GOTTSCHALK, Petter <br/><br/>
How knowledge organizations work :  the case of detectives 

 - Bingley, UK :  Emerald,  2009 
<br/><br/> Purpuse - The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize detectives in police investigations as knowledge workers. Design/metodology/approach - The paper is based on a literature review covering knowledge organizations, police organizations, police investigations, and detectives as knowledge workers. Findings - The paper finds that the changing role of the detective as a resource influences investigation performance in solving complex and organized crime. Research limitations/implications - This exploratory research provides no final conclusions. Practical implications - Leadership in police investigations needs to focus on knowledge management among detectives rather than information collection in each criminal case. Originality/value - Until this paper, the secretive nature of the detective world has been unexplored by manpower researches.