Knowledge Horizons charts the feasible future for knowledge management. This practical and provocative resource presents the work of many of the leading voices in knowledge management and related disciplines, who explore the current trends and offer pragmatic and authoritative thinking on applied knowledge management from a variety of positions. Knowledge management is the new frontier for businesses, organizations, and institutions of all kinds. For those that hope to conquer this new territory, establishing a better understanding of current and future knowledge management trends and adoption of the most effective practices is imperitive. There are numerous options for executives: intranets, extranets, groupware, and core competencies are continually being refined. New entitites and rules in terms of intellectual capital and the "Chief Knowledge Officer" are emerging. Knowledge Horizons addresses these issues by exploring current and future knowledge management trends, gauging the future value of knowledge management investments, and how they will drive new business initiatives, and integrates the experience and insights of managers and cutting-edge research from experts in the field. Helps knowledge managers understand current and future knowledge management trends Enables organizations to gauge the future value of knowledge management investments and how they will drive new business initiatives Pragmatically integrates the experience and insights of managers and consultants with cutting-edge academic knowledge management research.

Preface- Despres & Chauvel; Contributor List; Knowledge Management- Karl Wiig; Shifts in the World Economy- Robert Grant; A Thematic Analysis of the Thinking in Knowledge Management- Despres & Chauvel; Knowledge, Knowledge Creation and Knowledge-Intensive Management- Ikujrio Nonaka; Tools for Knowledge Management- Anthony Wensley & Alison Verwijk-O'Sullivan; Strategies for Managing Knowledge Assets- David J. Teece; Managing Knowledge Systems- J.-C. Spender; Design Considerations for Organizations Seeking Business Benefits from Knowledge Management- Peter Murray; What Do We Know About CKO- Michael J. Earl & Ian A. Scott; Communities of Practice- Etienne Wenger; Transferring and Managing Knowledge in Alliances- Nicolas Rolland & Daniele Chauvel; The Social Ecology of Knowledge Management- David Snowden; The New Organizations- Bo Hedberg; Managing Knowledge in Adaptiative Enterprises- Stephan H. Haeckel; The New Metrics- David Skyrme; Bibiliography.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-338) and index.

Knowledge management : an emerging discipline rooted in a long history / Karl M. Wiig -- Shifts in the world economy : the drivers of knowledge management / Robert M. Grant -- A thematic analysis of the thinking in knowledge management / Charles Despres and Daniele Chauvel -- Dynamic business systems for knowledge creation and utilization / Ikujiro Nonaka and Patrick Reinmoeller -- Tools for knowledge management / Anthony K.P. Wensley and Alison Verwijk-O'Sullivan -- Managing knowledge assets in diverse industrial contexts / David J. Teece -- Managing knowledge systems / J.-C. Spender -- Designing for business benefits from knowledge management / Peter Murray -- What do we know about CKOs? / Michael J. Earl and Ian A. Scott -- Communities of practice : the structure of knowledge stewarding / Etienne Wenger -- Knowledge transfer in strategic alliances / Nicolas Rolland and Daniele Chauvel -- The social ecology of knowledge management / David Snowden -- The new organizations : managing multiple arenas for knowledge creation / Bo Hedberg -- Managing knowledge in adaptive enterprises / Stephan H. Haeckel -- New metrics : does it all add up? / David J. Skyrme.

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