Sunday, May 27, 2012

Knowledge Management in Organizations: A Critical Introduction by David Hislop

Knowledge Management in Organizations: A Critical Introduction

Knowledge Management in Organizations: A Critical Introduction

Book Information and Review

Authors

Author::Donald Hislop
 
Published Oxford University Press

Contents:

Why the Current Interest in Knowledge Management;
 

PART ONE:

 
EPISTEMOLOGIES OF KNOWLEDGE:
The Objectivist Perspective on Knowledge;
The Practice-Based Perspective on Knowledge;
 

PART TWO:

 
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES RELATED TO MANAGING AND SHARING KNOWLEDGE: '
Why Should I Share my Knowledge?
' What Motivates People to Share Knowledge?;

Communities of Practice; Inter-community, Boundary-spanning Knowledge

Processes; Power, Conflict and Knowledge Processes; Information and

Communication Technologies and Knowledge Management; Organizational

Culture, HRM Policies and Knowledge Management;
 

PART THREE:

 
LEARNING, INNOVATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT:
 Learning and Knowledge;
Innovation Dynamics and Knowledge Processes;
 

PART FOUR:

 
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXTS:
Knowledge Processes in Network/Virtual

Organizations; Knowledge in Global Multinationals; Knowledge Intensive Firms

and Knowledge Workers; Conclusion
 
 

264pp 2004 0-19-926206-3

978-0-19-926206-9 £27.99 Paperback

 

 

Review

 
I liked the book for its contents. The categorization of knowledge management thinking into objectivist and practice-based perspectives clarifies a lot of conflicts that are visible in the corporate training departments and business schools.
 
This small book is must read for all business school professors and corporate training personnel.

http://books.google.co.in/books?id=jLw3PwAACAAJ
http://books.google.co.in/books?id=dvAJAQAAMAAJ  2005 ed.
 

Reviewed 4.3.2011

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