Who is a “knowledge worker” – clarifying the meaning of the term through comparison with synonymous and associated terms

Surawski Bartosz
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Surawski Bartosz: Gdynia Maritime University, Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Commodity Science, Department of Management and Economics, Poland

Management, 2019, vol. 23, issue 1, 105-133

Abstract: The term “knowledge worker” has entered the language of management and economics, becoming popular or even fashionable. Consequently, its definitions are varied and often ambiguous or provisional – which makes it difficult to identify and research such employees. Deeper understanding of the term “knowledge workers” is required.

Keywords: knowledge workers; knowledge work; specialists; professionals; ISCO (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J L (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.2478/manment-2019-0007

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