KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AS A KEY FACTOR FOR ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (FCIDF) IN ETHIOPIA

Knowledge economy management creates major benefits for human resource development (HRD), in many organisations around the world. The purpose of this paper is to identify some of the advantages for further HR Development operations. The paper takes the form of case study review to contribute to the ongoing debate around HRMD’s role and tasks, related to the emerging knowledge economy around the Globe. The study was demarcated to one Local NGO named: Family and children Integrated development foundation (FCIDF) as case study in Ethiopia. Having set, the organisational process of FCIDF- HRD, in the context of a knowledge economy and of macro-level socio-economic policy in the country. We explore ideas of strategy, structure and knowledge economy and their implications for those with HRD responsibilities in various organisations.