KM in Academia: KM Course Materials
Text Books
Recommended
Readings
Case Studies
This document include a collection of books that are used in colleges and universities as text books. The list of the text and recommended books are extracted from a list of KM syllabi that we compiled under this section "KM in Academia." We also provide a link for Additional KM Books, which will have a comprehensive list of useful books in the field of knowledge management.
Text Books
This list was compiled from a review of KM syllabi used in masters and Ph.D. KM Courses. A list of additional recommended readings is included after the text books.
Argyris, C. and Schon, D. (1978). Organizational Learning: A Theory of Action Perspective. London: Addison-Wesley.
Baumard, P. (1999). Tacit Knowledge in Organizations. London: Sage.
Bontis, Nick and Choo, Chun Wei. (2002). The Strategic Management of Intellectual Capital and Organizational Knowledge. Oxford University Press
Bontis, Nick. (2001). World Congress on Intellectual Capital Readings. Butterworth-Heinemann
Brown, J. & Duguid, P. (2000). The Social Life of Information. Harvard Business School Press.
Burgoyne J., Pedler, M. and Boydell T. (1993). Towards the Learning Company: Concepts and Practices. London: McGraw-Hill.
Cohen, M. and Sproull, L. (1996). Organizational Learning. London: Sage.
Davenport, T. & Prusak, L. (1998). Working Knowledge: How organisations manage what they know, Harvard Business School Press.
Dixon, N. (1994). The Organizational Learning Cycle: How We Can Learn Collectively? London: McGraw-Hill.
Easterby-Smith, M., Burgoyne, J. & Araujo, L. (1999). Organizational Learning and the Learning Organization. London: Sage.
Krogh, G. and Roos, J. (Eds) (1996). Managing Knowledge: Perspectives on Cooperation and Competition. London: Sage.
Lave, J. and Wenger, E. (1991). Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Moingeon, B. and Edmondson, A. (1996). Organizational Learning and Competitive Advantage. London
Nonaka, I. and Takeuchi, H. (1995). The knowledge creating company, Oxford University Press
Nonaka, I. and Takeuchi, H. (1995). The Knowledge-Creating Company: How Japanese Companies Create the Dynamics of Innovation. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Pedler, M., Burgoyne, J. and Boydell, T. (1991). The Learning Company: A Strategy for Sustainable Development. London: McGraw-Hill.
Prichard, Hull, Chumer, and Willmott, eds.(March 2000).Critical Investigations of Work and Learning. London, Macmillan Business, NY: St. Martin's Press.
Probst, Raub, and Romhardt. (December 21, 1999). Managing Knowledge : Building Blocks for Success, John Wiley & Sons.
Prusak, L. (Ed.) (1997). Knowledge in Organizations. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.
Semler, R. (1993). Maverick! The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace. London: Arrow
Senge, P. (1991). The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization. London: Century Business
Senge, P., Kleiner, A., Roberts, C., Ross, R. and Smith, B. (1994). The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies and Tools for Building a Learning Organization. London: Nicholas Brealey.
Skyrme, D. (1999). Knowledge networking, creating the collaborative enterprise, Oxford, Butterworth-Heinemann.
Swieringa, J. and Wierdsma, A. (1992). Becoming a Learning Organization: Beyond the Learning Curve. Wokingham: Addison-Wesley.
Tiwana (2000). (December 7, 1999). Knowledge
Management Toolkit, Prentice Hall PTR.
Vasant Dhar and Roger Stein. Working Knowledge and Intelligent Decision Support Method: The Science of Knowledge Work.
George Washington University also has a section on Books in Knowledge Management and this section provides brief reviews, picture of back covers, and direct links to amazon.com.
Recommended Additional Readings:
Brown, J.S. and Duguid, P. (May-June, 2000). "Balancing Act: How to Capture Knowledge Without Killing It," Harvard Business Review.
Cerny, K. (May-June, 1996). "Making Local Knowledge Global," Harvard Business Review.
Geisler, E. (May-June, 1999) "Harnessing the Value of Experience in the Knowledge-Driven Firm," Business Horizons, pp. 18-26.
Hansen, M.T. Nohria, M.T. and Tierney, T. (March-April, 1999). "What's Your Strategy for Managing Knowledge?" Harvard Business Review.
Kransdorff, A. and Williams, R. (May-June, 1999)."Swing Doors and Musical Chairs," Business Horizons, pp. 27-32.
Nurmi, R. (May-June, 1998). "Knowledge-Intensive Firms," Business Horizons, pp. 26-32.
Wenger, E.C. and Snyder, W.M., (January-February, 2000)."Communities of Practice: The Organizational Frontier," Harvard Business Review, pp. 139-145.
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