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Sort Desciption: Sustainability Quotient Knowledge Management for Sustainable Value Creation Lorinda R. Rowledge Ph.D. EKOS International Abstract The emerging field and technology of Knowledge Management ought to be ...
Content Inside: Sustainability Quotient Knowledge Management for Sustainable Value Creation Lorinda R. Rowledge Ph.D. EKOS International Abstract The emerging field and technology of Knowledge Management ought to be informed by and contribute to the development and realization of environmentally and socially sustainable business strategies and practices. This paper examines Knowledge Management for preeminence in the New -- Sustainable -- Economy reflecting on answers to the following questions: How is Knowledge Management redefined by the requirements of sustainable industrial practices? How can Knowledge Management contribute to Sustainable Value Creation in the new economy? What practical processes and systems are companies putting in place to support sharing and creation of knowledge for more environmentally and socially responsible business practices? What opportunities for advancing sustainability are provided by emerging knowledge management technology? Knowledge management technologies -- and corporate applications of them -- are exploding. Driven by tremendous pressures for service quality speed to market and innovation and by the availability of a new generation of exciting information management tools companies are employing new technologies to leverage the intellectual assets of knowledge workers. This effort to harness the knowledge-creating capability of the organization is one of the key elements of the Information Revolution that is redefining the competitive landscape of business. Simultaneously another revolution is reshaping the fundamental structure of production and wealth creation. Based on the increasingly evident requirement for sustainable development companies are finding new sources of competitive advantage innovation and value from integrating environmental considerations into business strategies products and processes. 2 This paper examines the mutually beneficial integration of these ...
