the effective and efficient understanding of the past, which is useful for present time, will transform the history into a dynamic science when it becomes an essential concern for historians. history, as a science, is the result of historian’s insights and perceptions; and philosophical hermeneutics with emphasizing on ontology of understanding and especially on importance of interpretation, ha...

This paper suggests that a combined soft systems methodology and grounded theory approach is an appropriate research methodology to investigate a knowledge management question. Both methodologies have in common surfacing and exploring participants’ values and beliefs – in this sense they both share constructivist and interpretivist philosophical positions. The practical difference is that soft ...