Introductory concepts and the historical development of knowledge management

Key text:Jashapara, A., 2011. Knowledge Management: An Integrated Approach. 2nd edition. FT, Harlow, Prentice Hall.
Hislop, D., 2013. Knowledge Management in Organisations. 3rd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Please apply critical thinking.
Managing knowledge from an objectivist and practice-based perspective.
Tacit and Explicit knowledge
Lessons covered:
– introduction to knowledge management
– Introductory concepts and the historical development of knowledge management
– The learning organisation and knowledge management
– Tools and approaches to knowledge management
– The influence of socio-cultural factors in knowledge management initiatives
– Knowledge Management and Strategy
– Communities of Practice
– Organisational Culture, Knowledge Management and the Knowledge Society
-ICTs and Knowledge Management
– Contemporary Issues in Knowledge Management

Spacing – single spaced