Abstract
Most managers can probably state one of the many textbook definitions of knowledge management. Most would also agree that knowledge management would benefit their organization and that their worker’s intellectual capital could be useful to their organization. Yet, they usually don’t have a clue on what kinds of useful knowledge and skills the individuals in their organization possess. Time and time again managers find themselves saying “if only we had known” after realizing an issue could have been corrected internally by one of their own employees. Many managers today still cling to the traditional autocratic management style that basically assumes that all ideas and strategies are only generated at the top senior management level and all directives flow vertically down the corporate ladder. In today’s information-driven society companies have to realize that more can be gained from their company’s intellectual rather than their physical assets. To tap......
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