Socio-Technical Knowledge Management and Epistemological Paradigms: Theoretical Connections at the Individual and Organisational Level

Abstract

This paper provides an evaluation of the literature pertaining to the autopoietic, connectionist, and cognitivist epistemological paradigms.These paradigms exist at the individual and organisational level through diametrically opposed functionalist versus interpretive and integrative sociotechnical knowledge management perspectives.The alignments of individual and organisational epistemologies are essential to the effectiveness of a knowledge management system.Knowledge management should consider the roots of knowledge theoretically in order to share or manage knowledge dissemination successfully in organisations.The term 'knowledge sharing' has been emphasised and discussed comprehensively through its epistemological influential factors.This paper concludes the development of a Knowledge Management Epistemological Synthesis Model (KM-ES Model) and a comprehensive discussion and conclusion section focussing on the implications of epistemological influences on the knowledge management system of an organisation.The results from this study provide both researchers and academicians with a clear understanding of the interplay between epistemologies and a foundation for establishing an effective organisational knowledge management system.

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