Objectivist Perspectives on ICTs and Knowledge Management

This chapter delves into the diverse ways in which information and communication technologies (ICTs) can be used to facilitate knowledge management processes which are compatible with the objectivist perspective on knowledge. It starts by revisiting the key features of the objectivist perspective on knowledge, focusing on their implications regarding the role that ICTs can play in knowledge processes. After this, the chapter then examines three different approaches of IT-enabled knowledge management that support the objectivist perspective on knowledge management. A brief exposition of combining different approaches into one software solution or knowledge management platform is done. Finally, the chapter presents a critical evaluation of objectivist approaches on ICTs and knowledge management.