The absolute, most critical success factor in knowledge management (KM) success is senior-level support. The Executive`s Role in Knowledge Management can help senior managers set sensible, yet aggressive, expectations and goals for a KM initiative and help KM practitioners who must establish a compelling business case to gain senior-level support. For those who grasp the potential of their organizations` knowledge assets and want to develop strategies for leveraging them, this book can act as a guidebook. For those who are actively involved in crafting their organization`s knowledge-based business strategy, this book offers the perspectives of leaders who have faced this challenge and succeeded. For those who want to use knowledge and learning to support existing core competencies, as well as create new ones, this book offers excellent examples. Most importantly, this book is for senior managers who lead by example and want to adapt successful approaches that will result in significant gains.