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Knowledge Management

HRM Guide articles with significant references to knowledge management

Hoarding Knowledge: Forget Knowledge Sharing - Colleagues Hide Their Best Ideas
Canada May 2 2006 - Has a colleague ever ignored you when you asked for information? Did you have the feeling that they were deliberately avoiding you or were only pretending to be ignorant? Recent research suggests that you may have been right.

Yankee Group Forecasts Worldwide Talent Management Market Will Surpass $2.3 Billion in 2006
USA April 5 2006 - Yankee Group today announced that the worldwide talent management market is experiencing exponential growth and will reach more than $4.0 billion in revenue by 2009.

Relationships the key to corporate success in 2020, says major new report
UK March 31 2006 - Knowledge workers will be companies' most valuable source of competitive advantage in 2020, whether in outward-facing functions such as sales or inward-facing ones such as knowledge management.

The New Learning Executive
USA February 28 2006 - A study by the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) and the University of Pennsylvania has produced a picture of a new breed of learning executive - the Chief Learning Officer (CLO) - that has merged in the past decade.

Workstream Announces General Availability of Workstream Communicator 6.0
January 11 2006 - Workstream Communicator 6.0 is a pure on-demand advanced Knowledge Management solution that can be quickly implemented to enable companies to manage content across a wide array of HR content for employee portals, to enhance existing HR applications and streamline HR call center operations and reduce costs.

Tata Learning Forum reveals key trends
September 30 2005 - Almost 100 of the world’s top leaders in the areas of training and online learning, drawn from the USA, the UK, Australia and South Africa, met in Boston, MA, this month to discuss the industry’s key trends and issues.

Learning pays
USA June 5 2005 - Education and experience have increasing value in the knowledge-based economy. Workers who continually update their skills are reaping the rewards, leaving behind those who don't, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' 2004 annual report essay.

E-learning is gaining ground
USA May 5 2004 - Classroom-based training and printed books are still the most popular learning delivery methods but web-delivered learning is gaining ground, according to research by Echelon Learning, a consultancy-led learning publisher.

Financial services get the most from e-learning
UK April 30 2004 - Businesses in the financial services sector have been more successful in the implementation of e-learning than firms in any other industry, according to research by e-learning provider SkillSoft

Blended learning produces maximum business benefit
USA April 29 2004 - A recent survey of 35 major learning organizations shows that multi-pronged learning initiatives - an approach commonly known as blended learning - produces the greatest business benefit.

Knowledge management gives Canadian businesses a competitive edge
March 14 2001 - A study by Ipsos-Reid for Microsoft Canada Co.shows that 91% of Canadian business leaders believe knowledge management practices have a direct impact on organizational effectiveness.

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