Toward a knowledge context: report on the first annual U.C. Berkeley Forum on Knowledge and the Firm

Article Abstract:

At the U.C. Berkeley Forum on Knowledge and the Firm, leading academics and knowledge practitioners from Japan, the U.S., and Europe discussed their understandings of organizational knowledge and how firms can influence its creation and use. The meeting brought to the surface a diversity of goals, assumptions, and vocabularies - most notably a contrast between the aim of nurturing the process of knowledge creation and that of managing and measuring knowledge use. By exploring both common ground and differences, participants began to weave a knowledge context: a fabric of varied and mutually illuminating ideas about knowledge. Given the complexity of knowledge, this kind of rich context should provide a better framework for answering questions about how to approach and value knowledge work than any single point of view could provide. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Conferences, meetings and seminars, Intellectual property, Business enterprises, Organizational effectiveness, Knowledge, Theory of, Epistemology, Information management, University of California, Berkeley

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Beyond good intentions: the next steps toward racial equality in the American workplace

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Racism is a rarity in American corporate entities due in part to the good practice of corporate leaders to ensure racial equality. Mere good intentions, however, is not enough to eradicate discrimination in employment. A more subtle form of racism surfaced that is embodied in traditional American values. Individualism instead of open bigotry exists in business organizations. Diversity training is even inadequate to eliminate this archaic concept. Managers should understand this new form to avoid unintentional promotion of segregation and discrimination in organizations.

International Affairs, Racial Oppression, Analysis, Demographic aspects, Work environment, Racism, Employment discrimination, Race discrimination

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