Although it is difficult to say exactly when KM started, the first generation of KM is often set at 1990 and that it was very influenced by information tecnology and the possibility to storage and reuse explicit knowledge. The second generation emerged around 1995-2000 and was highly sceptical of the first generation, and stressed the importance of KM culture and HRM, as well as arguing for the importance of tacit knowledge. The third generation, call the integrated approach, emerged around 2002-2004 as is characteristised by integration all the previous generations into a total KM system (including HRM, culture, IT, strategy, tacit and explict knowledge and more). Do you feel that there are new trends or generation emerging in 2010?
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