Developing the core principles of responsible knowledge management (rKM): Chapter 4 – Findings
This article introduces Chapter 4 of a series featuring my Master’s thesis The Emerging Concept of Responsible Knowledge Management (rKM): Identifying and Formulating the Core Principles of rKM.
Based on the categorisation of the final sample, the research revealed a collection of sources that, while diverse in format and methodological emphasis, remained broadly consistent in their conceptual ambitions. The sample did not cohere around a single disciplinary approach or uniform methodology but was nonetheless held together by a shared concern for rethinking KM in light of emerging ethical, ecological, and societal challenges. This thematic coherence offset the structural heterogeneity of the material.
The sections of Chapter 4 are:
- 4.1 – Characteristics of the sample
- 4.2 – Observations from the Scopus search
- 4.3 – Observations from the Google Scholar search
- 4.4 – Distribution of the sample
- 4.5 – Findings of the integrative literature review
- 4.6 – Conceptual constraints and neoliberal residues
- 4.7 – Grounded theory findings: A framework for rKM
- 4.7.1 – Normative frameworks guiding rKM
- 4.7.2 – Inclusivity
- 4.7.3 – Sustainable ecosystem view
- 4.7.4 – A relational model of rKM
Next part: Section 4.1 – Characteristics of the sample.
Article source: Koskinen, H. M. (2025). The Emerging Concept of Responsible Knowledge Management (rKM): Identifying and Formulating the Core Principles of rKM. (Master’s Thesis, LUT University).
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