The University of Oxford has several business courses coming up:
Applying Knowledge Management: Principles and Practice
The purpose of knowledge management is to harness, develop and direct the expertise of the organisation and to apply it effectively to achieve strategic objectives. Its purpose is also to encourage learning and innovation as sources of competitive advantage.
21 November 2007 [...]

On 9 October I presented a colloquium on my research progress.
The topic was: “The same only diferent: towards a typology of knowledge-centric capabilities”.
For those of you who requested a copy of my slides - here it is:

Some of the discussion points from the colloquium are included below:
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Colloquium: Knowledge management
Topic: Towards a typology of knowledge-centric organisations.
University of Stellenbosch Business School
9 October 16:00 - 17:00
Presenter: Marié Cruywagen
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4. Konferenz Professionelles Wissensmanagement Erfahrungen und Visionen
(4th Conference Professional Knowledge Management Experiences and Visions)
Potsdam, Germany
28 March - 30 March 2007
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9th Annual Conference on WWW Applications.
University of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
5 - 7 September 2007
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The 8th European Conference on Knowledge Management.
Consorci Escola Industrial de Barcelona (CEIB), Barcelona, Spain
6-7 September 2007
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Today South African Education Minister, Naledi Pandor, announced that the country plans new measures to lure expatriate academics and skilled workers back in order to redress the skills gap that poses a threat to economic development. That is good news and a step in the right direction.
When I heard about this announcement however, a thought, [...]

I was privileged to attend the 15th EDAMBA Summer Academy in 2006. The Academy was hosted in the picturesque town of Sorèze, France from 13-19 July 2006. It was unforgettable experience! The purpose of the Summer Academy was mainly to bring Management and Business Administration PhD students together, to exchange information and to promote research [...]

4th International Conference on Intellectual Capital, Knowledge Management & Organisational Learning.
15-16 October 2007
University of Stellenbosch Business School, Cape Town, South Africa.
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In 1991 Ikujiro Nonaka published an article about knowledge-creation in Japanese companies. (Please refer to the reference at the bottom of the post). The article explains how companies such as Honda, Canon, Matsushita, NEC, Sharp and Kao views knowledge-creation as a source of competitive advantage. Using the so-called ’spiral of knowledge’ model, the article provides [...]