Knowledge Communication in Global Organisations

Knowledge Communication in Global Organisations
Author: Nils Braad Petersen
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2022-12-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000823954

While organisations become more and more global, they also become more and more dispersed and virtual. This challenges the sense of a shared organisational identity and the ability of employees to communicate personally held knowledge. To address these challenges this book offers an innovative multidisciplinary approach to knowledge communication in global organisations. The book develops a multidisciplinary analytical lens through which to understand employee identity formations and knowledge communication practises. Using detailed analyses of interviews from a real organisation, the book builds an understanding of how 21st century employees make sense of a virtual organisational reality characterised by multiple simultaneous projects and virtual, dispersed teams. These analyses are conducted using a new discourse analysis method for analysing research interviews, Discursive Sensemaking Analysis. Using these methods and findings, researchers, project managers and HR professionals will be able to analyse their own organisations to discover how employees make sense of the complexity of 21st century global organisations.

When Knowledge Sparks a Flame

When Knowledge Sparks a Flame
Author: Christina Lechner-Kreidl
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Communication in organizations
ISBN: 9783631565780

How can we provide the right people with the right knowledge at the right time? How can we support co-workers in transferring and implementing knowledge? And how can we cope with the challenges involved? It is these and similar questions that the international non-profit organisation SOS Children's Villages has been intensively exploring over the past couple of years. SOS Children's Villages has chosen a strategy to make existing knowledge available to other fields of work on a world-wide scale. In its approach the organisation focuses on people-related communication, while taking into account the growing culture of learning and of exchanging experiences, and it tries to make best possible use of the specific strengths of the different cultures. With four examples from the field of practical work this book describes ways of dealing with a topic that equally affects profit and non-profit organisations. The authors provide concrete implementation strategies and offer their insights and experiences in dealing with knowledge transfer processes. Finally, the book draws conclusions about the topic that are relevant for profit-making organisations. This book will serve as a source of ideas and inspiration to all those faced with the challenge of implementing knowledge transfer efficiently and target-group oriented.

Communicating Knowledge

Communicating Knowledge
Author: Denise Bedford
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2022-01-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1802621059

Communicating Knowledge addresses essential management practices in the 21st-century knowledge economy. It speaks to the change that every organization is experiencing as they transition from an industrial to a knowledge organization.

Communication and Organizational Knowledge

Communication and Organizational Knowledge
Author: Heather E. Canary
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2010-07-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 113522143X

This book provides an overview of communication-centered theory and research regarding organizational knowledge and learning. It brings the work of scholars in communication, management, information technology, and other disciplines together in a coherent volume that represents existing research and theory on communication-related knowledge work. Chapters address what constitutes knowledge, how knowledge functions within and across organizations, and how organizational members develop and manage knowledge for organizational purposes. The book also provides a forum for these scholars to pose directions for future research and theorizing. It will serve as a reference tool for scholars and practitioners to identify and understand communicative features of organizational knowledge processes.

Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management, Second Edition

Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management, Second Edition
Author: Schwartz, David
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 1652
Release: 2010-07-31
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1599049325

Knowledge Management has evolved into one of the most important streams of management research, affecting organizations of all types at many different levels. The Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management, Second Edition provides a compendium of terms, definitions and explanations of concepts, processes and acronyms addressing the challenges of knowledge management. This two-volume collection covers all aspects of this critical discipline, which range from knowledge identification and representation, to the impact of Knowledge Management Systems on organizational culture, to the significant integration and cost issues being faced by Human Resources, MIS/IT, and production departments.

Working Knowledge

Working Knowledge
Author: Thomas H. Davenport
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2000-04-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1422160688

This influential book establishes the enduring vocabulary and concepts in the burgeoning field of knowledge management. It serves as the hands-on resource of choice for companies that recognize knowledge as the only sustainable source of competitive advantage going forward. Drawing from their work with more than thirty knowledge-rich firms, Davenport and Prusak--experienced consultants with a track record of success--examine how all types of companies can effectively understand, analyze, measure, and manage their intellectual assets, turning corporate wisdom into market value. They categorize knowledge work into four sequential activities--accessing, generating, embedding, and transferring--and look at the key skills, techniques, and processes of each. While they present a practical approach to cataloging and storing knowledge so that employees can easily leverage it throughout the firm, the authors caution readers on the limits of communications and information technology in managing intellectual capital.

