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    The document discusses whether a military organization can be considered a knowledge-based organization. It outlines two approaches to conceptualizing a knowledge-based organization - one focused on technological aspects and interconnected workers, the other on professionals with reduced hierarchies. To become knowledge-based, an organization must shift from authority-based management to knowledge management where knowledge is a strategic resource. Members and managers must continuously expand their knowledge through learning, innovation, and sharing knowledge. Control shifts from authoritarian to self-control with a focus on strategic vision over hierarchical directives. The key aspects of a knowledge-based organization center around people who learn, with managers personally involved in learning. Potential obstacles to organizational learning include self-sufficiency, conditionality

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    The document discusses whether a military organization can be considered a knowledge-based organization. It outlines two approaches to conceptualizing a knowledge-based organization - one focused on technological aspects and interconnected workers, the other on professionals with reduced hierarchies. To become knowledge-based, an organization must shift from authority-based management to knowledge management where knowledge is a strategic resource. Members and managers must continuously expand their knowledge through learning, innovation, and sharing knowledge. Control shifts from authoritarian to self-control with a focus on strategic vision over hierarchical directives. The key aspects of a knowledge-based organization center around people who learn, with managers personally involved in learning. Potential obstacles to organizational learning include self-sufficiency, conditionality

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    The document discusses whether a military organization can be considered a knowledge-based organization. It outlines two approaches to conceptualizing a knowledge-based organization - one focused on technological aspects and interconnected workers, the other on professionals with reduced hierarchies. To become knowledge-based, an organization must shift from authority-based management to knowledge management where knowledge is a strategic resource. Members and managers must continuously expand their knowledge through learning, innovation, and sharing knowledge. Control shifts from authoritarian to self-control with a focus on strategic vision over hierarchical directives. The key aspects of a knowledge-based organization center around people who learn, with managers personally involved in learning. Potential obstacles to organizational learning include self-sufficiency, conditionality

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    The military organization –

    a knowledge-based organization ?
    Knowledge-based organization
    Two types of deterministic approach:

    1. Starting from the tehnological aspects:


    a collectivity of workers with intellectual
    tasks, interconnected through a
    computerized infrastructure

    2. Starting from the organizational aspects:


    an organization dominated by professionals, with a
    reduced number of intermediary structures of hierarchic
    management, coordinated by non-authoritarian means
    (standards, norms, rules of cooperation)
    To become a knowledge-based organization:
    • Managers cannot continue doing what
    they knew and what they used to do
    into an authority-based organization

    • Managers need new skills - knowledge is a resource


    and an organizational process
    • Knowledge management - a strategic activity of
    motivating and facilitating of the processes of using
    and developing the cognitive capacities of
    organizational members, by the exploitation of their
    sources of information, their experience and abilities
    Into a knowledge-based organization:

    • Members and managers are aware of explicit and


    implicit knowledge accumulation, at individual and
    group level

    • Members and managers continuously expanding


    their knowledge by fostering learning and
    innovation and by capitalization of the results
    Into a knowledge-based organization:
    • Members and managers develop
    their capacity to intelligent and
    appropriate transform the
    available knowledge into
    successful actions

    • Members and managers


    recognize and manage
    their own ignorance
    Into a knowledge-based organization:

    • The activities of knowledge production, innovation and


    dissemination are not appropriate for an
    authoritarian management and an hierarchical
    control
    • The distinguish between the formal and informal
    relationships is blurred
    Into a knowledge-based organization:
    • The official control is replaced by self-control and
    self-responsibility

    • The managerial act is focused on the designing


    strategic vision and system architecture, the
    validation of proposals and solutions, the
    facilitation of activities (promotion, motivation,
    mentoring, moderation)
    PARADIGMS
    CRITERIA AUTHORITY-BASED KNOWLEDGE-BASED
    ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION

    Subject of Classical resources, tangible Systems and processes based


    action assets, scheduled activities primarily on intangible assets
    Logic based on the labor Logic based on organizational
    Dominant
    logic
    position and the formal competences as sources of
    organization performances
    Time Retrospective (control and Prospective (engagement In
    orientation monitoring) projects)
    Mainly ameliorative, focusing
    Nature of Mainly constructive, focusing on
    on the continuity of existing
    action designing and piloting changes
    systems
    Management Routine, impersonal, centred Creative, personal, centred on
    style on facts conceptual and strategic aspects

    Way of Corrective intervention and Transforming intervention and


    action reactive behaviours proactive behaviours
    A knowledge-based organization means primarily
    people which learn

    The personal example of managers is essential,


    particularly the deep involvement in learning of
    the top level management
    Sources of learning disabilities in
    organizations

    • “I am my position.”
    • “The enemy is there somewhere.”
    • the illusion of the action in force
    • focusing on events, ignoring the deep signification
    • haste and speed of reaction
    • learning from experience
    • the myth of the management team
    The possible learning obstacles

    Self- “I already Avoidance of


    sufficiency know.” learning

    “I am Lack of
    Conditionality learning if I learning
    have to.” initiative

    “I am Separating
    learning learning from
    Contextualization
    when it is other
    planned.” activities
    The possible learning obstacles

    “I am learning Avoidance of
    Curiosity naturally, from the organized
    everything.” learning

    “I am learning The formal


    in order to
    Resistance maintain my
    participation
    position.” to courses

    Learning as a
    “Learning is a
    weapon
    Promotion career
    against
    leverage.”
    competitors
    Over again:

    A knowledge-based organization means primarily


    people which learn

    The personal example of managers is essential,


    particularly the deep involvement in learning of
    the top level management
    Is the military organization
    a knowledge-based organization ?

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