TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of human resource development in transitioning from technology-focused to people-centered knowledge management
AU - Ardichvili, Alexander
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Communities of practice supported by on-line interactive technologies rapidly become one of the most efficient knowledge management tools in organizations. This chapter demonstrates that the Human Resource Development (HRD) function is uniquely positioned to implement the enabling systems for realizing the community-of-practice metaphor, which is grounded in the human capital theory and the resource-based theory of the firm. Examples of knowledge-sharing communities of practice demonstrate their central role in mobilizing the potential of the intellectual resources of the organization. The chapter includes a discussion of seven areas where HRD can play a central role in creating knowledge-sharing communities of practice. The chapter ends with a discussion of the HRD competencies and skills needed to fulfill this role.
AB - Communities of practice supported by on-line interactive technologies rapidly become one of the most efficient knowledge management tools in organizations. This chapter demonstrates that the Human Resource Development (HRD) function is uniquely positioned to implement the enabling systems for realizing the community-of-practice metaphor, which is grounded in the human capital theory and the resource-based theory of the firm. Examples of knowledge-sharing communities of practice demonstrate their central role in mobilizing the potential of the intellectual resources of the organization. The chapter includes a discussion of seven areas where HRD can play a central role in creating knowledge-sharing communities of practice. The chapter ends with a discussion of the HRD competencies and skills needed to fulfill this role.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4615-0827-4
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4615-0827-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84888771317
SN - 1387-666X
VL - 17
SP - 89
EP - 104
JO - Operations Research/ Computer Science Interfaces Series
JF - Operations Research/ Computer Science Interfaces Series
ER -