Knowledge Management Handbook: Collaboration and Social Networking, Second Edition
Features
- Features new contributors, all new chapters, and a new perspective
- Focuses on collaboration and social networking in the context of knowledge management
- Presents concepts, issues, and trends in an accessible way
- Contains numerous case studies from leading organizations around the world
- Offers international perspectives from experts in government, academia, industry, not-for-profit organizations, and the military
- Includes more than 50 illustrations and a four-page color insert
Summary
Recent research shows that collaboration and social networking foster knowledge sharing and innovation by sparking new connections, ideas, and practices. Yet these informal networks are often misunderstood and poorly managed. Building on the groundbreaking, bestselling first edition, Knowledge Management Handbook: Collaboration and Social Networking, Second Edition focuses on two key elements in knowledge management: collaboration and social networking.
To Innovate, Connect the People
Jay Liebowitz, one of the top knowledge management authorities in the world, brings together 15 articles by researchers and practitioners who are among the leaders in their fields. They present numerous applications, concepts, techniques, methodologies, issues, and trends related to collaboration and social networking in a knowledge management context. They also point out areas that need more work, such as how to measure the impact of knowledge-sharing efforts in terms of innovation, profits, and customer perceptions.
What Can You Learn from Your Informal Organization?
Packed with case studies, this handbook explores how you can share knowledge, make connections, and generate new ideas through collaboration and interaction. It is a valuable reference and classroom text for those engaged in knowledge management, particularly from a collaboration and social networking perspective.
Table of Contents
Collaboration and Social Networking: The Keys to Knowledge Management—Introductory Thoughts
Jay Liebowitz
Knowledge and Collaboration in Multihub Networks: Orchestration Processes among Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in the United Kingdom
Celine Miani, Markos Zachariadis, Eivor Oborn, and Michael Barrett
Religious Communities of Practice and Knowledge Management—The Potential for Cross-Domain Learning
Denise A.D. Bedford
Cross-Cultural Technology-Mediated Collaboration: Case Study of Oxfam Quebec and Peru
Kimiz Dalkir
Enabling Knowledge Exchange to Improve Health Outcomes through a Multipartner Global Health Program
Theresa C. Norton
Emperor: A Method for Collaborative Experience Management
Ulrike Becker-Kornstaedt and Forrest Shull
Real-Time Knowledge Management: Providing the Knowledge Just-In-Time
Moria Levy
Building Vertical and Horizontal Networks to Support Organizational Business
Maureen Hammer and Katherine Clark
Social Network Analysis: A Pharmaceutical Sales and Marketing Application
Molly Jackson, Doug Wise, and Myra Norton
Collaborating Using Social Networking at Price Modern
Gloria Phillips-Wren and Louise Humphreys
Visual Knowledge Networks Analytics
Florian Windhager, Michael Smuc, Lukas Zenk, Paolo Federico, Jürgen Pfeffer, Wolfgang Aigner, and Silvia Miksch
A Framework for Fostering Multidisciplinary Research Collaboration and Scientific Networking within University Environs
Francisco J. Cantú and Héctor G. Ceballos
Knowledge Management and Collaboration: Big Budget Results in a Low Budget World
Andrew Campbell and Melvin Brown II
TATA Chemicals—Knowledge Management Case Study
B. Sudhakar and Devsen Kruthiventi
Knowledge-Enabled High-Performing Teams of Leaders
Bradley Hilton and Michael Prevou
Author Bio(s)
Dr. Liebowitz is the Orkand Endowed Chair of Management and Technology in The Graduate School at the University of Maryland University College (UMUC). He is ranked one of the top 10 knowledge management (KM) researchers/practitioners out of 11,000 worldwide and was ranked number two in KM strategy worldwide according to the January 2010 Journal of Knowledge Management. He is a Fulbright Scholar, IEEE-USA Federal Communications Commission Executive Fellow, and Computer Educator of the Year (International Association for Computer Information Systems). He has published over 40 books and a myriad of journal articles on knowledge management, intelligent systems, and IT management. His most recent books are:
Editorial Reviews
… focuses on the most important features of modern-day knowledge management, and so is very much a new edition of the handbook compared to the 1999 edition, not just a re-tread … . The examples come from several countries and include not-for-profit organizations. This will be just what international business school classes need. ... a good source of practical examples ... .
—Professor John S. Edwards, Executive Dean, Aston Business School
