Title
Developing And Analysing Core Competencies For Alignment With Strategy
Abstract
Although it is widely accepted that alignment of knowledge with corporate strategy is necessary, to date there have been few clear statements on what a knowledge strategy looks like and how it may be practically implemented. We argue that current methods and techniques to accomplish this alignment are severely limited, showing no clear description on how the alignment can be achieved. Core competencies, embodying an organisation's practical know-how, are also rarely linked explicitly to actionable knowledge strategy. Viewing knowledge embedded in core competencies as a strategic asset, the paper uses a case study to show how a company's core competencies were articulated and verified for either inclusion or exclusion in the strategy. The study is representative of similar studies carried out across a range of organisations using a novel and practically proven method. This method, StratAchieve, was used here in a client situation to show how the core competencies were identified and tested for incorporation or not in the strategy. The paper concludes by considering the value of the approach for managing knowledge.
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.4018/jkm.2006010105
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
Keywords
Field
DocType
alignment, core competencies, practical methods, StratAchieve, strategy planning
Core competency,Computer science,Knowledge management,Strategic management,Strategic planning,Management science
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
2
1
1548-0666
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.36
2
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Keith Sawyer110.36
John G. Gammack25110.79