergerson. Knowledge management in theory and practice the mit press dalkir, kimiz on. The premier social sciences platform for sage and cq press book, reference, and video content. The term knowledge worker was first coined by peter drucker in his book, the landmarks of tomorrow 1959. The palgrave handbook of knowledge management jawad syed. Knowledge management and virtual organizations guide books. Kr is a discipline concerned with the managerial initiatives focused on assessing and retaining the most critical knowledge within the firm, particularly when faced with the potential loss of employees, e. The definitive knowledge management reference guide steve dale.
This is a book that deals with a very specific part of knowledge management km, namely knowledge retention kr. Knowledge management skills and processes are crucial to this, as they leverage a companys renewable, reusable and accumulating assets. The goal of this book is to provide a comprehensive overview of knowledge management by examining its objectives, scope, strategy, best practices. The second part offers one of the most indepth looks at knowledge management systems that i have ever seen in a km book. The book of course also includes a table of contents, followed by a preface and acknowledgements by the editor. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books.
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