Title: What does it mean to manage 'knowledge': implications for the strategic management of knowledge in firms

Authors: Rashmi H. Assudani

Addresses: Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Williams College of Business, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Abstract: Knowledge has emerged as a central theme in strategy and organisational research. However, there is still no consensus as to what constitutes knowledge and where it resides. Different perspectives on what constitute knowledge therefore offer a challenge to firms that are earnest in their efforts to effectively and efficiently manage knowledge. This paper is an effort to examine and situate the conceptual discourses on knowledge. Such a discussion offers a framework about the various conceptual categories of knowledge that firms could focus on. This has implications on the strategic directives for managing knowledge in firms.

Keywords: knowledge management; epistemology; perspectives; implications; strategic management.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMDM.2008.021219

International Journal of Management and Decision Making, 2008 Vol.9 No.6, pp.646 - 659

Published online: 13 Nov 2008 *

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