Understanding the Knowledgeable organization

Understanding the Knowledgeable Organization looks at what it means to be a knowledgeable organization' by exploring six key areas that significantly affect an organization's ability to turn knowledge resources into real value and to operate efficiently. Unlike many others, this book combines conceptual understanding with practical application, and shows how the different aspects of the subject relate to one another. The authors use explicit links to other business and management studies subject areas, and present a holistic understanding of the subject area, exploring the wide range of tools and techniques available and showing clearly the interdependencies throughout the subject area.

Introduction 1. Why do we need to think smarter? 2. Thinking smarter about the new economic climate 3. Thinking smarter about organizational existence 4. Thinking smarter about knowledge value 5. Thinking smarter about business performance 6. Thinking smarter about teams 7. Thinking smarter about decision making 8. Thinking smarter about knowledge management competency