UID:
almafu_9960073207402883
Format:
1 online resource (339 p.)
ISBN:
1-78063-198-7
Series Statement:
Chandos knowledge management series Knowledge management
Content:
This book focuses on various aspects of KM - including social, political and philosophical perspectives; practical perspectives; cross-cultural perspectives and theoretical perspectives. It concludes with an alternative view on KM, emphasising how KM helps to ensure the success of the knowledge revolution.Brings different aspects of KM together, in one bookIncludes contributions from academics, librarians/information professionals, KM consultants and web-designersEmphasises the importance of both theory and practice in KM
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Knowledge Management:Social, Cultural andTheoretical Perspectives; Copyright; Contents; List of figure and tables; Foreword; About the contributors; Preface; Part 1 Social, economic, political and philosophical perspectives; 1 Knowledge management: what has wisdom got to do with it?; Note; 2 Intangible value at work: personal, organisational and social dimensions; Introduction; Part 1: People and the business; Part 2: Business, society and the environment; Conclusion; 3 Leadership in the knowledge revolution: an Open Marxist theoretical perspective and analysis; Introduction
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The new economy/knowledge economyDefinition of leadership; Important ingredients for effective leadership; Leadership in the knowledge revolution and the extraction of ideas; Female leadership in the new economy/knowledge revolution; Scandinavian model of leadership development; Extracting tacit and unconscious knowledge from intellectual labour; An Open Marxist analysis of leadership in the knowledge revolution; Summary; Note; Part 2 Practical perspectives; 4 The role of the library in knowledge management; Database selection and management; Classification and taxonomies; Current awareness
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ManagementTraining and information literacy; Intranets/extranets; Auditing/user needs; Market research/competitor intelligence; Physical space/meeting place; Conclusions; 5 Accessibility issues for web-based information systems; The importance of web standards, usability and accessibility; Web-based accessibility and the law; Web standards and web accessibility standards; Validation and auditing techniques for web-based systems; Usability and the Web; The role of assistive technology; Conclusion; Part 3 Cultural perspectives
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6 Knowledge management within and across cultures and cultural theoriesKnowledge management and related concepts; Definitions of culture; KM in the developed and the developing world: manual and intellectual labour; Cultural theories and applying Hofstede; Summary; 7 Knowledge sharing and organisational learning in the developed and developing world; Introduction; Knowledge management and cross-culture; Knowledge management and organisational learning in the developing world; Summary; 8 Knowledge management: internal, external and social cultures; Internal cultures; External cultures
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Social cultureSummary; Note; 9 An Open Marxist theoretical analysis of knowledge management within and across cultures; Part 4 Theoretical perspectives; 10 Thermodynamics and knowledge: principles and implications; Introduction; The science of thermodynamics; Matter, fuel and energy versus data, information and knowledge; Conduction, convection, radiation and combustion; Thermodynamics and organisation; Knowledge creation as dynamic, but not necessarily spirals; Organisational knowledge as conductive energy; Organisational knowledge as convective energy
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Organisational knowledge as radiant energy
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84334-139-5
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84334-189-1
Language:
English
