Knowledge Management Practices and the Focus on the Individual

Authors

Isabel Rechberg, CUNY College of Staten IslandFollow
Jawad Syed, University of Huddersfield

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2014

Abstract

This paper reviews the current knowledge management (KM) practices to examine the attention (or lack thereof) paid to the individual in managing knowledge in organisations. It identifies and reviews four key practices of KM - i.e., information technology, organisational culture and structure, communities of practice, and human resource practices - to examine how knowledge is interpreted, processed and managed, and the role individuals play in such interpretations, processing and management. The review shows that existing KM practices may be improved through an increased focus on the role of individuals (an individual-centric approach) in designing and implementing KM in organisations.

Comments

This work was originally published in the International Journal of Knowledge Management, available at DOI: 10.4018/ijkm.2014010102.