The use of research methodologies in the knowledge management literature

Authors:
Danny P. Wallace;Connie Van Fleet;Lacey J. Downs
Affiliations:
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama;University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma;Norman Public Library, Norman, Oklahoma
Venue:
Proceedings of the 73rd ASIS&T Annual Meeting on Navigating Streams in an Information Ecosystem - Volume 47
Year:
2010

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Abstract

The texts of 630 knowledge management articles were analyzed to address the question of what research methodologies are used in the knowledge management literature. It was found that 27.8 percent of knowledge management-related articles in knowledge management journals used no identifiable research method. Of the remaining 455 refereed articles, 60 percent employed mainstream social sciences research methodologies. The remaining 40 percent of the articles using an identifiable methodology were characterized by the use of "provisional methods" that appeared to substitute for more formally defined or scientifically based research methodologies.