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Entries Tagged as 'Knowledge worker'


Judgment workers – the next step beyond the knowledge worker

by Mark P. McDonald  |  June 27, 2011  |  5 Comments

Modern business relies on the creation and processing of knowledge.   Peter Drucker and others recognized the role of the knowledge worker as being a central challenge of the second half of the 20th century.  Enabling, enhancing and extending the reach and power of knowledge and knowledge workers has been the foundation of the information technology [...]

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Are we not knowledge workers?

by Mark P. McDonald  |  June 24, 2011  |  1 Comment

The recognition of knowledge work is one of the many foundational contributions to management made by Peter Drucker and others. They pointed the evolution of work from handling physical objects to handling knowledge paved the way for the creation of the modern information based economy.  In such an economy knowledge workers are seen as the [...]

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