Key ingredients to the success of an organization's knowledge management strategy

Knowledge management is a key strategy that organizations are embracing to manage their organizational knowledge for strategic advantage. Unfortunately, like any new and maturing field, overexpectations are being created by so-called knowledge management consultants and vendors. This paper describes the six essential ingredients in order for knowledge management to have a chance of succeeding in an organization. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Cornwallis Emmanuel Ltd.