Organizational Epistemology Understanding Knowledge in Organizations
This book presents an in-depth perspective of knowledge as a fundamental process of any organization rather than just another resource to be managed. The author presents a process-oriented theory of creating and applying knowledge directed towards both&nb
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Kasra Seirafi
Organizational Epistemology Understanding Knowledge in Organizations
Kasra Seirafi University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria Vienna Austria
Dissertation submitted to the University of Vienna, 2012
ISSN 1431-1941 ISBN 978-3-642-34193-9 ISBN 978-3-642-34194-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-34194-6 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013931109 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Physica is a brand of Springer Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
What Is in It for Researchers? This inquiry aims at providing social scientists with theoretical concepts for their empirical work within the domain of organizations in general as well as organizational knowledge in particular. The developed concepts in Part I (“organizational knowledge”) may be used to interpret and frame empirical results of field studies (e.g., results from interviews, field notes, participatory observations, or artifact analysis). As Part I also defines different types and forms of organizational knowledge, it may also guide the construction of research questions and hypotheses. More practical-oriented researchers may draw from the epistemological crit
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