The Evolution & Intellectual Development of Knowledge Management - An Archival View of KM

Knowledge Management (KM), a concept perceived by academics and practitioners as an emerging field, has little empirical lead evidence to support claims about its origin, growth, or constructs. The purpose of this research was to analyze systematically the 1991 to 2001 academic and industry literature to provide a better understanding of KMs evolution and intellectual development. Given the limitation of the methodological approach in this study, the analysis presents an archival view of KM.