Before we can answer the somewhat provocative question as to whether knowledge management technologies will make project cooperations a viable alternative to mergers (and acquisitions) we first need to understand the underlying assumption "Think Tools Will Be the Leaders of Change." We will examine what is most commonly understood when people talk about knowledge management and the supporting technology. We will discover that the use of knowledge tools is by no means a sufficient guarantee for a successful project cooperation. As a necessary precondition, a culture of trust and sharing must exist.
By: Matthias Kaiserswerth
Published in: RZ3248 in 2000
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