FREE online courses on Knowledge Management - Corporate Knowledge Management - Corporate Knowledge Management

 

No single word has come to define the 21st century as has knowledge. One finds it everywhere - "knowledge economy", "knowledge society", "knowledge workers", "knowledge based companies" ... and now the most widely used "knowledge management"!

 

In this age of globalization, some words take on a magnetic appeal and catch on very fast. Yet knowledge management is not all hype. It represents an underlying revolution in the making. Today, the world is a highly unpredictable place. Organizations world over have realized that to grow, or even survive amidst such chaos, they need to become nimble. They need to generate new knowledge on a continuous basis, facilitate its sharing within the organization and apply knowledge to gain competitive advantage. Companies are learning to manage their knowledge assets in a manner that has never been witnessed before.