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Welcome to: Ideas WV

December 10th, 2006 by localoid

Join us as we explore West Virginia’s developing knowledge-based economy and examine the concept of using intellectual creativity and knowledge-based skills to produce economic benefits.

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What is a Knowledge Worker?

December 27th, 2006 by localoid

Peter Drucker coined and broadly defined the term knowledge worker in his 1959 book, Landmarks of Tomorrow. Although the term has since become widely used, it’s typically defined in a variety of ways.

Does a clear, concise description of what a knowledge worker is and does really exist, or is the term referring to a nebulous concept that defies definition?

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