Article
On Measuring Individual Knowledge in Organizations
Organizational Research Methods
(2007)
Abstract
How can knowledge held by individuals and groups be accurately measured when the a priori ``right'' answers are unknown? This article presents a promising new approach, based on anthropological consensus theory, to solving this common research problem. Using a unique data set, we compare the consensus approach with more traditional approaches (e.g., standardized testing). The results suggest that a consensus-based method may be a highly accurate way to estimate knowledge levels in a number of settings.
Keywords
- knowledge,
- measurement,
- consensus
Disciplines
Publication Date
July, 2007
Citation Information
Stephen P. Borgatti and Inga Carboni. "On Measuring Individual Knowledge in Organizations" Organizational Research Methods Vol. 10 Iss. 3 (2007) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/steveborgatti/52/