Knowledge+workers

A knowledge worker "lives on [his/her] wits"(Webster 22): is one who earns a living by developing or using knowledge. This term was introduced by - [|Peter F. Drucker], in his book: //Landmarks of Tomorrow (1959)//. Knowledge workers could be anyone whose works involve tasks such as planning, searching, analyzing, organizing, storing, programming, distributing, marketing, producing, and transfroming information. Thus the main difference between a normal and a knowledge worker is that the latter one offers his knowledge as a service and earns a living by doing so. For example, a knowledge worker could work for a living with just a laptop/PC, internet connections and some contacts.




 * Knowledge workers within the I.T. field**
 * programmers
 * systems analysts
 * technical writers
 * academic professionals
 * researchers
 * computer engineer


 * Knowledge workers outside of the I.T. field:**
 * lawyers
 * teachers
 * scientists (anykinds)
 * students (under any discipline)
 * librarian


 * Potential risks that a knowledge worker might encounter:
 * independent/ self-employment might lack financial supports
 * no protections from a larger organization - if you are on your own (self-employed)
 * ability to keep pace with the technological changes
 * human reflexes might slow down due to aging or health problems
 * threat of company [|downsizing]
 * companies merges together
 * keeping up with the speed with new ideas and new informations
 * keeping up with the speed with new ideas and new informations

Human Resources
Human resources are known as knowledge workers who use their knowledge and expertise to carry out the several processes of a business. It can be confidently said that the foundation of an organization is built on the people its organization. Their importance values greatly in that they are the ones who comprise of the workforce and are capable of transmitting the business’s processes. An organization’s human resources have the capabilities to apply their knowledge, expertise and skills to evaluate and analyze the processes in order to determine the best outcome for the organization. That is why it is crucial for an organization to understand that in order for a business to prosper and survive, it cannot function without its most important resource- people. There’s only so much dependence we can have on our information technologies to carry out our tasks and procedures. But the reliance on technology can never replace people. For example, every profitable organization needs to implement a successful execution of strategies in order for the organization to be successful in the near and far future. Human resources are considered to be the most important asset to an organization. It is due to them that an organization is able to run and function competently and effectively. The work of an organization is done through knowledge workers.

Therefore, the effective execution of strategies could not take place unless there were people who could implement them. For those reasons it can be visibly seen that people are extremely important and that there is a heavy reliance of an organization on its human resources to carry out the business processes.


 * Sources**
 * //Whatis.com// 
 * Webster, Frank. //The Information Society Reader//. New York. Routledge, 2004.


 * Image Source
 * //Martin Roll// 
 * //Koppen & Associates// 
 * //Koppen & Associates// 