Stages of Knowledge Management Technology: A Comparison of Law Firms in Norway and Australia

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Author(s): Vijay K. Khandelwal (University of Western Sydney, Australia)and Petter Gottschalk (Norwegian School of Management, Norway)
Copyright: 2004
Pages: 5
Source title: Innovations Through Information Technology
Source Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-261-9.ch039
ISBN13: 9781616921255
EISBN13: 9781466665347

Keywords: Information Science Reference / IT Research & Theory / IT Research and Theory / Library & Information Science

Abstract

In this paper, information technology support for knowledge management is linked to stages of growth, using a stages of growth model consisting of four stages. This model is used to compare how the law firms in Norway and Australia differ as they move through various stages of growth in their application of knowledge management technology over time. The model is specifically appropriate to law firms where knowledge of professional experts is a core asset, and the careful management of this asset has special importance.

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