Overview

Knowledge Management and Management Learning: Extending the Horizons of Knowledge-Based Management examines a range of topical considerations in the field by utilizing dynamic and non-linear systems behavior or the complexity paradigm. From this examination have come a number of new and promising relevant extensions to knowledge management and its practice. Many of the topics have been pulled from ""real world"" situations in actual companies, and therefore these topical treatments reflect quantitative and qualitative research done within the knowledge management framework of actual company experience. Offered are a series of topical treatments that extend the parameters of knowledge management and examine the practical implications of these extensions. The book begins with an extended introduction and theoretical framework. The contributing authors have written chapters that add to both the framework and the practical consequences of knowledge management. Within this context, the book illustrates why and how of knowledge management is important for companies.

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Author:   Walter R.J. Baets
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2005
Volume:   9
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.629kg
ISBN:  

9781441938404

ISBN 10:   1441938400
Pages:   394
Publication Date:   08 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Application domains.- Complexity: An Emergent Organisational Paradigm in the Knowledge Based Economy.- The Epistemology of Knowledge.- The Complexity Paradigm for a Networked Economy.- Knowledge Management and Management Learning: What Computers Can Still Do.- Supporting Technologies for Knowledge Management.- Learning and Interaction via ICT Tools for the Benefit of Knowledge Management.- Seducing, Engaging and Supporting Communities at Achmea.- Virtual Learner-Centred Solutions for Management Education and Training.- A Symbiosis of Learning and Work-Practice.- Facilitating Learning from Design.- Cultural Complexity: A New Epistemological Perspective.- Dialogues are the Bread and Butter of the Organization's Knowledge Exchange.- The Influence of Knowledge Structures on the Usability of Knowledge Systems.- The Role of Contextuality in Process Standardization.- Emergent Learning Processes in Innovation Projects.- The Dynamics of Learning and Innovation.- Knowledge Management at Akzo Nobel Car Refinishes R&D:Improving Knowledge Creation Ability.

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