Accountability and Ethics in Knowledge Management

Accountability and Ethics in Knowledge Management

Frank Land, Urooj Amjad, Sevasti-Melissa Nolas
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 10
ISBN13: 9781609605872|ISBN10: 160960587X|EISBN13: 9781609605889
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-587-2.ch712
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Land, Frank, et al. "Accountability and Ethics in Knowledge Management." Global Business: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 2034-2043. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-587-2.ch712

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Land, F., Amjad, U., & Nolas, S. (2011). Accountability and Ethics in Knowledge Management. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Global Business: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications (pp. 2034-2043). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-587-2.ch712

Chicago

Land, Frank, Urooj Amjad, and Sevasti-Melissa Nolas. "Accountability and Ethics in Knowledge Management." In Global Business: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 2034-2043. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-587-2.ch712

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Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to argue the case that the study of Knowledge Management should embrace considerations of ethics and accountability. Knowledge Management—a relatively new discipline—is often seen as a necessary but benign component of any modern business organization. This chapter suggests that underlying modern notions of knowledge management are the far older practices comprising the management of knowledge prevalent in most spheres of human activity. Many of these are political in nature, and distort and manipulate knowledge to achieve ends which may include criminal activity and fraud, but often merely serve to further the aims of organizational actors. The discipline called Knowledge Management has much to learn from the ancient art of the management of knowledge.

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