Our research in this area began by looking at KM practices and theory, but developed to investigate the management and contribution of knowledge workers. This complements our research into human capital issues.
- Managing the Careers of Professional Knowledge Workers, published in June 2004, highlights how organisations translate human capital into intellectual capital in the form of marketable products and services. This is available to purchase online in our bookstore.
- Go to the CIPD Bookstore
- View the summary
- Michael Skapinker of the Financial Times wrote a think-piece on knowledge management for us in 2002. This gives a basic introduction to knowledge management, and why it is relevant to people management and development professionals.
- View Knowledge Management change agenda
- In 2002 we produced a research report Managing Knowledge Workers by Phil Beaumont and Laurie Hunter at Glasgow University. This is now out of print but a summary sets out the key findings .
- View the summary of the report
- In 2000 we produced Investigating Knowledge Management, a review of the key knowledge management literature sources. It is available to purchase online in our bookstore CIPD Bookstore.
- Buy the report
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