An Examination of the Trans-Nationality and Applicability of Nonaka's Theory in the Knowledge Management Context in the West
Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: This paper aims to examine the trans-nationality and applicability of Nonaka’s theory to the context of knowledge management (KM) in the West. In order to accomplish this aim, a range of literature related to KM in the West has been collected, presented and critiqued. Moreover, the discourse(s) of (the conceptualization of) KM in the West has been identified and examined in terms of the integrated framework, presented in the previous issue by the author. This has been done by utilizing an existing contents-analysis of journal article abstracts presented by European scholars. This analysis suggests that the (three) approaches to KM identified by Raub & R?ling in the West require a much wider view of knowledge, one which incorporates Nonaka’s four modes of knowledge conversion into their framework in a balanced way. In other words, it supported the possibility that Nonaka’s theory offers a more comprehensive framework which covers all KM discourses in the West in a comprehensive manner.
Authors: Yoshimichi Adachi, 義通 安達, ヨシミチ アダチ
Language: English
Subfield: Strategy and Management
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2110360169