Posted by Prac on April 13, 2004 at 16:39:20:

In Reply to: Re: Knowledge Convergence posted by Miles Weaver on April 10, 2004 at 14:46:26:

Hi Miles

Well, Tesco's and ASDA could be examples of convegence in a retail market. However, my main point pertains to the suggestion that the KM value chain is still evolving and that there are some of its components that may be exhibiting themselves in these "convergent" times, which could lend new life to KM as a management discipline, as opposed to a fad.

Taking you up on your point though, the hypermarket syndrome is actually more of an old concept than new. It relates to the "era" of the general store, which dates back to the late 1800's and early 21st century, depending on which economy one would prefer to look at.

However, it would be good to realize if an industry was revisiting a particular stage in a lifecycle. Even though the way and manner may be "old", we as today-managers weren't there at the time, and thus it is relevant for us to deal with this and look more intensely at it. Times, and the world, are definitely more complex in terms of trade than long ago, and the technological impact on economies cannot be ignored.

Yes, your question holds a lot of water. Please could you be more specific in terms of how this discussion could enable your area of expertise?

Thank you for adding value to this discussion.

Best regards,

Rob

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• Re: Knowledge Convergence Miles Weaver 18:57:49 04/15/04 (3)
  • Re: Knowledge Convergence Prac 06:27:37 04/16/04 (2)
    • Re: Knowledge Convergence Miles Weaver 11:12:04 04/16/04 (1)
      • Re: Knowledge Convergence Prac 13:02:56 04/19/04 (0)

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