Much of knowledge management research and practice is focused on an organisational level; interventions and systems are designed and implemented without much thinking of how they would match the practices and daily routines of individual knowledge workers. Personal knowledge management is an approach that complements organisational KM by focusing on ways to support productivity of an individual knowledge worker. The aim of this paper is to propose a personal knowledge management framework by integrating insights from literature on knowledge work and knowledge worker activities with real-life examples of the use of weblogs for professional purposes: as personal knowledge repositories, learning journals or networking instruments. We draw upon the results of a weblog adoption study to propose a personal knowledge management framework that maps a knowledge worker's activities across three dimensions: individual, communities & networks, and ideas. We then discuss its implications for research and practice.
The definitive overview of knowledge management, now available in paperbackThis 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 30 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.
This handbook helps business, government, and nonprofit leaders understand how to master learning and knowledge sharing within their organizations. This one-of-a-kind volume is filled with chapters that directly address the most current ideas, concepts, and practices on the topic of organizational learning.
