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McK Insider? |
| Message Name: |
Philosophy |
| Date Posted: |
09/19/1999 |
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Kai: I didn't think you were contentious - I'm wondering who Brian and McKinsider really are - that's really who's fighting. I have found McK Insider to be good on a lot of stuff; Brian just seems to want to pick a fight. Maybe he really _is_ a McKinsey guy who needs to blow off steam from his lowly tasks that don't require much client contact.
I think this board should be for anyone who does management consulting or for anyone who produces knowledge related to mgt consulting.. Looking at your site I see some interesting stuff, but explain how knowledge is 'inscribed' in an organization - this actually sounds like some contemporary literary criticism. I think Foucault uses the term. How does recognizing how knowledge is inscribed in a particular organization confer competitive advantage ? Does this have anything to do with 'workflow'? Have you guys ever heard of Business Design Associates in California ? Their practice touches on this stuff. Anybody else heard of them ?
BTW, many Swedes speak ' better' English than most Americans. |
| Message: |
Peter, thanks for the reply. I will have a look at Business Design Assoc. and see how their work fits into ours. ---- The idea of inscription, as we have used it, is pretty philosophical as you pointed out, also by providing the Foucault reference. (Where did you learn about that? It's not exactly mainstream.) I am right now working on a paper that tries to bring together knowledge, organization and infrastructure. The starting point is that knowledge management, as considered today, does not take into account that knowledge must be "actionable". Drop me your email and I'll send you the draft. ---- Being aware of how knowledge is inscribed in the organization can be related to the resource-based strategy school (core competencies, etc.) We need a new thread for this.
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