Purpose and benefits

Laurence Prusak is a leading knowledge manager, specialising in issues of corporate knowledge management. He is the author of many articles on knowledge and information management and co-author of several books, including "Working Knowledge" with Tom Davenport, and "In Good Company" . He has worked with organisations renowned for their expertise and approach to knowledge management, including IBM and Ernst & Young, as well as working as a researcher at the Harvard Business School, and as a teacher of social and economic history at several universities. In this essay, Laurence Prusak answers some of the most significant questions about how to manage knowledge effectively, and also how knowledge, people, and technology interact. He explains the view that while technology does not create knowledge, it is providing real and potential benefits for organisations.

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Method

Interview on topical management issue plus biographical details of influential management thinker.

Time to Complete

15 mins

Length

4 Pages

Participants

1

Price

£2 Pounds Sterling
(inc. VAT)