The new edge in knowledge : how knowledge management is changing the way we do business / Carla O'Dell, Cindy Hubert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Dell, Carla S., 1950-

Contributor:

Hubert, Cindy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knowledge management.

Organizational learning.

Information resources management.

Organizational effectiveness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The best thinking and actions in the fast-moving arena of collaboration and knowledge management The New Edge in Knowledge captures the most practical and innovative practices to ensure organizations have the knowledge they need in the future and, more importantly, the ability to connect the dots and use knowledge to succeed today. Build or retrofit your organization for new ways of working and collaboration by using knowledge management. Adapt to today's most popular ways to collaborate such as social networking. Overcome organization silos, knowledge hoarding and "not invented here" resistance. Take advantage of emerging technologies and mobile devices to build networks and share knowledge. Identify what can be learned from Facebook, Twitter, Google and Amazon to make firms and people smarter, stronger and faster. Straightforward and easy-to-follow, this is the resource you'll turn to again and again to get-and stay-in the know. Plus, the book is filled with real-world examples - the case studies and snapshots of how best practice companies are achieving success with knowledge management"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The New Edge in Knowledge: HOW KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IS CHANGING THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Positioning Knowledge Management for the Future; Chapter 2: A Call to Action; Chapter 3: Knowledge Management Strategy and Business Case; Chapter 4: Selecting and Designing Knowledge Management Approaches; Chapter 5: Proven Knowledge Management Approaches; Chapter 6: Emerging Knowledge Management Approaches; Chapter 7: Working Social Networking; Chapter 8: Governance, Roles, and Funding; Chapter 9: Building a Knowledge-Sharing Culture

Chapter 10: Measuring the Impact of Knowledge ManagementChapter 11: Make Best Practices Your Practices; Appendix: Case Studies; References; About the Authors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613026460

9781118015186

1118015185

9781119200802

1119200806

9781283026468

1283026465

9781118015162

1118015169

OCLC:

708219619