Knowledge sharing is important as it relates to not communities of practice and individuals coming together combining everyone's puzzle piece to form a picture. That is very important to the accumulation of knowledge and the ability to trigger new renaissances in knowledge management. However it also important to place limits on knowledge sharing. This is particularly true in the realm of competing businesses and countries to maintain a competitive advantage. The importance of of limiting knowledge sharing is seen in the laws and regulations companies and governments uphold when confidential information is leaked. This is because knowledge is not just an abstract intangible concept, but an asset.
Knowledge is neutral like money; it just depends on whose possession it is in, that makes it good or evil (bad). It can be used for good or enrich the human experience, or can be used to do wrong and oppress. Because knowledge is an asset that can be used for bad it is not always bad to limit knowledge sharing.
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