Knowledge Management Paradigms, Philosophical Assumptions: An Outlook on Future Research

Authors

  • Isabel Rechberg City University New York, College of Staten Island

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33423/ajm.v18i3.74

Keywords:

Management, Knowledge Management, positivism, critical realism, interpretivism or constructivism, pragmatism

Abstract

This study informs knowledge management (KM) research assessing the philosophical assumptions and paradigms that have formed around the discipline. Reviewing positivism, critical realism, interpretivism or constructivism, and pragmatism the researcher suggests to draw on constructivism to inform KM theory. Moreover, it is suggested that a mixed methods approach is the most suitable to engage in research on KM so that a flexibility can be maintained that will allow to detect what KM is and how knowledge can be managed.

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Published

2018-09-01

How to Cite

Rechberg, I. (2018). Knowledge Management Paradigms, Philosophical Assumptions: An Outlook on Future Research. American Journal of Management, 18(3). https://doi.org/10.33423/ajm.v18i3.74

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