Welche nicht nur philosophischen Konzeptionen des Rationalen gibt es? Wie manifestiert und determiniert die Rationalitat die soziale Praxis? Wie ist unser alltagliches Handeln in Rationalitatsstrukturen eingebettet und lasst sie sich auf andere Bereiche wie Religion, Kunst, Alltagssprache oder Mythos anwenden? Auf wie viel Irrationalitat beruht das, was wir heute als wahr akzeptieren? Und wie ist das Wechselverhaltnis zwischen Rationalitat und menschlichen Emotionen? Was steckt hinter der oft als -neutral- ausgewiesenen Rationalitat, welche Interessen, Akteure, sozial-historischen Strukturen,...

This book presents an in-depth perspective of knowledge as a fundamental process of any organization rather than just another resource to be managed. The author presents a process-oriented theory of creating and applying knowledge directed towards both researchers and practitioners. In this book the author develops normative knowledge management guidelines which draw from a unique view on knowledge, discussed in the field of philosophy since Plato but neglected by most knowledge management authors - by applying a philosophically grounded 'social epistemology' to organizations. The guidelines...

This book presents an in-depth perspective of knowledge as a fundamental process of any organization rather than just another resource to be managed. The author presents a process-oriented theory of creating and applying knowledge directed towards both researchers and practitioners. In this book the author develops normative knowledge management guidelines which draw from a unique view on knowledge, discussed in the field of philosophy since Plato but neglected by most knowledge management authors - by applying a philosophically grounded 'social epistemology' to organizations. The guidelines...