Author: Adam Krob and Emily Dunn Publisher: Association for Talent Development ISBN: 1607282542 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 20
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The demand for knowledge is increasing every day, as is the sheer volume of knowledge that is available to an organization and its team members. At the same time, organizations are facing the retirement of significant numbers of their knowledge workers. These realities are making it critical to reduce time to competency. To bring team members up to speed quickly and help them work independently, the learning and knowledge teams must work together effectively. This issue of TD at Work will: • Provide an overview of the current situation of how learning and knowledge management teams work together. • Identify key forces driving both teams to change. • Present a strategy for building a partnership focused on delivering faster time to competency.
Author: Steffen Soulejman Janus Publisher: World Bank Publications ISBN: 1464809445 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 277
Book Description
This volume offers a simple, systematic guide to creating a knowledge sharing practice in your organization. It shows how to build the enabling environment and develop the skills needed to capture and share knowledge gained from operational experiences to improve performance and scale-up successes. Its recommendations are grounded on the insights gained from the past seven years of collaboration between the World Bank and its clients around the world—ministries and national agencies operating in various sectors—who are working to strengthen their operations through robust knowledge sharing. While informed by the academic literature on knowledge management and organizational learning, this handbook’s operational background and many real-world examples and tips provide a missing, practical foundation for public sector officials in developing countries and for development practitioners. However, though written with a public sector audience in mind, the overall concepts and approaches will also hold true for most organizations in the private sector and the developed world.
Author: Carla O'Dell Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1118015185 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 256
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The best thinking and actions in the fast-moving arena of collaboration and knowledge management The New Edge in Knowledge captures the most practical and innovative practices to ensure organizations have the knowledge they need in the future and, more importantly, the ability to connect the dots and use knowledge to succeed today. Build or retrofit your organization for new ways of working and collaboration by using knowledge management Adapt to today's most popular ways to collaborate such as social networking Overcome organization silos, knowledge hoarding and "not invented here" resistance Take advantage of emerging technologies and mobile devices to build networks and share knowledge Identify what can be learned from Facebook, Twitter, Google and Amazon to make firms and people smarter, stronger and faster Straightforward and easy-to-follow, this is the resource you'll turn to again and again to get-and stay-in the know. Plus, the book is filled with real-world examples – the case studies and snapshots of how best practice companies are achieving success with knowledge management.
Author: Chris Collison Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1841125091 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 0
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Today, no one is, nor can be, an expert in everything. In every challenge, it is easy to feel that you don't know enough to keep up with the accelerating pace of change inside our organisations, let alone the world outside. Start with the assumption that somebody somewhere has already done what you are trying to do. How can you find out whom, and learn from them? Learning to Fly shows exactly how to put knowledge management theory into practice, sharing the tools used and the experience and insights gained by two leading practitioners. Completely updated for the second edition, Learning to Fly shares the authors’ experiences from BP and other leading knowledge organisations.and incorporates new material on implementation and best practice, including free online resources. "Chris Collison and Geoff Parcell show how new ideas and tools are making working and learning inseparable." —Peter Senge
Author: Pervaiz K. Ahmed Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1136388001 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 337
Book Description
'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: Kurt April Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1136374132 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 415
Book Description
Performance Through Learning is a practical guide to the key issues surrounding knowledge management from a human resource perspective and provides incisive insights into developing a strategy linked to organizational learning. The authors present a framework and model that practitioners within organizations can adapt to increase performance through learning using knowledge management tools. The book is divided into two parts and includes: *An overview of theory *Case studies and practitioner stories from a range of KM initiatives *Tools and techniques for implementing an effective KM strategy. Written by a respected international author team, the book provides an understanding of the theory that supports knowledge management in the current business environment. Drawing upon real-life examples across a variety of organizational settings, from large global financial and professional services firms, to multinational oil and mining companies, to a small charity in the voluntary sector
Author: Khaled Chiri Publisher: ISBN: Category : Communication in organizations Languages : en Pages : 143
