Knowledge Management in Practice: Pitfalls and Potentials for Development

Julie Ferguson, Marleen Huysman and Maura Soekijad

World Development, 2010, vol. 38, issue 12, 1797-1810

Abstract: Summary Knowledge management is increasingly recognized as a relevant management approach within the development sector. However, few academic studies have analyzed the conceptual foundations of knowledge management practices in a development-specific context. As a result, the political dimensions of knowledge management are often overlooked. Through a literature review, illustrated with reference to examples from practice, this paper identifies a difference between latent goals and active knowledge management practices, which can lead to counterproductive development outcomes. The paper identifies the pitfalls and potentials associated with knowledge management in a development context and presents a conceptual framework that recognizes and builds on political dimensions of knowledge as discussed in participation and post-developmentalist debates.

Keywords: knowledge; management; situated; mutual; learning; post-rationalism; participation; post-developmentalism; development; organizations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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