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Paradigm and paradox: Knowledge management and business ethics

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dc.contributor.author Evans A. en
dc.contributor.author Mckinley M. en
dc.date.accessioned 2012-11-01T16:31:21Z
dc.date.available 2012-11-01T16:31:21Z
dc.date.issued 2010 en
dc.identifier.citation World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology en
dc.identifier.citation 66 en
dc.identifier.issn 2010376X en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/7088
dc.description.abstract Knowledge management (KM) is generally considered to be a positive process in an organisation, facilitating opportunities to achieve competitive advantage via better quality information handling, compilation of expert know-how and rapid response to fluctuations in the business environment. The KM paradigm as portrayed in the literature informs the processes that can increase intangible assets so that corporate knowledge is preserved. However, in some instances, knowledge management exists in a universe of dynamic tension among the conflicting needs to respect privacy and intellectual property (IP), to guard against data theft, to protect national security and to stay within the laws. While the Knowledge Management literature focuses on the bright side of the paradigm, there is also a different side in which knowledge is distorted, suppressed or misappropriated due to personal or organisational motives (the paradox). This paper describes the ethical paradoxes that occur within the taxonomy and deontology of knowledge management and suggests that recognising both the promises and pitfalls of KM requires wisdom. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Business ethics; Data; Knowledge; Knowledge management; Privacy; Protection Business ethics; Data; Knowledge; Privacy; Protection; Competition; Data privacy; Management; Philosophical aspects; Technology transfer; Knowledge management en
dc.title Paradigm and paradox: Knowledge management and business ethics en
dc.type Article en


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