Designing Knowledge

Catalog description

Provides a foundational understanding of how social organizations make and use knowledge. From research laboratories to biotechnology companies to statistical agencies, many organizations are specifically designed to be knowledge enterprises, enterprises whose primary purpose is to produce knowledge. All organizations in modern societies also operate knowledge systems: systems whose purpose is to create, validate, circulate, communicate and apply knowledge in the making of decisions. Examines how these forms of organization work and contribute to modern societies.