Knowledge Management: Conceptual Foundations, Emerging Directions

Joseph Davis, Eswaran Subrahmanian and Art Westerberg
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Joseph Davis: The University of Sydney
Eswaran Subrahmanian: Carnegie Mellon University
Art Westerberg: Carnegie Mellon University

A chapter in Knowledge Management, 2005, pp 3-20 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This paper traces the origins of Knowledge Management as an academic area of inquiry and as a key managerial concern in contemporary organizations. This is based on an overview of related developments in a number of fields including Economics, Organisational Studies, and Information Systems as well as some of the important developments in the business environment in recent years. We proceed to analyse and critique the status of ‘organisational knowledge’ from both epistemological and pragmatic standpoints and to explore the challenges in designing processes and systems for sharing such knowledge in large organizations. We also discuss technology-enabled communities-of-practice and their critical role in knowledge management.

Keywords: Knowledge Management; Knowledge Sharing; Open Source Software; Organizational Knowledge; Conceptual Foundation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1007/3-7908-1618-3_1

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