Knowledge Management Philosophy: Communication as a Strategic Asset in Knowledge Management

• Main Author: Johannessen, Jon-Arild
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley Emerald Publishing Limited 08.01.2020; Emerald Publishing
• Edition: 1
• Series: Emerald points
• Subjects: Business communication; Knowledge management; Philosophie; Strategic planning; Wissensmanagement

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.

Table of Contents:

• Analysis and Discussion -- Aspects of Social Laws behind the Knowledge Management Variable: The Information System -- The Law of Requisite Variety -- The Self-organising Principle -- The Principle of Information Redundancy -- The Model Principle -- Aspects of Social Laws Behind the Knowledge Management Variable: Communication System -- The Law of Complementarity -- The Darkness Principle -- The Law of Communication -- Aspects of Social Laws in Relation to the Knowledge Management Variable: Knowledge Management Training for All Employees in the Organisation -- The Systemic Principle -- The Redundancy of Potential Command Principle -- Aspects of Social Laws in Relation to the Knowledge Management Variable: Considerations Concerning Moral/Ethical and Ecological Consequences -- The Consistency Principle -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix 1-Epistemological Supposition for Knowledge Management and Systemic Thinking -- Making Prejudice Explicit -- The Complementarity Principle Related to Methodology -- Philosophy of Science for Knowledge Management and Systemic Thinking -- Intention and Behaviour -- Circular Causal Processes -- Emergents -- Actors -- Changes -- Part-whole -- References -- Appendix 2-Distinctions -- References -- Index
• Intro -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I-PHILOSOPHY FOR KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT -- 1-A Systemic Perspective on Knowledge Management -- Introduction -- Feed-pre -- Part-conclusion -- Pre-understanding -- Part-conclusion -- The Described System -- Part-conclusion -- Reflections about Philosophy of Science for Knowledge Management -- Main Conclusion -- References -- 2-Developing Aspects of ­Qualitative Criteria of Qualitative Criteria in Philosophy of Science for Knowledge Management -- Introduction -- Criterion 1: Be Explicit about Your Premises, Suppositions, Prerequisites and Motives -- Description -- Analysis and Discussion -- The Information Process -- Situation and Horizon -- Context -- The Knowledge Process -- Sub-Conclusion -- Criterion 2: Be Explicit about the Moral and Ethical Consequences of Decisions -- Analysis and Discussion -- Rationality and Ethics -- Science Is a Morals/Ethics Project -- Robot Ethics -- Formal Logic and Ethics -- Sub-Conclusion -- Main Conclusion -- References -- Part II-THE PHILOSOPHY OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AIMED AT THEORY -- 3-In Search of Social Laws for Knowledge Management -- 4-Concepts -- Action -- Butterfly Effects -- Calibration -- Causal Analysis -- Circular Causality -- Communicative Consciousness -- Complementary Relationship -- Epistemology -- Feed-Pre -- Information -- Intention Structure -- Message -- Non-Knowledge -- Pre-Comprehension -- Pre-Structures -- Sensitising Concepts -- Spontaneous Intuition -- Symmetrical Relationship -- 'The Context of Solution' -- The Epistemological Hierarchy -- The Naturalist Erroneous Inference -- The Objectivist Position -- The Ontological Questioning Process -- The Paradox of Objectivity -- The Theory of Science -- Zappfe's Paradox -- References -- Introduction -- Description: Social Mechanisms and Social Laws