TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose Larry Prusak and Tom Davenport have long been leading voices in the knowledge management (KM) field. This interview aims to explore their views on the relationship between KM and big data/analytics.Design/methodology/approach An interview was conducted by email with Larry Prusak and Tom Davenport in 2015 and updated in 2016.Findings Prusak and Davenport hold differing views on the role of KM today. They also see the relationship between KM and big data/analytics somewhat differently. Davenport, in particular, has much to say on how big data/analytics can be best utilized by business as well as its potential risks.Originality/value It is important to understand how two of the most serious KM thinkers since the early years of KM understand the relationship between big data/analytics, KM and organizations. Their views can help shape thinking in these fields.
VL  - 21
IS  - 1
SN  - 1367-3270
DO  - 10.1108/JKM-08-2016-0329
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-08-2016-0329
AU  - Pauleen David J.
PY  - 2017
Y1  - 2017/01/01
TI  - Davenport and Prusak on KM and big data/analytics: interview with David J. Pauleen
T2  - Journal of Knowledge Management
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 7
EP  - 11
Y2  - 2024/05/06
ER  -