Oracles, Bards, and Village Gossips, or Social Roles and Meta Knowledge Management

Simon Masterton and Stuart Watt ()
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Simon Masterton: Knowledge Media Institute Open University
Stuart Watt: Knowledge Media Institute Open University

Information Systems Frontiers, 2000, vol. 2, issue 3, No 5, 299-315

Abstract: Abstract Knowledge management systems are used widely in many different organizations, yet there are few models and theories which can be used to help introduce and apply them successfully. In this paper, we analyze some of the more common problems for knowledge management systems. Using this background, we adapt models and theories from social and organizational psychology and computer supported collaborative work, and discuss a variety of different knowledge management systems in these contexts. We argue that knowledge management systems routinely adopt different social roles within an organization, and that these social roles can have a major influence on a system's acceptability. With these principles in mind, we draw out some general practical lessons, and a “character space” framework, which can help to inform the design of future knowledge management systems, so as to minimize the problems of acceptability within a given organization.

Keywords: knowledge management tools; intelligent agents; groupware; social roles (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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