Knowledge Worker LO16168

Paul Meagher (meagher@cs.usask.ca)
Tue, 9 Dec 1997 01:58:22 -0000

Replying to LO16147 --

On Sunday, December 07, 1997 2:15 PM, Richard Goodale wrote:

[snip]
> I think my whole point, inadequately articulated as it may have been, is
> that there is no such thing as a "non-knowledge worker." I was trying to
> say that even "manual" workers embody substantial intellectual capital and
> leaders ignore the existence and power of that knowledge at their peril.

Intellectual capital isn't necessarily a good thing (from the point of
view of some companies). The automotive industry often prefers to staff
new plants with niave workers because they believe that the knowledge that
more senior workers possess may be detrimental to its operations. They
believe, perhaps correctly, that it is more cost effective to
train/indoctrinate niave workers to the new regime. I believe the case
can be made that, under some circumstances, niavity is a valuable trait.

Paul Meagher

Production Manager
MALLnet GLOBAL Corp.

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