Managing Knowledge Workers : New Skills and Attitudes to Unlock the Intellectual Capital in Your Organization
Author: Frances Horibe
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ISBN: 0471643181
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (05 March, 1999)
Sales Rank: 117,747
Average Customer Rating: 3.6 out of 5
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Rating: 3 out of 5
A sound 'primer'
An easy to read, simple description of the basics of people management in knowledge organisations. It brings together well established principles and practices and puts them into a 'knowledge' context. Could be useful for managers in the early stages of movement from a 'traditional' to a 'knowledge' mind-set.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Excellent practical guide to making kn. mgt. theory work.
A lot of the business books that I read offer theory that sounds promising, but that I have a hard time using in my real world. This book takes the theories of knowledge management and gives practical, usable ideas for how to make them work on the ground with today's generation of workers. There are even actual dialogues showing effective and ineffective ways of dealing with situations that ring very true (sometimes uncomfortably so). The author clearly knows her field and has a breadth of real-world experience behind her...and a sense of humour to boot! (That's a breath of fresh air in my business book library.) I found this book well-organized, a pleasure to read and full of practical wisdom. I heartily recommend it.
Rating: 5 out of 5
This useful book is a "must read" for managers.
This is an excellent, useful book. It provides practical, down-to-earth applications of knowledge management concepts to the real world of the manager. It is obvious that the author has solid management experience and can speak with authority on what works and what doesn't. Fortunately, it is not a dry, academic treatise. It is, rather, a humourous and highly readable blend of theory and practice which would appeal to senior managers who want to learn how to create the conditions for high productivity from well-educated workers. Similar Products
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