Working Knowledge

I have to say that the only frustrating thing about reading this book was the fact that I had not done it before. In addition to addressing important, acute issues, Davenport and Prusaks are good writers and base their approach on practice and solid cases (including examples from 39 organisations) instead of abstract theories. The point is, most of existing knowledge management literature has its head in the clouds, forgetting... Read Full Review

Your company is thinking about implementing knowledge management, then "Working Knowledge" is the place to start your research on this topic. Thomas Davenport and Laurence Prusak give you a very practical introduction to this business concept with many "real life" examples that explain the theoretical foundation. Therefore you will earn a deeper understanding of how to generate, codify and transfer knowledge without ever... Read Full Review

Although knowledge management is an irresistible concept, your progress in this area is anything but assurred. Knowledge management is a hot topic, but it is usually pushed by people who want to sell you something. As a result, you can end up with a lot of technology that will not help you to manage your knowledge. As insurance against getting started in the wrong direction, I suggest you read Working Knowledge as a... Read Full Review

I found Davenport's work to be of enormous value as I begin my work in the KM area. This is the first book you should read on KM -- it is concise and provides a very good foundation. I would then highly recommend moving on to Amrit Tiwana's Knowledge Management Toolkit. It's hands-on approach was an excellent follow-up to Davenport, as it lays out specific scenarios, guidelines, and tools for implementing KM in your organization... Read Full Review

If you are like most people, you are a victim of "stalled" thinking about how to make knowledge transfer work better in your organization. As the authors point out, many people believe things that will not work in practice, such as "build it and they will come" from a technology resource sharing perspective that all one needs to do is have the resource available. Unlike the theory about knowledge management, Davenport... Read Full Review