Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Al-Hawamdeh, Suliman

Titel

Knowledge management : cultivating knowledge professionals

Ort / Verlag

Oxford, England ; : Chandos Publishing,

Erscheinungsjahr

2003

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Front Cover; Knowledge Management: Cultivating Knowledge Professionals; Copyright Page; Teble of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; List of figures and tables; About the author; Chapter 1. The dawn of the knowledgeeconomy; Introduction; The importance of the national information infrastructure; Paradigm shift; Productive learning; Chapter 2. The complex nature of knowledge; Introduction; Knowledge management; Key drivers for knowledge management; Taxonomy of knowledge management strategies; Chapter 3. Intellectual capital; Introduction; Intellectual capital components
• Intellectual capital measurementKnowledge management measurements; Chapter 4. The role of technology in knowledge management; Introduction; Technology-enabling roles; Knowledge management enabling tools; Knowledge portals; The characteristics of a knowledge portal; Chapter 5. Knowledge sharing; Introduction; The need for knowledge sharing; Knowledge-sharing models; Cultivating a knowledge-sharing culture; Chapter 6. Communication and organizational culture; Introduction; Cultural enablers; Cultural barriers; Communication and resistance to change; Chapter 7. Communities of practice
• IntroductionCharacteristics of communities of practice; Value of communities of practice; Evolution of communities of practice; Fostering communities of practice; Chapter 8. The learning organization and organizational learning; Introduction; Two sides of the same coin; The importance of learning; The fundamentals of a learning organization; Barriers and challenges; Chapter 9. Knowledge management education; Introduction; KM as an emerging profession; Information and knowledge domains; KM as a multidisciplinary profession; Roles and competencies of knowledge professionals
• Graduate programs in knowledge managementAppendix: Graduate programs in knowledgemanagement; Bibliography; Index
• This book serves as a reference for individuals interested in knowledge management (KM) and educational issues surrounding KM. 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 workers on the other hand. In particular, it examines the skills and competencies of knowledge professionals; and how educational programs can address these demands - covering such issues as determining the optimal mix of subjects from the various disciplines that develop the requisite profes
• English
• Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 13, 2014).