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Dissertation Information for Leonard J. Ponzi

NAME:
- Leonard J. Ponzi

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science

SCHOOL:
- Long Island University (USA) (2003)

ADVISORS:
- Michael Edward Davison Koenig

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- Heting Chu
- Katherine McCain
- Charles R. Hildreth
- Youngjin Kim

MPACT Status: Fully Complete

Title: The evolution and intellectual development of knowledge management

Abstract: Knowledge Management (KM), a concept perceived by academics and practitioners as an emerging field, has little empirical lead evidence to support claims about its origin, growth, or constructs. The purpose of this research was to analyze systematically the 1991 to 2001 academic and industry literature to provide a better understanding of KM's evolution and intellectual development. Given the limitation of the methodological approach in this study, the analysis presents an archival view of KM.

The findings of this research illuminate the emergence of KM, and in so doing, this study unpacked the KM concept by employing seven different bibliometric techniques and analyses (Discourse Life Cycle, Co-Term Occurrence, Author Co-citation Analysis, Disciplinary Activity and Breadth, Author Influence Index, and Disciplinary Influence) to explore the main conceptual shifts in KM's discourse, interdisciplinary nature, and intellectual structure. This methodological approach statistically analyzed data gathered from the occurrence and co-occurrence of key search phrases, cited authors, and cited references.

Discourse life cycle and co-term occurrence analyses reveal that KM is still developing and that it has had three distinct evolutionary stages. The period 1991 to 1995 reflect KM's origin and formation. The foundation of KM occurred in 1995, when Nonaka and Takeuchi's seminal work, The Knowledge-Creating Company, was published. This work marked the tipping point to the growth stage as well as the birth of KM. Starting in 1996 and continuing through 1999 is a growth period, in which the KM literature reached exponential growth rates. During 2000--2001, the KM literature experienced a contraction and rebound. Disciplinary Activity measures show that KM's rapid growth, contraction, and rebound was in large part a computer industry driven phenomenon.

The intellectual development analyses support claims that KM has emerged from the organizational sciences and is predominantly a social science phenomenon. The intellectual structure supports the four proposed constructs of: (1) Creating a Knowledge-based Business Strategy; (2) Developing a Learning Organization; (3) Managing Intellectual Capital; and (4) Leveraging Information Technology. Future study of KM's evolution and intellectual development is needed.

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calculated 2008-01-31 06:08:19

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