Abstract
In the first few chapters of the book, we have discussed the theories and concepts of knowledge management. A deeper understanding of the knowledge generating process in an economic or managerial environment will make it easier for the manager to introduce knowledge management within a company. The previous chapters described real life examples of different size, complexity and focus which all had to do with knowledge management in a managerial context. These examples gave some insight into the possibilities of knowledge management. This chapter deals with the corporate “environment” necessary to create the knowledge based company. If a company understands the crucial role which knowledge plays for its future sustainable development, how can it tackle the introduction of knowledge based management. As is argued in this chapter, the mentality of management (the learning attitude) and the support architecture (information and knowledge technology) of the company make or break knowledge management.
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Baets, W.R.J. (1998). It Support for Organizational Learning: The Organization of Knowledge Networks. In: Organizational Learning and Knowledge Technologies in a Dynamic Environment. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5773-9_7
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