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Knowledge Management: Conceptual Foundations, Emerging Directions

In: Knowledge Management

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  • Joseph Davis

    (The University of Sydney)

  • Eswaran Subrahmanian

    (Carnegie Mellon University)

  • Art Westerberg

    (Carnegie Mellon University)

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.

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  • Joseph Davis & Eswaran Subrahmanian & Art Westerberg, 2005. "Knowledge Management: Conceptual Foundations, Emerging Directions," Springer Books, in: Joseph Davis & Eswaran Subrahmanian & Art Westerberg (ed.), Knowledge Management, pages 3-20, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-7908-1618-1_1
    DOI: 10.1007/3-7908-1618-3_1
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