For its third edition, this text on knowledge organization and retrieval has been revised and restructured to accommodate the increased significance of electronic information resources. With new sections on topics such as information retrieval via the Web, metadata and managing information retrieval systems, the book explains principles relating to hybrid print-based and electronic networked ...
This book is a thorough academic study of the subject. It is well written, with enough specifics yet manages to contain its content on a big subject to remain an effective book.
Learn, apply and innovate; and help others to do the same.
+ Plato republic + The Noble Lie and the body politic + Many people know about its importance although nowadays, just a few read it! + Thrasymachus was right, Socrates was wrong
+ An outstanding practical KM book + Academic text, adn some practical advice
This is a book that makes a good balance between theory and practice. It presents a complete step by step guide to implement KM in your organization. I recommend it for people who are in charge of a Knowledge Management Project or defining a KM strategy for their organizations. Is not an only ...
Entrepreneurship As Social Change: A Third New Movements in Entrepreneur
For scholars and practitioners studying (social) entrepreneurship a must read.
Thomas Thijssen
Saxion University
The Netherlands
While we are all clear that we need to learn to be successful in today's market, it is far from clear how to justify "learning" from an economic perspective. It takes time and resources that don't come cheap to the organization, at least not to mine. Based on the authors' experience with cutting ...
+ Excellent + "Basic" and enough for a solid reference and good overview
After Plato, Aristotle is by far the greatest Athenian Greek Philosopher. A polymathic genius whose interests ranged from poetry to theology to astronomy, physics and biology, Aristotle systematized Western thought and laid down many of the basic rules for argument and rationality which still ...
An invaluable introduction for HR and IT professionals.
+ An informative, information-packed book! + one of the original works on organizations
"This book brings together", Chun Wei Choo writes, "the insight developed from research in organization theory and information science into a generel framework for understanding the richness and complexity of information use in organizations. Research in organization theory suggests that ...
+ Key to developing a modern PS company + Hitting the Suite Spot
Ross Dawson has recently produced the second edition to his successful Developing Knowledge-Based Client Relationships. Opening sentences set the tone: "Knowledge and relationships are where all value resides in today's economy...Moreover, knowledge itself is all about relationships." This ...
+ Good condition, quick delivery + Social Entrepreneurs Make the World a Better Place
I read a lot, almost totally non-fiction, and for the past several years, after accidentally becoming a top Amazon reviewer on the strength of 300 reviews lifted from the annotated bibliographies of my first two books, I have been dedicated, as a hobby, to reading in the service of the public. My ...
This book will give you a functional view of what knowledge management is and how to implement its processes in your company or organization. It's written very well and not a boring read. It has a lot of interesting new ways to think about how to change corporate or organizational culture in order ...
If I follow the writing principle of bottom line and idea first then I would have to say Patrick Lambe's "Organising Knowledge: Taxonomies, Knowledge and Organisational Effectiveness" is a five-star publication. Using the four-point scale Study, Read, Skim, Bin as a guide to the effort that might ...
+ James's Pragmatism + Essential Reading Towards Tolerant, Open-Democratic Society
'Pragmatism' is the one philosophical school that America gave to the world.
Along with Charles Pierce and later on John Dewey , William James is the great creator of this philosophy.
However as could be expected by anyone who has studied Philosophy the exact meaning and intention of James, ...
This step-by-step guide to lobbying covers it all—from the basics for beginners to specific techniques for experienced lobbyists "You and I may never achieve major public office, but we do not need to in order to affect public policy." —Author Willard C. Richan To effect social change, any lobbyist’s case must be presented with skill, knowledge, and confidence. This reader-friendly book ...
Entrepreneurship As Social Change: A Third New Movements in Entrepreneur
For scholars and practitioners studying (social) entrepreneurship a must read.
Thomas Thijssen
Saxion University
The Netherlands
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