This year, I had to create a course in Knowledge Management in Audencia. My first idea was to select articles that students should read. Here is my (subjective) selection:
- If only we knew what we know: identification and transfer of internal best practices. O'Dell, C., & Grayson, J. (1998) California Management Review, 40(3), 154-174.
- Balancing act: how to capture knowledge without killing it. Brown, J. S., & Duguid, P. (2000) Harvard Business Review (May-June).
- Why information technology inspired but cannot deliver knowledge management. McDermott, R. (1999) California Management Review, 41(4), 104-117.
- Knowledge management strategies: toward taxonomy. Earl, M. (2001) Journal of Mangement Information Systems, 18(1), 215-233.
- Successful knowledge management projects. Davenport, T., DeLong, D., & Beers, M. (1998) Sloan Management Review, 39(2), 43-57.
- Organizing knowledge.Brown, J. S., & Duguid, P. (1998) California Management Review, 40(3), 90-111.
- Communities of practice: the organizational frontier. Wenger, E., & Snyder, W. (2000) Harvard Business Review, 78(1), 139-145.
- Knowledge management as a doughnut: shaping your knowledge strategy trough communities of practice. Wenger, E. (2004) Ivey Business Journal (January/February).
- Knowledge management: philosophy, processes and pitfalls. Soo, C., Devinney, T., Midgley, D., & Deering, A. (2002) California Management Review, 44(4), 129-150.
- Introducing T-shaped managers: knowledge management’s next generation. Hansen, M. (2001) Harvard Business Review, 79(March), 106-116.