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Why Knowledge Management Didn’t Save General Motors: Addressing Complex Issues By Convening Conversation

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GM was brought down by a flawed strategy, but an organization’s strategy is clearly a product of the knowledge that exists within its walls. The knowledge existed within GM to develop a more competitive strategy. The knowledge management task is to bring together the collective knowledge of the organization to bear on complex issues.

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Transferring Expertise: The Best Way to Move Tacit Knowledge

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What differentiates an expert from someone who is simply competent is both the number of experiences he has had and the range of those experiences - so that when he begins his search for relevant “Lego pieces” he has more and more varied pieces to choose from. 1993) Knowledge for Action. Argyris, Chris. Jossey-Bass .