Education + Training: Volume 43 Issue 4/5

The knowledge economy

Thomas Clarke

Highlights the emergence of the knowledge‐based economies reliant on their effectiveness in developing and utilising knowledge. Knowledge embodied in new products and services has…

The knowing organization as learning organization

Chun Wei Choo

Examines the information processes that support organisational sense‐making, knowledge creation and decision making. Sense‐making involves interpreting the raw data of the…

Corporate initiatives in knowledge management

Thomas Clarke, Christine Rollo

Knowledge is a social construct and cannot be managed as physical assets. The distinction between data, information and knowledge is made. The transformation of raw data and…

Towards a second generation of KM? The people management challenge

Chris Carter, Harry Scarbrough

Seeks to reflect upon knowledge management from the vantage point of a human resource management perspective. Arguing that there is an urgent need for a greater interaction…

The knowledge supply model: a framework for developing education and training in the new economy

Alan Burton‐Jones

The increasing economic importance of knowledge is redefining firm‐market boundaries, work arrangements and the links between education work and learning. This article proposes a…

E‐learning markets and providers: some issues and prospects

Kate Fry

Demonstrates how digital technologies are affecting the organisational learning process, drawing on material presented to an industry forum. Reviews the rise of the…

E‐learning developments and experiences

Shirley Alexander

The focus of much e‐learning activity is upon the development of courses and their resources. Successful e‐learning takes place within a complex system involving the student…

E‐learning technology, content and services

Paul Henry

Defines e‐learning as the appropriate application of the Internet to support the delivery of learning, skills and knowledge in a holistic approach not limited to any particular…

Corporate developments and strategic alliances in e‐learning

Thomas Clarke, Antoine Hermens

The combination of the demand for access to continuous, flexible education and training, and the arrival of the increased bandwidth of more powerful information and communication…

Building a knowledge‐based business school

Frankie Ow Chee Keong, Roger J. Willett, Kim Len Yap

This is a case study of Taylor’s Business School, Taylor’s College in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which is a pioneer in developing a business school as a knowledge organisation…

The production and use of knowledge

Thomas Clarke