Objectivity and subjectivity in knowledge management: a review of 20 top articles

Ikujiro Nonaka; Vesa Peltokorpi

doi:10.1002/kpm.251

journal article Apr 01, 2006

Objectivity and subjectivity in knowledge management: a review of 20 top articles

Ikujiro Nonaka

Vesa Peltokorpi

Knowledge and Process Management Vol. 13 No. 2 pp. 73-82 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractIn recent years knowledge management (KM) has received increased attention from academics and practitioners. There are several challenges to establishing KM as a separate discipline one of the most central being conceptual plurality. The purpose of this paper is to review and position 20 of the most frequently cited KM articles in management journals. More specifically, this paper classifies the KM publications on the subjectivity–objectivity continuum, discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the publications drawing from positivism and interpretative philosophies, and further discusses the challenges in KM, and how objectivity and subjectivity can be used to provide both product and process orientations in future research. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Published: Apr 01, 2006
Vol/Issue: 13(2)
Pages: 73-82
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Authors

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Ikujiro Nonaka

Institute of Business Research, Hitotsubashi University, Japan.

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Vesa Peltokorpi

Graduate School of Social Sciences Hiroshima University Hiroshima Japan

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Ikujiro Nonaka, Vesa Peltokorpi (2006). Objectivity and subjectivity in knowledge management: a review of 20 top articles. Knowledge and Process Management, 13(2), 73-82. https://doi.org/10.1002/kpm.251

Objectivity and subjectivity in knowledge management: a review of 20 top articles

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