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Learning through knowledge management
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Oxford : Butterworth/Heinemann, 2002
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9780750647106
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'Learning through Knowledge Management' provides an insightful overview of the main issues integrating learning and Knowledge Management. It offers a rich resource of case examples that highlight Knowledge Management in practice. The text explores and defines learning and Knowledge Management concepts, and deals with the elements that play an important part in determining implementation success in the organization. The chapters present a managerially oriented discussion of the following key areas: * The role of processes in managing knowledge * The behavioural side of Knowledge Management * Leadership reflexes for knowledge management success * The key features of Information Technology required for Knowledge Management * The future of Knowledge Management as part of organization management. There are many case studies which include: British Airways BP Amoco Ford Hewlett Packard Xerox Swedish Police IBM The case studies encompass a diverse and broad range of sectors, maturity of practice, problems and approaches to Knowledge Management.


Author Notes

Pervaiz K Ahmed, Professor of Management, University of Wolverhampton, Head of the Centre for Enterprise Excellence at the University Business School and Director of the Japanese Management Research Unit
Lim Kwang Kok, Information Manager at PSB Corporation, Singapore
Ann Y E Loh, Marketing Communications Manager at PSB Corporation, Singapore


Table of Contents

Prefacep. vii
Acknowledgementsp. ix
Authors' profilesp. xi
Part 1
1 Knowledge management and learning for organizationsp. 3
2 Process approaches for management of knowledge and learningp. 25
3 Culture for knowledge sharing and transferp. 49
4 Leadership role in the management of knowledge structures and culturep. 71
5 Measurement and technologyp. 95
6 Learning knowledge management imperatives: present into futurep. 110
Part 2 Case Studies
7 British Airwaysp. 143
8 BP Amocop. 156
9 Celemip. 165
10 Chevronp. 173
11 CMGp. 195
12 Fordp. 203
13 Hewlett-Packardp. 206
14 Hondap. 217
15 IBMp. 221
16 ICLp. 233
17 Lucent Technologiesp. 240
18 Monsantop. 243
19 Pacific Western Airlinesp. 248
20 The Post Officep. 251
21 Quidnuncp. 275
22 Singapore Airlinesp. 280
23 Swedish National Crime Intelligencep. 284
24 Xeroxp. 289
References and further readingp. 303
Case study referencesp. 309
Indexp. 315