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The Essentials of Knowledge Management

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. John S. Edwards

    1. Aston Business School, Aston University, UK

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Part of the book series: OR Essentials (ORESS)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: Setting the Scene

    1. Introduction: Setting the Scene

      • John S. Edwards
      Pages 1-14

  3. Foundations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Management Knowledge and Knowledge Management: Realism and Forms of Truth

      • John Mingers
      Pages 17-46

    3. The Theoretical Foundations of Knowledge Management

      • Richard Baskerville, Alina Dulipovici
      Pages 47-91

  4. Strategic Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
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    2. The Knowledge-creating Theory Revisited: Knowledge Creation as a Synthesizing Process

      • Ikujiro Nonaka, Ryoko Toyama
      Pages 95-110

    3. Absorptive Capacity: A Proposed Operationalization

      • Jean-Pierre Noblet, Eric Simon, Robert Parent
      Pages 111-130

    4. Knowledge as a Measurable Object in Business Contexts: A Stock-and-Flow Approach

      • Ettore Bolisanl, Alessandro Oltramari
      Pages 131-152

    5. A Conceptual Framework for Unlearning in a Homecare Setting

      • Juan Gabriel Cegarra-Navarro, Anthony K. P. Wensley, María Teresa Sánchez Polo
      Pages 153-174

    6. A Study of Knowledge Management Enablers across Countries

      • Rémy Magnier-Watanabe, Caroline Benton, Dai Senoo
      Pages 175-195

  6. People or Technology Approaches?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 247-247
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    2. Reproducing Knowledge: Xerox and the Story of Knowledge Management

      • Andrew Cox
      Pages 249-268

    3. Managing Large Amounts of Knowledge Objects: Cognitive and Organisational Problems

      • Antonella Padova, Enrico Scarso
      Pages 269-285

  7. Newer Technological Developments

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 287-287
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    2. Codifying Collaborative Knowledge: Using Wikipedia as a Basis for Automated Ontology Learning

      • Tao Guo, David G. Schwartz, Frada Burstein, Henry Linger
      Pages 289-310

    3. Deciding to Use an Enterprise Wiki: The Role of Social Institutions and Scripts

      • Paul Jackson, Jane Klobas
      Pages 311-332
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About this book

This book reviews the field of Knowledge Management, taking a holistic approach that includes both "soft" and "hard" aspects. It provides a broad perspective on the field, rather than one based on a single viewpoints from Computer Science or Organizational Learning, offering a comprehensive and integrated conception of Knowledge Management. The chapters represent the best Knowledge Management articles published in the 21st century in Knowledge Management Research & Practice and the European Journal of Information Systems, with contributors including Ikujiro Nonaka, Frada Burstein, and David Schwartz. Most of the chapters contribute significantly to practise as well as theory. The OR Essentials series presents a unique cross-section of high quality research work fundamental to understanding contemporary issues and research across a range of Operational Research topics. It brings together some of the best research papers from the highly respected journals of the Operational Research Society, also published by Palgrave Macmillan.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Aston Business School, Aston University, UK

    John S. Edwards

About the editor

John S. Edwards John Mingers Richard Baskerville and Alina Dulipovici Ikujiro Nonaka and Ryoko Toyama Jean-Pierre Noblet, Eric Simon and Robert Parent Ettore Bolisani and Alessandro Oltramari Juan Gabriel Cegarra-Navarro, Anthony K.P. Wensley and María Teresa Sánchez Polo Rémy Magnier-Watanabe, Caroline Benton and Dai Senoo George Huber Jialin Yi Andrew Cox Antonella Padova and Enrico Scarso Tao Guo, David G. Schwartz, Frada Burstein and Henry Linger Paul Jackson and Jane Klobas Julia Nieves and Javier Osorio

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