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Socio-Technical Knowledge Management and Epistemological Paradigms: Theoretical Connections at the Individual and Organisational Level
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@MISC{Jelavic_socio-technicalknowledge,
author = {Matthew Jelavic},
title = {Socio-Technical Knowledge Management and Epistemological Paradigms: Theoretical Connections at the Individual and Organisational Level},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
This paper provides an evaluation of the literature pertaining to the autopoietic, connectionist, and cognitivist epistemological paradigms. These paradigms exist at the individual and organisational level through diametrically opposed functionalist versus interpretive and integrative socio-technical knowledge management perspectives. The alignments of individual and organisational epistemologies are essential to the effectiveness of a knowledge management system. Knowl-edge management should consider the roots of knowledge theoretically in order to share or man-age knowledge dissemination successfully in organisations. The term ‘knowledge sharing ’ has been emphasised and discussed comprehensively through its epistemological influential factors. This paper concludes the development of a Knowledge Management Epistemological Synthesis Model (KM-ES Model) and a comprehensive discussion and conclusion section focussing on the implications of epistemological influences on the knowledge management system of an organisa-tion. The results from this study provide both researchers and academicians with a clear under-standing of the interplay between epistemologies and a foundation for establishing an effective organisational knowledge management system.
Keyphrases
organisational level theoretical connection epistemological paradigm socio-technical knowledge management knowledge management system functionalist versus man-age knowledge dissemination knowledge management epistemological synthesis model comprehensive discussion organisational epistemology paradigm exist km-es model integrative socio-technical knowledge management perspective clear under-standing effective organisational knowledge management system knowl-edge management term knowledge sharing epistemological influence cognitivist epistemological paradigm conclusion section epistemological influential factor
