1.a Individuals
▪Chief Knowledge Officer is (Ward, CKO of NatWest Markets 2001)
◼Cartographer : mapping expertise and making connections (link with Strategy and K mapping)
◼Geologist : drilling into specific areas and applying tools
◼Sparkplug: igniting an awareness of the need to change
◼Architect : designing the physical and cultural environment
▪CKO has to (Davenport & Pruzak, 1998, p 114 )
◼Be an advocate or evangelist for knowledge and learning –voice climate
◼Play a leading role in the design and implementation of a company’s knowledge architectures
◼Have expertise in disciplines like business reengineering, innovative IT, change management, KM :
Transversal work!
▪Knowledge project manager:
◼Project management functions +CKO skills & competence !
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(Earl and scott, 1999; Bontis, 2001) (Oldham and Maclean, 1997; von Malmborg, 2004)
Some typical examples of KM job titles as
seen on internet
Chief Knowledge officer
Knowledge Management Advisor
Knowledge manager
Knowledge broker
Knowledge consultant
Knowledge management specialist
Knowledge coordinator
Knowledge Management Content
Manager
Director of knowledge management
Knowledge department manager
Knowledge economist
Knowledge resources librarian
Knowledge administrator
Knowledge management project
manager
Chief Learning Officer
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Inspired from A. Jashapara 2004, http://www.indeed.com/q-Knowledge-Manager-jobs.html retrieved March 2018, Douglas, R. C. (2015). The chief learning officer:
pursuing a grounded theory of executive leadership at the top of the human resource development field (Doctoral dissertation, Centre for Labour Market Studies).