“Principles of Knowledge Auditing” provides clear guidance for understanding and successfully implementing knowledge audits within organizations. Knowledge audits assess knowledge assets and needs to improve organizations, but currently lack standards. The author addresses this by outlining principles for conceptualizing, planning, executing and reporting on knowledge audits based on in-depth case studies.
Recommended for: Knowledge management practitioners and researchers, organizational leaders and managers, consultants. Intermediate to Advanced readers with an interest in knowledge auditing concepts and methodologies. Suitable for students and professionals with a background in business, information science or related fields.
You will:
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of knowledge auditing principles and processes
- Learn how to conceptualize, plan, execute and report on knowledge audits within organizations
- Understand the historical development of knowledge management concepts
- Be able to critically examine existing knowledge auditing approaches
- Apply knowledge auditing methodologies through case studies
- Establish standards and guidelines to advance organizational knowledge initiatives
Detailed Overview
Written by knowledge management expert Patrick Lambe, this book aims to establish a common framework for knowledge auditing that is currently lacking in the field. It does so by first examining the historical development of knowledge management concepts over the 20th century. Lambe then critiques existing knowledge auditing approaches and outlines his principles. Through numerous case studies, he illustrates how to conduct each phase of the knowledge audit process. Key topics covered include identifying knowledge assets, gaps and flows, as well as discussions of knowledge management standards and their appropriate use. The book concludes with a set of guiding principles for knowledge auditing practitioners seeking to advance organizational knowledge management initiatives through rigorous yet practical audits. Overall, it provides a foundational resource for both practitioners implementing knowledge audits and researchers examining this evolving domain.
Citation and Licensing
Lambe, P. (2023). Principles of Knowledge Auditing: Foundations for Knowledge Management Implementation. The MIT Press. https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5579/Principles-of-Knowledge-AuditingFoundations-for. Open access under CC BY-NC-ND license. The license can be viewed here: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License .
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