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Reconsidering the tacit-explicit distinction - A move toward functional (tacit) knowledge management

Year: 2003

Type: article

Abstract: To move beyond the technology focus and adequately embrace knowledge, organisations need a working conceptualisation of knowledge. Within the literature, the dominant conceptualisation converges around the acknowledgement of tacit and explicit types distinctly. This paper argues that a more fundamental approach is necessary. The functional view is a theory on the nature of knowledge that serves as a promising alternative. By placing knowledge within the context of goals and formalisation possibilities, it can help transform organisations from information‑intensive to truly knowledge‑based.

Source: Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management

Authors: Cynthia Jimes, Larry Lucardie

Institution: Uppsala University

Language: English

Topic: Knowledge Management and Sharing

Subfield: Communication

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W163612769

FWCI: 10.47

Cites: 15

Cited by: 32

Related to: 10