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Preparing people to manage, support and use enterprise systems in an arabian gulf context
DeLone & McLean IS Success Model in Evaluating Knowledge Transfer in a Virtual Learning Environment
Managing professions for knowledge management
In the last years, Knowledge Management (KM) studies have focused on the foundations of this \u201cnew managerial discipline\u201d. Nowadays, there is an increasing need to transform the theoretical speculations into managerial tools, and to find solutions to practical questions concerning daily KM activity. A key issue that still requires investigation regards the management of human resources devoted to KM. The paper aims at analyzing this topic by means of an in-depth investigation of the relevant experience of some leading companies. In particular it examines the problem of managing new roles and tasks for KM, the issue of developing structured KM units, and the question of evaluating KM activities. A discussion of the possible implications for research and management is carried out in the conclusions