Working knowledge : how organizations manage what they know

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Title:

Author:

Davenport, Thomas H., 1954-

ISBN:

9780875846552

9781578513017

Personal Author:

Davenport, Thomas H., 1954-

Publication Information:

Boston, Mass : Harvard Business School Press, c1998.

Physical Description:

xv, 199 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

1. What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Knowledge? -- 2. The Promise and Challenge of Knowledge Markets -- 3. Knowledge Generation -- 4. Knowledge Codification and Coordination -- 5. Knowledge Transfer -- 6. Knowledge Roles and Skills --7. Technologies for Knowledge Management -- 8. Knowledge Management Projects in Practice -- 9. The Pragmatics of Knowledge Managements -- Other Books by Thomas H. Davenport and Laurence Prusak.

Abstract:

"Drawing from their work with more than thirty knowledge-rich firms, Davenport and Prusak examine how all types of companies can effectively understand, analyze, measure, and manage their intellectual assets, turning corporate wisdom into market value. They categorize knowledge work into four sequential activities - accessing, generating, embedding, and transferring - and look at the key skills, techniques, and processes of each. While they present a practical approach to cataloging and storing knowledge so that employees can easily leverage it throughout the firm, the authors caution readers about the limits of communications and information technology in managing intellectual capital."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Organizational learning.

Information resources management.

Industrial management.

Added Author:

Prusak, Laurence.

Electronic Access:

Table of Contents http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/toc/97010781.html

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Summary

The definitive primer on knowledge management, this book will establish the enduring vocabulary and concepts and serve as the hands-on resource of choice for fast companies that recognize knowledge as the only sustainable source of competitive advantage. Drawing on their work with more than 30 knowledge-rich firms, the authors - experienced consultants with a track record of success-examine how all types of companies can effectively understand, analyze, measure, and manage their intellectual assets, turning corporate knowledge into market value. They consider such questions as: What key cultural and behavioral issues must managers address to use knowledge effectively? What are the best ways to incorporate technology into knowledge work? What does a successful knowledge project look like - and how do you know when it has succeeded? In the end, say the authors, the human qualities of knowledge - experience, intuition, and beliefs - are the most valuable and the most difficult to manage. Applying the insights of "Working Knowledge" is every manager's first step on that rewarding road to long-term success.