Posted by Riva Gianluca on November 30, 2001 at 13:27:03:

Hi everybody. I've been studying KM for several months, since it's the topics of my theses here in my foggy and cold city (Milano). I've discovered (By ABI/INFORM searching) the topics is going to die without any effective result. The articles are going down, the results are disappointing. I've also been studying the phenomenon of managerial fads (BPR, TQM, Where are they now?). I think knowledge management came through two vital errors:
1)Two much emphasis on technology, falling in what's called technological determinism. Technology is not the only variable in action in our society, Knowledge is a matter of interaction between people and a work context. Knowledge is a process and not an object. It can't be codified. All what you get with codification is information, which is meaningless unless is interpreted by some human beings.
2)Lack of knowlege about knowledge itself (quite paradoxical and funny).
So, knowledge management gonna die for an issue of ignorance.
ISN'T IT FUNNY?
BYE FOR NOW

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Follow Ups:

• It's there ... Martyn R Jones 12:14:26 12/02/01 (1)
  • Re: It's there ... Adi Babu 07:00:05 12/06/01 (0)
• Re: Why has knowledge management gone dead? Kevin 11:58:00 12/01/01 (0)
• Hai Riva, sorry, I do not understand what you say! adibabu 05:54:24 12/01/01 (9)
  • Re: Hai Riva, sorry, I do not understand what you say! Riva Gianluca 13:22:10 12/03/01 (8)
    • Success Andrew Alexander 02:10:59 12/04/01 (1)
      • Re: Success Riva Gianluca 09:58:40 12/04/01 (0)
    • That's really cool! Adi Babu 01:50:05 12/04/01 (5)
      • Re: That's really cool! Riva Gianluca 10:26:22 12/04/01 (4)
        • That's fine. Adi Babu 22:17:03 12/04/01 (3)
          • Re: That's fine. Riva Gianluca 12:07:51 12/05/01 (2)
            • Here is what I mean by BPR. Adi Babu 04:35:30 12/06/01 (1)
              • Re: Here is what I mean by BPR. Riva Gianluca 11:11:33 12/07/01 (0)
• Has KM really gone dead? Denham 16:31:42 11/30/01 (2)
  • Re: Has KM really gone dead? Riva Gianluca 03:40:51 12/01/01 (1)
    • Diversity, awareness & creativity Denham 09:28:15 12/01/01 (0)

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