Holistic knowledge management: adherence analysis of the Castillo and Cazarini model

ABSTRACT

The holistic paradigm has been identified as the preferred method for the development of KM frameworks. Under this premise, this research aims to analyse the adherence of the Castillo and Cazarini framework to holistic KM and to discern if its structure considers all the dimensions related to this form of management. Qualitative Content Analysis was employed to examine the framework and quantification was used to expose the percentage of this structure’s adherence to holistic KM. As a result, the Castillo and Cazarini framework partially adheres to holistic KM. This result allows inferring that there is an opportunity for the development of new frameworks that consider all the dimensions presented in this research. Additionally, the boundaries between KM and other forms of management require a greater and more in-depth theoretical analysis to discern what constitutes knowledge management more explicitly.

KEYWORDS:

• Knowledge management
• holistic paradigm
• holistic knowledge management
• Castillo and Cazarini
• content analysis
• KM framework evaluation

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.