Rebecca Dale wrote:
> The BPRC are pleased to announce their next seminar (and apologise for
> any cross-posting!)
>
> Knowledge Management: The HR contribution
>
> 28th June, 1999, 10 a.m. - 4.30 p.m., University of Warwick, U.K.
>
> A joint event organised by the ESRC's Business Processes Resource Centre
> (BPRC) and the Institute of Personnel and Development (IPD).
>
> This event will provide the opportunity to hear the latest research
> commissioned by the IPD which is available as the IPD report (Getting
> fit and staying fit, Developing lean and responsive organisations)
> reviewing the role of human resources in knowledge management.
>
> As an increasing number of organisations develop Knowledge Management
> initiatives, evidence is accumulating that human resource issues play a
> critical role in achieving success. There is widespread agreement that
> focussing on tools and technologies alone cannot produce successful
> Knowledge Management. We need to recognise the important contribution
> made by HR policies and practices in the areas of rewards, culture and
> organisation development as well as the role of the HR function itself.
> This event aims to deepen understanding of the HR contribution in the
> following ways:
>
> * Highlighting practical experience through presentations from
> front-line managers involved in Knowledge Management initiatives.
>
> * Presenting the latest IPD commissioned research into the
> state-of-the-art in Knowledge Management.
>
> * Creating opportunities for networking and the exchange of experience
> amongst managers and academics.
>
> This event is aimed at HR/Personnel managers, general managers with a
> Knowledge Management responsibility, and academics researching the
> field.
>
> Outline programme
>
> Chair: Roy Harrison, Policy Adviser, IPD
>
> Welcome: Professor Harry Scarbrough, University of Leicester
>
> Presentations
>
> 'The state of the art in Knowledge Management'
>
> Dr. Jacky Swan, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick.
>
> 'Knowledge Management at AIT: The HR dimension'
>
> Dina Gray, Director of Intellectual Capital, AIT plc.
>
> 'The role of rewards and culture in Knowledge Management: The Buckman
> Labs experience'
>
> John Burrows, Buckman Labs.
>
> 'Developing a people focused approach to K.M.
> in Post Office Consulting'
>
> Mark Baker, Post Office
>
> Presentations will be followed by syndicate work on specific issues
> arising from the HR contribution to Knowledge Management.
>
> ESRC Business Processes Resource Centre/IPD
>
> Knowledge Management: The HR contribution
>
> University of Warwick
> 28th June 1999
>
> I wish to reserve __________ place(s) at Knowledge Management: The HR
> contribution on Monday, 28th June 1999. I enclose a cheque for £ ___
> (£50.00 per place, payable to The University of Warwick)
>
> Title First Name Surname Post or role held
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> Institution/Organisation: e-mail address:
> Address:
> Telephone:
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> Please return to Rebecca Dale, BPRC, Warwick Manufacturing Group
> International Manufacturing Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4
> 5AL
>
> tel.: (01203) 524 344
> fax: (01203 524 307
> email: [log in to unmask]
> http://bprc.warwick.ac.uk
>
> Payment:
> Cheques should be made payable to:
> 'University of Warwick' and should accompany this application.
> Bookings will be accepted in order of receipt.
>
> Rebecca Dale
> Research Fellow
> Business Processes Resource Centre
> tel.: (01203) 524 344
> fax: (01203 524 307
> email: [log in to unmask]
> http://bprc.warwick.ac.uk
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