Article ID: | iaor200911738 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 6 |
Issue: | 1 |
Start Page Number: | 47 |
End Page Number: | 51 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2008 |
Journal: | Knowledge Management Research & Practice |
Authors: | Liebowitz Jay |
Keywords: | culture |
Knowledge management has an important role to play in both organizational and national cultures. In order to have a paradigm shift from a knowledge hoarding to a more knowledge–sharing culture, knowledge management should be used as part of the human capital strategy for the organization. The impact of culture on knowledge management has been studied widely, but little has been written on how knowledge management can affect organizational culture. This paper provides a thought–piece on addressing this overlooked area.