This book provides well-founded insights and guidance to (self-)manage work in a globalized and digitalized knowledge economy with a perspective of the year 2030. International researchers and practitioners draw a picture of how, when, and where we will work most probably in 10 years. Many cases and examples make this work a compendium for learning and for implementing new leadership and management practices. The book assists managers, knowledge workers, human resource professionals, consultants, trainers, coaches in business, public administration, and non-profit organizations to shape the future of work. Drawing on the authors' more than twenty years of research, teaching, and consulting experience, this is one of the first professional guidebooks to analyze and discuss strategies for digital and disruptive changes at the workplace.

This book features both cutting-edge contributions on managing knowledge in transformational contexts and a selection of real-world case studies. It analyzes how the disruptive power of digitization is becoming a major challenge for knowledge-based value creation worldwide, and subsequently examines the changes in how we manage information and knowledge, communicate, collaborate, learn and decide within and across organizations. The book highlights the opportunities provided by disruptive renewal, while also stressing the need for knowledge workers and organizations to transform governance, leadership and work organization. Emerging new business models and digitally enabled co-creation are presented as drivers that can help establish new ways of managing knowledge. In turn, a number of carefully selected and interpreted case studies provide a link to practice in organizations.

This book is a timely guide for Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) researchers, policy makers and strategists. SMEs are the most important sources of job creation and local development especially in knowledge-based economies. As turbulence in the globalized economies expands SMEs will have to learn to sustain competitiveness by developing their 'dynamic capabilities'. Based on the findings of a 4-year European and Latin American research project, this book provides a theoretical framework, practical instruments and cases on how SMEs in diverse economic, social and cultural contexts can develop crisis resilience, increase agility, innovate and thus successfully compete in turbulent times.

This book features both cutting-edge contributions on managing knowledge in transformational contexts and a selection of real-world case studies. It analyzes how the disruptive power of digitization is becoming a major challenge for knowledge-based value creation worldwide, and subsequently examines the changes in how we manage information and knowledge, communicate, collaborate, learn and decide within and across organizations. The book highlights the opportunities provided by disruptive renewal, while also stressing the need for knowledge workers and organizations to transform governance, leadership and work organization. Emerging new business models and digitally enabled co-creation are presented as drivers that can help establish new ways of managing knowledge. In turn, a number of carefully selected and interpreted case studies provide a link to practice in organizations.

According to Peter Drucker the most important challenge of management in the 21st century will be to increase knowledge worker productivity substantially. This book presents tried and tested methods, and concrete suggestions to analyse and design effective knowledge work. Each topic is accompanied by a self diagnosis allowing the reader to assess their own situation. The authors include case studies to provide inspiration as to the 'next practices' for shaping the future of knowledge work. Amongst others, the book addresses the following questions: What is knowledge work? What are strategies and methods for increasing productivity, quality, effectiveness and value of knowledge work? Can knowledge workers be managed, and if yes, how? How should ICT support be selected and utilised to best effect? What are adequate methods for measuring performance of knowledge workers? This book bridges the gap between research and practice, presenting the current state of management concepts and research on knowledge work, and providing many best practice examples, and will appeal to management educators, students, trainers, HR professionals, consultants, and knowledge workers themselves.

This book is a timely guide for Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) researchers, policy makers and strategists. SMEs are the most important sources of job creation and local development especially in knowledge-based economies. As turbulence in the globalized economies expands SMEs will have to learn to sustain competitiveness by developing their 'dynamic capabilities'. Based on the findings of a 4-year European and Latin American research project, this book provides a theoretical framework, practical instruments and cases on how SMEs in diverse economic, social and cultural contexts can develop crisis resilience, increase agility, innovate and thus successfully compete in turbulent times.

This textbook on Knowledge Management is a result of more than twenty years of research, teaching and consulting experience of the authors. This is the first comprehensive text which brings together European, Asian and American perspectives on knowledge-based value creation. This book is intended not only for academic education but also for providing guidance to managers, consultants, trainers, coaches and those interested to learn about organizations in a knowledge economy in business, public administration and non-profit organizations. Many case studies, examples, questions, assignments as well as easy to use knowledge management tools make this work a compendium for learning, and for implementing knowledge management initiatives.

This book provides well-founded insights and guidance to (self-)manage work in a globalized and digitalized knowledge economy with a perspective of the year 2030. International researchers and practitioners draw a picture of how, when, and where we will work most probably in 10 years. Many cases and examples make this work a compendium for learning and for implementing new leadership and management practices. The book assists managers, knowledge workers, human resource professionals, consultants, trainers, coaches in business, public administration, and non-profit organizations to shape the future of work. Drawing on the authors' more than twenty years of research, teaching, and consulting experience, this is one of the first professional guidebooks to analyze and discuss strategies for digital and disruptive changes at the workplace.

Diese Buch stellt praxiserprobte Methoden und Beispiele dar, die konkrete Vorschlage fur die Messung und Gestaltung effizienter Wissensarbeit machen."

