Even if knowledge transfer has been extensively studied both in theory and in practice in the last few years, little analysis has been made regarding rhetoric. With very few exceptions (Czarniawska and Joerges, 1996; Gherardi and Nicolini, 2000) organizational knowledge transfer - defined as the...

Knowledge transfer problem between two generations of professionals (usually from the old one to the new one) to a new dimension. Knowledge transfer is no longer reducible to classical solutions as face to face training, technical education, tutoring. Knowledge to transfer is professional...

In the late 1990s, Knowledge Management (KM) and Communities of Practice (CoPs) seemed inseparable. CoPs appeared to offer the key to reversing the failure of some of the earlier technologically based attempts to manage knowledge. However, the original CoP concept was built around a very...

Our so-called "Information Society", is gradually changing into a "Knowledge Society". The Shannons Theory provided a formal and mathematical framework for information. It was very fruitful for avoiding ambiguity on the concept of information. This paper proposes a transposition of this theory...

Cet article propose un état de l'art des méthodes d'évaluation des connaissances collectives. Il met notamment en évidence la diversité des points de vue concernant l'objet à évaluer pour apprécier la valeur des connaissances collectives et le faible nombre de recherches engagées sur...

For almost 20 years, Knowledge Management projects hit various domains. This paper focuses on selected tools now of general practice and becoming popular among the practitioners. Originally out of the Information Science labs, the tools introduced here have been proved tested efficient and...

Depuis les scandales économiques, sociaux et financiers (d'Enron à Parmalat) on tente par la force des lois sur la corporate governance de désenclaver le pouvoir des entreprises ; de la confiscation exclusive des dirigeants à la participation aux parties prenantes. Pour cela on est en train...

Cet article présente une étude bibliométrique sur la structuration de la recherche en Knowledge Management ou Gestion des Connaissances. Il se veut un guide pour accompagner la recherche dans ce domaine. Il met l'accent sur les tendances émergentes et les perspectives de recherche dans ce...

A travers une étude de cas exploratoire menée en 2005-2006 dans un cabinet d'avocats d'affaires français, notre objectif est de proposer une grille d'analyse permettant de comprendre comment l'utilisation d'un système de knowledge management peut transformer le mode de production des...

This paper presents a research in progress on the use of knowledge engineering and knowledge management techniques for the development of a strategic approach for the transfer of professional know-how. This transfer is based on the design of devices for sharing and learning clearly identified...