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| Author: | Alvesson, M. Karreman, D. Swan, J. |
| Title: | Departures from Knowledge and/or Management in Knowledge Management |
| Journal: | Management Communication Quarterly
2002 : NOV, VOL. 16:2, p. 282-291 |
| Index terms: | KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT ANALYTICAL REVIEW ORGANIZATION |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Knowledge management (KM) is one of those rare, fashionable ideas that has been celebrated by practitioners but also by academics across a broad range of disciplines. KM is, in this sense, similar to organizational culture in the early 1980s. It is less similar to other fads (e.g., business reengineering, e-trading, quality) that seem mainly to appeal to practitioners but attract considerable degrees of academic skepticism regarding their theoretical base. It also differs from notions such as identity and, especially, discourse, which do not appear as practical or managerial enough for managers. KM certainly has a strong rhetorical appeal. It couples the characteristics of simplicity and ambiguity seen in other popular management fads. |
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