Knowledge Management Philosophy: Communication as a Strategic Asset in Knowledge Management (Emerald Points) - Softcover

Johannessen, Jon-arild

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1839096373 ISBN 13: 9781839096372

Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020

Synopsis

Knowledge Management is an important part of all business, and yet the discipline lacks a philosophy based on systemic thinking. Exploring this gap, expert author Jon-Arild Johannessen continues his research on knowledge management with the groundwork for a new philosophy.

Across the four chapters in this book, Johannessen tackles the issues that have stopped a cohesive philosophy from being formed. Tackling the large questions first, he asks: what constitutes a philosophy for knowledge management? What quality criteria are relevant in a knowledge management philosophy? Johannessen also looks at how the emergence of the fourth industrial revolution has eroded and atomized the cohesion of social systems, and explores how knowledge management works in social systems, as well as whether social laws can be used to explain knowledge management systems.

For students and researchers of information and knowledge management, Johannessen offers a new perspective on our current philosophies, bringing systemic thinking to the front of knowledge management philosophy.

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About the Author

Jon-Arild Johannessen holds a Master of Science from Oslo University in History, and a Ph.D. from Stockholm University in Systemic Thinking. He is currently a professor (full) in Leadership at Kristiania University College, Oslo, and Nord University, Norway.

Edition details

• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1839096373
• ISBN 13: 9781839096372
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 147