Re: Knowledge Management Maturity Baseline #maturity #institutionalization


Jonathan Norman
 

Hahaha, thanks Gordon, you’ve made my day. Hurrah for your grumpiness!

 

BR

 

Jonathan

 

From: main@SIKM.groups.io <main@SIKM.groups.io> On Behalf Of Gordon Vala-Webb via groups.io
Sent: 13 April 2021 13:40
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Subject: Re: [SIKM] Knowledge Management Maturity Baseline #guidelines #institutionalization #maturity

 

I have looked at the report in detail - but the methodology looks pretty suspect to me.

1) Survey size: They surveyed only 1,000 "employees." They don't report on the characteristics of the sample size, the population they are trying to measure (all employees everywhere?), and no mention of reliability / accuracy. So I would argue you can't make use of any of their numbers as representative of anything.

2) Survey structure: Their understanding of KM seems to be lacking - or they have a particular approach in mind that they want to further. For example - they asked if people would "prefer to work for an organization where employees share their unique work knowledge with each other." Maybe that unique knowledge is wrong / outmoded? Maybe that knowledge shouldn't be shared but baked in to the work process? Maybe there is other, better, knowledge to be had - that this 'unique' knowledge is simply the tip of the iceberg.

Feeling a bit grumpy (obviously) - so off for another coffee.
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Gordon Vala-Webb
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