Leveraging Corporate Knowledge (The Gower Developments in Business Series) (The Gower Developments in Business Series) [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Edward Truch (Editor), Tony Buzan (Afterword), Leif Edvinsson (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 30, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0566085763 | ISBN-13: 978-0566085765 | Edition: illustrated edition

It is a generation since Peter Drucker first identified and described 'knowledge work'. Today knowledge, individual and corporate, is the dominant force in the business world. How to acquire appropriate knowledge, how to store it for easy access, how to manage it for the benefit of the organisation - these are the preoccupations of management worldwide. The Henley Knowledge Management Forum was founded in 2000 by Dr Edward Truch, Chairman of Knowledge Partners, and Professor David Birchall of Henley Management College. The Forum brings together specialists in the field from commerce, industry and government and its work enjoys an international reputation. This book presents the findings of a wide range of research projects. It provides insight and guidance across a spectrum of topics, from broad issues like organisational design and culture change, to eminently practical questions concerning the use of modern information technology to support knowledge management. The contributors include not only leading British and European academics, but senior managers from such companies as Lloyds TSB, Microsoft, Unisys and Vodafone. The resulting volume is one that will benefit students, teachers, researchers and practitioners alike - anyone, indeed, with a serious interest in knowledge management.

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About the Author

Dr Edward Truch is Director of the KM Research Institute at Henley Management College and Chairman of Knowledge Partners. He is a visiting professor at the Warsaw Academy of Management and was formerly Head of Practice at ICL Consultancy (Fujitsu Group). As a specialist in business strategy, global organisation and knowledge management, he advises the boards of multinational companies and UK government departments on the Information Society and knowledge management issues. His international experience includes acting as a personal advisor to ministers in Central and Eastern Europe on industrial policy and public administration reform. Edward holds a doctorate from Brunel University and Henley Management College, an MSc in Nuclear Reactor Engineering from Imperial College, London and an MA in Physics from Oxford University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 231 pages
• Publisher: Gower Pub Co; illustrated edition edition (November 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0566085763
• ISBN-13: 978-0566085765
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,394,572 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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