Knowledge Management and Organization Security Issues

This chapter focuses on organization security issues in knowledge management. Security has always been a major corporate consideration. It must be ingrained in the firm’s core processes. An organization’s ability to learn from experience and translate ideas into action is key to sustaining competitive advantage. Under this context and prescribed purpose, technology and communication tools are the glue that allows the people to operate under the company’s structure. The social impact of physical space, technology adjustment, and the change to the business environment is dictated by security restrictions and innovations in communication. This chapter addresses security by looking at technology tools, resource utilizers, and communication tools. IGI PUBLISHING This paper appears in the publication, Knowledge Management Strategies: A Handbook for Applied Technologies edited by M. Lytras, M. Russ, R. Mair, and A.Naeve © 2008, IGI Global 701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Suite 200, Hershey PA 17033-1240, USA Tel: 717/533-8845; Fax 717/533-8661; URL-http://www.igi-global.com ITB15404 Knowledge Management and Organ zat on Secur ty Issues Copyright © 2008, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited. Introduction