Understanding knowledge management and information management: the need for an empirical perspective
It has been argued that Knowledge Management (KM) is not a new field but a different way to refer to Information Management (IM). This article seeks to summarize empirical evidence of how KM is practiced in several types of organizations to show the variety of organizational approaches that are used...
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University of Borås
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| description | It has been argued that Knowledge Management (KM) is not a new field but a different way to refer to Information Management (IM). This article seeks to summarize empirical evidence of how KM is practiced in several types of organizations to show the variety of organizational approaches that are used and the processes that are involved. Based on an exploratory study of KM practices, the article presents a typology of methodologies that are employed in various organizations, to help illustrate the particular nature of KM and show that it is substantially different from IM. In the first part of the article, the concepts associated with the management of information and knowledge are examined and definitions of IM and KM are presented to clarify their differences. The second part of the article contains the a description of the conceptual framework used for the study and a presentation and discussion of the results. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dbfb2f55bd6142dbacb0b36a0065a6352025-02-02T23:22:16ZengUniversity of BoråsInformation Research: An International Electronic Journal1368-16132002-01-0181141Understanding knowledge management and information management: the need for an empirical perspectiveFrance BouthillierKathleen ShearerIt has been argued that Knowledge Management (KM) is not a new field but a different way to refer to Information Management (IM). This article seeks to summarize empirical evidence of how KM is practiced in several types of organizations to show the variety of organizational approaches that are used and the processes that are involved. Based on an exploratory study of KM practices, the article presents a typology of methodologies that are employed in various organizations, to help illustrate the particular nature of KM and show that it is substantially different from IM. In the first part of the article, the concepts associated with the management of information and knowledge are examined and definitions of IM and KM are presented to clarify their differences. The second part of the article contains the a description of the conceptual framework used for the study and a presentation and discussion of the results.http://informationr.net/ir/8-1/paper141.htmlknowledge management; information management; km; organization of information; business information; organizational knowledge; knowledge sharing |
| spellingShingle | France Bouthillier Kathleen Shearer Understanding knowledge management and information management: the need for an empirical perspective Information Research: An International Electronic Journal knowledge management; information management; km; organization of information; business information; organizational knowledge; knowledge sharing |
| title | Understanding knowledge management and information management: the need for an empirical perspective |
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| title_short | Understanding knowledge management and information management: the need for an empirical perspective |
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| topic | knowledge management; information management; km; organization of information; business information; organizational knowledge; knowledge sharing |
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