Knowledge Management in Organizations: A critical introduction

1. Introduction: The Contemporary Importance of Knowledge and Knowledge Management SECTION 1: EPISTEMOLOGIES OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT LITERATURE 2. The Objectivist Perspective on Knowledge 3. The Practice-Based Perspective on Knowledge SECTION 2: AN INTRODUCTION TO KEY CONCEPTS 4. What is Knowledge Management? 5. Knowledge Intensive Firms and Knowledge Workers 6. Learning and Knowledge Management SECTION 3: KNOWLEDGE CREATION AND LOSS 7. Innovation Dynamics and Knowledge Processes 8. Forgetting and Unlearning Knowledge SECTION 4: SOCIO-CULTURAL ISSUES RELATED TO MANAGING AND SHARING KNOWLEDGE 9. The Influence of Socio-Cultural Factors in Motivating Workers to Participate in Knowledge Management Initiatives 10. Communities of Practice 11. Cross Community, Boundary Spanning Knowledge Processes 12. Power, Politics, Conflict, and Knowledge Processes 13. Information and Communication Technologies and Knowledge Management 14. Facilitating Knowledge Management via Culture Management and HRM Practices 15. Leadership and Knowledge Management 16. The Production and Consumption of Knowledge on Knowledge Management and Some Reflections on Its Future as a Subject