Knowledge management in organizations : a critical introduction / Donald Hislop.
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxi, 310 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780199534975:
- 0199534977
- 658.4038
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The contemporary importance of knowledge and knowledge management -- The objectivist perspective on knowledge -- The practice-based perspective on knowledge -- What is knowledge management? -- Knowledge intensive firms and knowledge workers -- Learning and knowledge management -- Innovation dynamics and knowledge processes -- Forgetting and unlearning knowledge -- The influence of socio-cultural factors in motivating workers to participate in knowledge management initiatives -- Communities of practice -- Cross community, boundary spanning knowledge processes -- Power, politics, conflict and knowledge processes -- Information & communication technologies and knowledge management -- Facilitating knowledge management via culture management and HRM practices -- Leadership and knowledge management -- Reflections on the topic of knowledge management
This introductory level textbook critically reviews and analyses the key themes underpinning knowledge management in organisations. It presents the key debates in this area, including coverage of epistemologies of knowledge, managing and sharing knowledge, and learning and innovation.
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