02153nam a2200217Ia 4500 20260630100029.0 260630s9999||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und|| 9783319036977 658.403 NOR 23 North, Klaus. Knowledge Management : Value Creation Through Organizational Learning / Klaus North and Gita Kumta. First edition. Cham, Switzerland : Springer International Publishing , 2014. xxv, 326 p. : illustrations, charts, tables ; 24 cm. Knowledge Management: Value Creation Through Organizational Learning by Klaus North and Gita Kumta is a comprehensive textbook that explains how organizations can create, share, preserve, and apply knowledge to improve innovation, competitiveness, and organizational performance. Drawing on decades of academic research and practical consulting experience, the authors present knowledge management as a strategic process that enables organizations to transform information and expertise into long-term value. The book combines theoretical foundations with practical tools that can be applied across business, government, and non-profit organizations. The text explores the complete knowledge management cycle, including knowledge creation, acquisition, storage, sharing, transfer, protection, and application. It discusses organizational learning, intellectual capital, communities of practice, innovation management, organizational culture, leadership, collaboration technologies, and the role of information systems in supporting knowledge-intensive work. The authors also explain methods for measuring knowledge assets, developing knowledge strategies, and integrating knowledge management into organizational processes. Numerous international case studies, discussion questions, assignments, and practical frameworks help readers understand how successful organizations implement knowledge management initiatives. Intellectual capital. Knowledge management. Knowledge-based organizations. Organizational learning. VC OFFICE 69846 69846