Abstract
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Frederiksberg |
| Publisher | Center for Strategic Management and Globalization |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (Print) | 8791815169 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Series | SMG Working Paper |
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| Number | 14/2005 |
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Management, Rational or Creative : A Knowledge-Based Discussion. / Spender, J.C.
Frederiksberg : Center for Strategic Management and Globalization , 2006.Research output: Working paper › Research
TY - UNPB
T1 - Management, Rational or Creative
T2 - A Knowledge-Based Discussion
AU - Spender, J.C.
PY - 2006/12
Y1 - 2006/12
N2 - Methodological individualism is the doctrine that economic or social phenomena are ultimately grounded in individual knowing and choice. Recently numerous collective concepts have been introduced into our thinking about the firm - absorptive capacity, communities of practice, dynamic capabilities, social capital, organizational routines, and so on. As far as we can tell these are neither theoretically nor empirically well grounded. In this talk I consider what might be meant by the statement that 'only individuals can know'. I contrast notions of knowing as having and holding data, or a frame of meaning, or a skilled practice. I conclude that all manner of social entities can know in all respects save that of creating the knwledge that is then known.
AB - Methodological individualism is the doctrine that economic or social phenomena are ultimately grounded in individual knowing and choice. Recently numerous collective concepts have been introduced into our thinking about the firm - absorptive capacity, communities of practice, dynamic capabilities, social capital, organizational routines, and so on. As far as we can tell these are neither theoretically nor empirically well grounded. In this talk I consider what might be meant by the statement that 'only individuals can know'. I contrast notions of knowing as having and holding data, or a frame of meaning, or a skilled practice. I conclude that all manner of social entities can know in all respects save that of creating the knwledge that is then known.
M3 - Working paper
SN - 8791815169
T3 - SMG Working Paper
BT - Management, Rational or Creative
PB - Center for Strategic Management and Globalization
CY - Frederiksberg
ER -