the nature of knowledge

read to prepare yourselves for session 03

  1. Becerra-Fernandez, I., Gonzá́lez, A. J., & Sabherwal, R. (2004). Knowledge management: Challenges, solutions, and technologies. Upper Saddle River, N.J: Pearson/Prentice Hall.
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  2. Chapter 1: What Do We Talk about When We Talk about Knowledge?
    in Davenport, T. H., & Prusak, L. (2000). Working knowledge: How organizations manage what they know. Boston, Mass: Harvard Business School Press.
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  3. Section 2: Towards an information model of organizations
    in Choo, Chun Wei. 1991. Towards an Information Model of Organizations. The Canadian Journal of Information Science 16 (3):32-62.
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things we'll talk about

  • how do we define knowledge
  • how do we decide what qualifies as knowledge
  • how do we use and interact with knowledge within an organization

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We'll do an in class exercise

in class exercise material

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