Handbook of Research on Organizational Culture Strategies for Effective Knowledge Management and Performance

Handbook of Research on Organizational Culture Strategies for Effective Knowledge Management and Performance
Author: Tessier, Dana
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2021-06-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1799874249

Organizations are facing major disruptions in technology, consumer preferences, and in the makeup of their workforce, and as a result, they will need to adapt to these rapidly changing times to stay effective. Organizations that are able to tap into the collective knowledge of their employees and leverage their insights will have an advantage over those that lack this connectivity. Implementing a knowledge management (KM) strategy can help organizations improve operational effectiveness, innovation, and adapt to changes, but the majority of KM implementations fail due to misalignment with the organization's existing culture. Organizational culture can enable effective KM, or it can be a barrier to its implementation. The Handbook of Research on Organizational Culture Strategies for Effective Knowledge Management and Performance defines the relationship between organizational culture and knowledge management and how they impact one another. This handbook also identifies critical business practices to assist organizations in transitioning to work from home while maintaining a strong corporate culture that includes beneficial knowledge-sharing behaviors. Covering topics including knowledge management, organizational culture, and change management, this text is essential for managers, executives, practitioners, leaders in business, non-profits, academicians, researchers, and students looking for research on how organizations can thrive and adapt due to emerging global disruptions as well as local or internal disruptions.

New Information and Communication Technologies for Knowledge Management in Organizations

New Information and Communication Technologies for Knowledge Management in Organizations
Author: Daniel Palacios-Marqués
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2015-07-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 331922204X

This book contains the refereed proceedings of the 5th Annual Global Innovation and Knowledge Academy, GIKA 2015, held in Valencia, Spain, in July 2015. The theme of the conference was “New Knowledge Impacts on Designing Implementable Innovative Realities.” The GIKA conference offers a unique opportunity for researchers, professionals, and students to present and exchange ideas concerning management, information systems, and business economics and see its implications in the real world. The 13 contributions accepted for GIKA 2015 were selected from 102 submissions and include research that contributes to the creation of a solid evidence base concerning new information and communication technologies for knowledge management, measuring the impact and diffusion of new technologies within organizations, and highlighting the role of new technologies and tools in the relationships between knowledge management and organizational innovation.

The IABC Handbook of Organizational Communication

The IABC Handbook of Organizational Communication
Author: Tamara Gillis
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2011-05-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470894067

The IABC Handbook of Organizational Communication THIS NEW EDITION of The IABC Handbook of Organizational Communication contains a comprehensive collection of practical knowledge about successful corporate communication and its effect on an organization as a whole. Thoroughly revised and updated to meet the realities of today’s organizational environment, the second edition of The IABC Handbook of Organizational Communication includes fresh case studies and original chapters. This vital resource contains information that is relevant to communicators in any organization, from global conglomerates to small businesses, public companies to private firms, and for-profits to nonprofits. The expert contributors cover a wealth of relevant topics, including how to excel at executive communication and executive coaching, an in-depth examination of communication counsel, a review of communication and ethics as a whole, a review of corporate social responsibility and sustainability issues, and how to prepare for communication during a crisis. The book also contains information on current issues and trends such as the effects of the recent recession and new technologies that affect strategic communication management. A review of internal and employee communication issues, the growing need for international and multicultural communication, and strategies for combining traditional and social media are explored in detail. Whether you are a professional communicator or a corporate executive without a background in the communication discipline, you will gain new insight into traditional and emerging issues in organizational communication and learn what it takes to reach stakeholders both inside and outside the organization.

Continuous Change and Communication in Knowledge Management

Continuous Change and Communication in Knowledge Management
Author: Jon-Arild Johannessen
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2021-06-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1801170355

Until now, change leadership has lacked a theoretical basis for use by leaders as a starting point when implementing change processes. Continuous Change and Communication in Knowledge Management addresses this.