In search of knowledge management : pursuing primary principles / edited by Annie Green, Michael Stankosky, Linda Vandergriff.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Green, Annie, editor.

Stankosky, Michael, editor.

Vandergriff, Linda J., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knowledge management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (472 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, England : Emerald, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by highly-respected practitioners and scholars ""In Search of Knowledge Management: Pursuing Primary Principles"" offers research and practice insights into the emerging discipline and field of knowledge management and aims to accelerate a global adoption of knowledge management (KM) as a distinct and critical field of study for today's professionals. Following on from ""Creating the Discipline of Knowledge Management: The Latest in University Research"" published in 2005 by Elsevier, this publication proudly bears the imprimatur of George Washington University. Its contents are based

Contents:

""In Search of Knowledge Management: Pursuing Primary Principles""; ""Copyright page ""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Foreword""; ""Further Reading ""; ""Introduction: GWU-KM: A Decade of Leadership in Creating the Discipline of Knowledge Management""; ""1. The Formative Years ""; ""2. The Verification Period ""; ""3. Threshold to Future Research and Applications ""; ""4. Potential for a Global KM Society ""; ""5. Summary ""; ""Section I: Leadership applications ""

""Chapter 1. Leadership Role in Making Effective Use of Knowledge Management """"1.1. Introduction ""; ""1.2. Outsourcing and Geographically Dispersed Virtual Teams ""; ""1.3. Justification for KM ""; ""1.4. Leadership and Management ""; ""1.5. Leadership in the Context of KM ""; ""1.6. KM and Organizational Performance ""; ""1.7. Leadership Role in KM Effectiveness ""; ""1.8. Study 1: Modeling Enablers for KM Success ""; ""1.9. Study 2: Role of Management and Leadership in KM Success ""; ""1.10. KM Project Management ""; ""1.11. KM Project Leadership ""; ""1.12. KM Organizational Support ""

""1.13. Conclusion """"References""; ""Chapter 2. Understanding the Intelligence Age Knowledge Management Context ""; ""2.1. Introduction ""; ""2.2. Decision Support ""; ""2.3. Conclusion ""; ""References""; ""References""; ""Section II: Organization applications ""; ""Chapter 3. The Critical Role of Culture in Knowledge Management ""; ""3.1. Introduction ""; ""3.2. Organizational Culture: What Is It About? ""; ""3.3. Culture: The Missing Link to KM Success ""; ""3.4. The ��Ideal�� KM Culture ""; ""3.5. Problems Related to Organizational Culture ""

""3.6. Assessing Your Organizational Culture """"3.7. Culture Change ""; ""3.8. How Leaders Support the Creation of Knowledge Culture ""; ""3.9. Relationship between National Culture and Organizational Culture ""; ""3.10. Conclusion ""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4. Knowledge Management Practices in U.S. Federal Agencies: The Catalyst for E-Government Transformation ""; ""4.1. Introduction ""; ""4.2. Public Sector Governance ""; ""4.3. Knowledge Management and the OECD ""; ""4.4. PMA and Government Paperwork Elimination Act Execution ""

""4.5. Transformation to a Federal Enterprise Architecture """"References""; ""Addendum""; ""Chapter 5. The Function of Knowledge Management Systems in Large-Scale Organizational Design ""; ""5.1. Introduction ""; ""5.2. KM Factors: Technology Roles ""; ""5.3. KM Factors: Investment ""; ""5.4. KM Factors: Technologies ""; ""5.5. KM Factors: Organizational Learning ""; ""5.6. Organizational Learning and Organizations as Dynamic Social Systems ""; ""5.7. KM Strategic Approach to Knowledge Flow ""; ""5.8. KM Critical Success Factors ""

""5.9. Case Study: Large-Scale Organizational Design with Knowledge Management at NASA ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786612500060

9781282500068

1282500066

9781849506748

1849506744

OCLC:

647881367