Knowledge Management Research and Practice
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| Discipline | Knowledge Management |
| Language | English |
| Abbreviated title | KMRP |
| Publisher (country) | Palgrave Macmillan (England) |
| Publication history | 2003 to present |
| Website | KMRP site |
| ISSN | 1477-8238 |
The Knowledge Management Research and Practice (KMRP) provides an outlet for high quality, peer reviewed articles on all aspects of managing knowledge, organisational learning, intellectual capital and knowledge economics. This includes not just those focused on the organisational level, but all levels from that of the individual to that of the nation or profession. The journal includes both theoretical and practical aspects, and especially the relationship between the two. There is a particular emphasis on cross-disciplinary approaches, and on the mixing of "hard" (e.g. technological) and "soft" (e.g. cultural or motivational) issues. Rigorous contributions from both academics and practitioners are welcomed.
Knowledge management is a term that has worked its way into the mainstream of both academic and business arenas since it was first coined in the 1980s. Interest has increased rapidly during the last decade and shows no signs of abating. The current state of the knowledge management field is that it encompasses four overlapping areas:
- Managing knowledge (creating/acquiring, sharing, retaining, storing, using, updating, retiring)
- Organisational learning
- Intellectual capital
- Knowledge economics
Within (and across) these, knowledge management has to address issues relating to technology, people, culture and systems.
Perhaps as a consequence of this diversity, the knowledge management literature is at present fragmented. Many of the most influential articles on knowledge management appear in journals in fields as diverse as information systems, general management, strategy, organisational sociology or human resources. The literature also often, somewhat misleadingly, presents the subject as split. Current examples of these "splits", which should rather be debates, include those between the "codification" and "collaboration" schools of thought, and between "Western" (meaning North American) and "Eastern" (meaning Japanese) approaches. The intention for this journal is not only to accommodate these and other perspectives, but also to seek common ground between them.
