Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Leadership Imperatives for the Knowledge Economy
Knowledge Leadership: What can Top Executives do?
Micro-Knowledge Leadership: Leadership for all Managers
Customer-Focused Knowledge Leadership: Michael Dell
Supplier-Focused Knowledge Management: Brazil′s Auto Industry
Managing Change through Knowledge Leadership: Jack Welch at GE
Indian Knowledge Leadership: Y C Deveshwar and e-choupals
Global Knowledge Leadership: Percy Barnevik′s Matrix Management at ABB
Knowledge Management in Retail: Li and Fung
Knowledge-Based Performance Management Strategies of Leaders
Knowledge Leadership in the Not-for-Profit World
Bibliography

About the Author

C. Lakshman is an independent consultant based in Pune, India. He received his PhD in Organization Studies from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He held prior appointments at Longwood University, Virginia State University, and Jackson State University. He was the Chair of the Organizational Behaviour and HRM Area at Indian Institute of Management, Indore. He has 16 years of rich experience in India and the United States, spanning both industry and academia. He combines his rich industrial marketing experience (Elcompo Electronics Pvt Ltd, Chennai) with teaching, training, and consulting experiences with various organizations including Arizona State University, Amrita Institute of Management, and Southern Illinois University. His list of consulting clients includes NLC Ltd, ABN Amro, Mahindra Finance, Impetus, and NTPC, among others. He specializes in Leadership and Knowledge Management issues in organizations. His most recent papers on Leadership and Knowledge Management were published in the Journal of Management Studies and in Leadership and Organizational Development Journal.

Reviews

The focus of this book is on leaders and their use of knowledge management in effectively leading their organisations for achieving high performance. Organisations of all sizes and vertical expertise have come full circle to realise that communication of best practices, not application of technology, is at the heart of knowledge management’s ability to meet business goals and user needs. Leadership is needed to foster the climate, the practices and the incentives for knowledge sharing.
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