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Personal Philosophy of Knowledge

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II. Knowledges Purpose
From the perspective of management, knowledge must be of some benefit to the organization for it to be considered necessary. Drucker (1999) notes that productivity of knowledge workhas to aim first at obtaining quality (p.84). As I believe that knowledge is the most important, intangible commodity that a corporation can claim, I am confident that it serves this purpose. Within this broad definition, however, the purpose of knowledge within the business organization is to keep the company in tune with changes, so that change is made in the most positive and productive way possible. When knowledge management is used to harness knowledge, knowledge can impact a great number of variables within an organization, allowing for positive change. For instance, Becerra-Fernandez et al. (2004) suggest that employees can learn from each other. When they are encouraged to do so, employees pass information back and forth, which allows them to better adapt to any circumstance that comes their way (p.4). Thus, in this situation, knowledges purpose is fulfilled. Knowledge is used to allow for positive changeemployee adaptability. Furthermore, Becerra-Fernandez et al. (2004) argue that knowledge allows employees to come up with solutions to their own problems, stating that