In Search of Meaning: Complexities and Implications of Basic Definitions in Knowledge Management

Adekunle Okunoye and Abiodun Bada
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Adekunle Okunoye: Williams College of Business, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Abiodun Bada: Department of Engineering Management & Systems Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

Chapter 28 in Knowledge Management:Nurturing Culture, Innovation, and Technology, 2005, pp 323-337 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractKnowledge management (KM) as a discipline and a research area is quite broad. The complexity of what knowledge means in addition to the growing interest in KM has led to different approaches to managing knowledge. It has also led to different streams of research areas and thus multiple definitions. This paper discusses the concepts of knowledge from the perspective of various disciplines and various views are synthesized. The paper presents the position of contemporary organizations regarding knowledge and discuses how knowledge is being conceptualized in information systems and organizations and management disciplines. This clear conceptualization of knowledge could determine the focus of KM in organization and assist in the categorization of the nature of KM research.

Keywords: Knowledge Management; Knowledge Sharing; Knowledge Discovery; KM Tools and Technologies; Communication and Organization Culture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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