Posted by Vaughn P Fox on October 23, 2000 at 13:36:09:

In Reply to: The ethics of knowledge management in a conflict situation posted by Daan de Koning on October 23, 2000 at 04:28:17:

Daan de Koning,
If you are saying that effective knowledge management can assist people to assess the probability of winning, to determine potential of improving this probability, and making decisions that influences the level of desire to allocate resources that achieve expected results...then we are in agreement.
It is my impression that ethics and morality are usually tethered to most decisions, even if those decisions are not influencing results in a conflict management environment. Before anyone makes a decision, they normally possess knowledge, then apply objective reasoning and judgment against knowledge gained to achieve a level of understanding they need to make a decision. I would venture to say that people making decisions in a CM environment (more often than not) consider cultural and ethnic concerns before making decisions. Knowledge assists them to gain an appreciation of those concerns. The key point that I was trying to make in the previous threaded postings (which may not have been clearly articulated) is that effective KM is critical for people desiring to make sound decisions, whether they are making a decision in a CM environment or in any other environment. I hope this explanation is clearly understood.
I got the impression from reading your posting that you think KM does not address or consider ethics or morality. If you can show me effective KM without rules/standards established by commonly understood ethics used to form a foundation of trust, then I will buy you a beer or soda your choice. If my impression of your posting is correct, than you and I are not thinking alike with respects to KM. I hope my impresssion is wrong. Looking forward to be corrected. Respectfully, Vaughn.

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• Re: The ethics of knowledge management in a conflict situation Daan de Koning 06:05:04 10/24/00 (2)
  • Re: The ethics of knowledge management in a conflict situation Ron de Weijze 19:20:56 01/10/01 (0)
  • Re: The ethics of knowledge management in a conflict situation Vaughn P Fox 22:51:28 10/24/00 (0)

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