Business Wire :: Knowledge Management: Managing Intellectual Assets Helps Reduce Costs
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2004--To efficiently manage intellectual assets, leading companies embed knowledge management activities in their corporate strategy. According to a study by research and consulting firm Best Practices, LLC, identifying and sharing internal best practices enables organizations to gain market position and drive long-term growth. While some companies lay off employees to cut costs in a slow economy, leading companies utilize employees' valuable knowledge to reduce expenses.
"Knowledge Management of Internal Best Practices," (summary is free with registration, full report is $1,000.00) reveals the importance of employing effective management of intellectual capital technique.
K-Collector Topics: Corporations Knowledge Economy Knowledge ManagementThis is from Best-in-Class. I don't know much about them, but they are always mentioned on a variety of the newswires. It would be nice to know how this particular report is different from the others they produce on the topic. From the TOC, it looks like this report is a little dated (Monsanto's KM processes went away at least four years ago; Dow's intellectual assets projects were some of the first KM successes in the chemical industry).