Approaches+to+Knowledge+Management

 There is a broad range of opinion on knowledge management with no agreed definition current or likely. The thoughts and approaches varying by author and school. For example, knowledge management may be viewed from any of the following perspectives: Techno-centric: Focus on technologies, ideally those that enhance knowledge sharing / growth, frequently any technology that does fancy stuff with information. Theoretical: Focus on the underlying concepts of knowledge and truth. People view: Focus on bringing people together and helping them exchange knowledge.  Process view: Focus on the processes of knowledge creation, transmission, transformation, and others.  Organizational: How does the organization need to be designed to facilitate knowledge processes? Which organizations work best with what processes?  Ecological: seeing the interaction of people, identity, knowledge and environmental factors as a complex adaptive system  Combinatory: Combining more than one of the above approaches where possible without contradiction.