Socio-Technical Knowledge Management and Epistemological Paradigms: Theoretical Connections at the Individual and Organisational Level

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 sociotechnical knowledge management perspectives. The alignments of individual and organisational epistemologies are essential to the effectiveness of a knowledge management system. Knowledge management should consider the roots of knowledge theoretically in order to share or manage 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 organisation. The results from this study provide both researchers and academicians with a clear understanding of the interplay between epistemologies and a foundation for establishing an effective organisational knowledge management system.

Sistema de Gestión de Conocimiento Adaptado al Entorno Educativo: Área Matemática en el Nivel Superior

“…Así también, para interactuar con la base de conocimiento ontológica soportado con la tecnología Apache Jena Fuseki 5 se utilizó el lenguaje de consultas SPARQL 6 . Por otro lado, para acceder a la base de datos con la información de los usuarios se utilizó el lenguaje de consultas SQL 7 . En este contexto, se utilizó el lenguaje JSP embebido en páginas HTML con estilos CSS para construir el sitio web del SGC.…”

“…Los SGC son plataformas que se pueden utilizar como tecnología de la información (TI) para soportar los procesos de conocimiento [6]. Sin embargo, estos sistemas deben integrarse y adaptarse para satisfacer las necesidades de una comunidad específica, esto es debido a que el conocimiento no radica en los elementos técnicos sino en las personas que pueden actuar sobre el conocimiento [7].…”

1.2.3 Designing a Knowledge Management System (KMS) for a complex engineering environment

“…(Jalaldeen, Karim, Mohamed 2009). A model by Jelavic (2011) also gives an insight into choosing an ideal methodology and its epistemological paradigms for the KM research and its implementation according to the context of the KM system. This project illustrates the systems approach taken during the requirement analysis phase of the KMS development.…”

Knowledge Sharing in IT Consultant and SME Interactions

“…Knowledge transfer is defined in many ways but essentially it involves an exchange of knowledge from giver to receiver (Jelavic 2011). It is purposeful, particularly in the implementation of IT systems and creates value for the client organisation.…”