The geography of knowledge: from knowledge maps to the knowledge atlas

✍ Scribed by Patricia Seemann; Don Cohen

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 131 KB
• Volume: 4
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1092-4604
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1441(199712)4:4<247::aid-kpm107>3.0.co;2-1

✦ Synopsis

Using a case study of a successful knowledge-mapping project at a major pharmaceutical ®rm, this paper describes the features and value of a knowledge atlas, which is de®ned as a set of linked knowledge maps that form a rich, contextual picture of complex business processes. The collaborative process of building such an atlas begins to create the connections and understanding that are enhanced by the ®nished atlas. The bene®ts of the process and the atlas include better-informed decision making by employees at all levels, improved quality and ef®ciency, and identi®cation of valuable knowledge resources and critical knowledge gaps.