Title: Organisational structure as determinant of knowledge management technology in law enforcement

Authors: Petter Gottschalk

Addresses: Norwegian School of Management, Nydalsveien 37, 0442 Oslo, Norway

Abstract: Organisations are constructed, like any other kind of social system. An organisation is observable through the actions and interaction of its members. Police officers act and interact with each other and with people in the environment. The basic element in organisation structuring includes division of labour and coordination mechanism. This conceptual research paper suggests a link between the design of organisational structure in law enforcement and the use of knowledge management technology in policing. Future research is encouraged to empirically investigate relationships in the research model presented.

Keywords: job specialisation; formalisation; indoctrination; authority; organisational architecture; organisational structure; knowledge management; KM technology; law enforcement; police officers; policing; division of labour; coordination.

DOI: 10.1504/EG.2008.019522

Electronic Government, an International Journal, 2008 Vol.5 No.4, pp.364 - 374

Published online: 15 Jul 2008 *

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