This concise introduction to knowledge management and its current place in and implications for contemporary management theory and practice explores what knowledge management is, why it is significant, and where it is going

This concise introduction to knowledge management and its current place in and implications for contemporary management theory and practice explores what knowledge management is, why it is significant, and where it is going.

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to bring into question the idea of the global knowledge economy.Design/methodology/approach – The paper explores the characteristics of the knowledge economy, as elaborated by academics and policy makers concerned with knowledge in the contemporary global...