Book Description
There is currently an inadequate understanding of what influences an individual to voluntarily engage in knowledge sharing activities within an organisation. Knowledge sharing in organisations is a complicated process with an infinite number of factors affecting how it really functions (2007, p. 119). Thus, understanding factors that would encourage or inhibit the intention of employees to share their knowledge with others is paramount to the future success of knowledge sharing initiatives in the workplace. This research considers three organisational conditions (organisational commitment, expected rewards and incentives and trust) and one personal characteristic (learning orientation) that influence the intention of employees to share their knowledge with others within an organisation. These factors are drawn from existing empirical studies and are combined with new variables introduced from a social cognitive perspective of intention to engage in behaviour. This study used Ajzen s theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to develop and test a research model to assess factors that influence knowledge sharing intentions. The data are derived from 287 respondents working in one of the leading oil and gas organisations in Australia. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to evaluate the research model. The analytical results showed that the research model fit the data well. Perceived social influence on knowledge sharing and personal control for knowledge sharing were found to significantly and directly affect intention. Contrary to common belief, attitudes toward knowledge sharing had no significant effect on intention to share knowledge. Learning orientation and trust had indirect effects on intention to share knowledge through personal control whereas expected rewards and incentives had indirect effects on intention to share knowledge through perceived social influence. Another surprising result is that, whilst organisational commitment positively influenced attitudes toward knowledge sharing, it had no significant effect on perceived social influence or personal control. When almost all respondents have positive attitudes toward knowledge sharing, what brings some but not others to share their knowledge? Why are perceived social influences and personal control important? A key insight from this research was that, sharing knowledge is governed by the strength of perceived social influence and supported by personal control in the form of adequate skills and capability rather than from having positive attitudes toward knowledge sharing. This research has also shown that employees who feel the organisation continues to reward them, who are confident in their ability to share, who can trust their work colleagues and management, and who have high aspirations for acquiring and developing new skills, are more willing to engage in knowledge sharing activities.
Author: Elaine Biech Publisher: Association for Talent Development ISBN: 1949036235 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 532
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Get Started Now. Take Action. Staying ahead of change in the world, your organization, and your profession requires action. You learned a lot to launch your organization’s talent development effort. As you position it for the future, what you need to know grows exponentially. As futurist Ray Kurzweil once said, “If I take 30 steps linearly, I get to 30. If I take 30 steps exponentially, I get to a billion.” How do you prepare for exponential growth? In ATD’s Action Guide to Talent Development: A Practical Approach to Building Organizational Success, industry expert and bestselling author Elaine Biech lays out the steps you can take. The companion volume to ATD’s Foundations of Talent Development: Launching, Leveraging, and Leading Your Organization’s TD Effort, this book follows an eight-step framework for defining your organization’s learning foundation through preparing for the future. You are your organization’s trusted advisor, and Biech offers practical questions, organizational assessments, and tips for each step you must guide your organization through. She also presents the newest thinking from university educators and researchers that organizational experts have relied on for years, as well as from industry practitioners and luminaries in leadership and development. Open this book to any page. Jump in where you think it will be most beneficial to you or your organization. Whether you work inside a company or as an external consultant, whether you work for a large organization or a small one, whether you are launching your first talent development effort or fine-tuning a function that’s been in action for decades—you are sure to find valuable concepts, designs, and ideas. Get started now. Take action.
Author: Meliha Handzic Publisher: Springer ISBN: 3319510673 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 204
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This book argues that by integrating effective knowledge management (KM) with project management (PM), the overall project success rate can be improved significantly. It brings together the latest ideas and research on shared approaches to improve performance based on the research and experience of academics and practitioners. The structured collection of articles presents novel theoretical approaches and clear empirical evidence of the value of integrating the two distinct fields. It enables readers to better understand the need to merge KM with PM and appreciate the benefits. It also offers researchers an idea of what lies ahead and how to get there, and helps practitioners develop more suitable KM solutions for successful project outcomes.
Author: Adam Krob and Emily Dunn
Author: Steffen Soulejman Janus
Author: Carla O'Dell
Author: Conference Board
Author: Chris Collison
Author: Pervaiz K. Ahmed
Author: Kurt April
Author: Khaled Chiri
Author: Elaine Biech
Author: Meliha Handzic