In diesem Fachbuch erfahren Fuhrungspersonen, Expertinnen und Experten sowie HR-Verantwortliche, wie man dem Fach- und Fuhrungskraftemangel durch einen strukturierten und branchenubergreifenden Wissenstransfer erfolgreich begegnet.Autoren aus unterschiedlichen Branchen, Verwaltung und Bildung beleuchten das Thema aus der Sicht der Hauptakteure und behandeln Wissenstransfers unter alltaglichen, aber auch erschwerten Rahmenbedingungen wie Nachfolge mit zeitlicher Lucke, Reorganisationen, Outsourcing oder Teamzusammenarbeit. Die Autoren verfugen uber einen sehr breiten Erfahrungsschatz, den sie in Form von Praxisbeispielen sowie der Beschreibung von Hintergrunden, Methoden und Werkzeugen einbringen. Die zweite Auflage enthalt eine Fulle von Neuerungen sowie aktuelle Praxisbeispiele. Weitere Vorlagen und Vertiefungen sind auf der Webseite zur Publikation verfugbar: www.wissenstransfer-in-agilen-organisationen.pub. Zudem gibt es einen Online-Kurs zur Publikation im Springer Verlag: iversity.org (Springer Nature).

Der zweite Band des zweiteiligen essentials gibt Handlungsempfehlungen zur Kundeneinbindung innerhalb des Innovationsprozesses. Der Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf dem Vergleich und der richtigen Auswahl konkreter Methoden zur Kundeneinbindung zum idealen Zeitpunkt. Die Autoren stellen vielfaltige Moeglichkeiten vor und erlautern, wann und auf welche Weise ein Unternehmen den Kunden in den Innovationsprozess einbeziehen kann. In diesem Rahmen werden Werkzeuge zur Kundeneinbindung in den verschiedenen Phasen des Innovationsprozesses vorgestellt. Viele aktuelle Beispiele aus der Praxis erganzen die Ausfuhrungen.

Der erste Band des zweiteiligen essentials stellt die wichtigsten theoretischen Konzepte zur Kundeneinbindung praxisnah dar und vermittelt konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen fur Unternehmen. Hierbei liegt das Augenmerk vor allem auf der Risikobewertung sowie den kritischen Erfolgsfaktoren der Kundeneinbindung. Der Leser lernt das Sechs-Stufen-Modell der Kundeneinbindung kennen. Eine Vielzahl von Praxisbeispielen vervollstandigt die Ausfuhrungen und gibt Anregungen zur Implementierung erfolgversprechender Massnahmen.

In diesem Essential finden Sie konkrete und praxiserprobte Hinweise, wie die Wissensmanagement-Anforderungen der ISO 9001:2015 zum Nutzen Ihrer Organisation umgesetzt werden koennen und welche weiteren Schritte zur Entwicklung eines wertschoepfungsorientierten Wissensmanagements notwendig sind. Jedes Kapitel enthalt einfache Kontrollfragen, anhand derer Sie feststellen koennen, wie weit Sie mit der Umsetzung der Anforderungen der neuen Norm bereits gekommen sind. Eine Checkliste und ein Musterstellenprofil geben weitere Hilfestellung.

Wie konnen kleine und mittlere Unternehmen langfristig erfolgreich und profitabel in turbulenten Zeiten wachsen? Wie konnen Unternehmer sich aus dem Tagesgeschaft freispielen fur Zukunftsaufgaben und eine Mannschaft aufbauen, die unternehmerisch denkt und handelt, Initiativen ergreift, Geschaftspotenziale umsetzt und mit den Aufgaben mitwachst?
Die praxiserprobte und wissenschaftlich fundierte Methodik Wachstum lernen unterstutzt kleine und mittlere Unternehmen, systematisch Wachstumspotenziale zu erschliessen; die Organisation auf qualitatives und quantitatives Wachstum in schwierigem wirtschaftlichem Umfeld auszurichten; Wachstumsfolgen besser zu bewaltigen; durch gezielte Mitarbeiterentwicklung eine schlagkraftige Mannschaft aufzubauen und damit Unternehmer fur Zukunftsaufgaben freizuspielen.
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This textbook on knowledge management draws on the authors' more than twenty years of research, teaching and consulting experience. The first edition of this book brought together European, Asian and American perspectives on knowledge-based value creation; this second edition features substantial updates to all chapters, reflecting the implications of the digital transformation on knowledge work and knowledge management. It also addresses three new topics: the impact of knowledge management practices on performance; knowledge management in the public sector; and an introduction to ISO 9001:2015 as an implementation framework. The book is intended not only for academic education but also as an essential guide for managers, consultants, trainers, coaches, and all those engaged in business, public administration or non-profit work who are interested in learning about organizations in a knowledge economy. Given its wealth of case studies, examples, questions, exercises and e asy-to-use knowledge management tools, it offers a true compendium for learning about and implementing knowledge management initiatives.