Abstract
Knowledge management (KM) is concerned with understanding, organizing, and
providing information. It is the study of how ideas, knowledge, and information are created, represented, communicated, and applied in a range of contexts. Evidence is defined as “information or signs indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid” (Hawker and Elliott 2005) and “data on which to base proof or to establish truth or falsehood, information etc., that gives reason for believing something” (Free Dictionary 2009). Evidence and KM are intertwined; neither exists in isolation. KM is the natural precursor for the provision of evidence, and evidence is similarly a natural product of KM. Issues with KM and the provision of evidence are becoming more frequently documented.
providing information. It is the study of how ideas, knowledge, and information are created, represented, communicated, and applied in a range of contexts. Evidence is defined as “information or signs indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid” (Hawker and Elliott 2005) and “data on which to base proof or to establish truth or falsehood, information etc., that gives reason for believing something” (Free Dictionary 2009). Evidence and KM are intertwined; neither exists in isolation. KM is the natural precursor for the provision of evidence, and evidence is similarly a natural product of KM. Issues with KM and the provision of evidence are becoming more frequently documented.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Evidence-based public management |
Subtitle of host publication | Practices, issues and prospects: practices, issues and prospects |
Editors | Anna Shillabeer, Terry F. Buss, Denise M. Rousseau |
Publisher | Routledge, Taylor & Francis |
Chapter | 17 |
Pages | 269-282 |
Number of pages | 14 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781315704456 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780765624208, 9780765624222 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
First published 2011 by M.E. SharpePublished 2015 by Routledge
Copyright © 2011 Taylor & Francis. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Knowledge management (KM)
- Evidence
- Evidence-based management (EBMgt)
- systematic assessment of EBMgt
- public management
- local government management