Is Knowledge Management Just Another Fad?
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Knowledge management (KM) is of growing interest in today’s business and academics. The increase in the number of books, articles, and conferences reflects that practitioners and academics alike are trying to improve theories and concepts proposed in the field in order to support KM programs better. On the other hand, there are voices criticizing current practices of KM and calling knowledge management just another management fad in the history of business operation. In addition to a review of the literature on knowledge management, this paper aims to identify viewpoints from both sides of the debates about the future of knowledge management.
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