Cultures of Knowledge Organizations

Wioleta Kucharska, PhD, holds a position as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Management and Economics of the Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. Along with scientific passion and achievements, she has 12 years of managerial experience, therefore, her works next to theoretical foundations actively refer to management practice.Denise Bedford, PhD, is faculty at Georgetown University, a Visiting Scholar at University of Coventry, and Distinguished Practitioner, U.S. Department of State.

• Introduction to the Series SECTION 1. THE FUNDAMENTAL OF CULTURE Chapter 1. Culture as a System Chapter 2. Organizational Culture as a Complex System Chapter 3. How Organizational Culture Dominates Strategy Chapter 4. KLC-Approach To Knowledge Organization Culture Building SECTION 2. THE SYNERGISTIC POWER OF KNOWLEDGE, LEARNING, AND COLLABORATION CULTURES Chapter 5. Knowledge Cultures Open Minds Chapter 6. Learning Cultures Grow Minds Chapter 7. Collaborative Culture Enhances the Network of Minds SECTION 3. KLC AND THE COMPLEX CULTURES OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR Chapter 8. Public Sector Cultures Chapter 9. The KLC Approach and Pubic Sector Diplomacy Chapter 10. The KLC Approach and Public Sector Military Chapter 11. The KLC Approach and Public Sector Space Exploration Chapter 12. The KLC Approach and Public Sector Agriculture Appendix A. Pulling It All Together Appendix B. Empirical Evidence of the KLC-Approach Appendix C. Surveying Knowledge, Learning and Collaboration Cultures Appendix D. Agenda of Research Topics for the Future