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

Authors

  • Cynthia Jimes
  • James Lucardie

Keywords:

Knowledge management, tacit-explicit distinction, nature of knowledge, functional view

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.

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Published

1 Sep 2003

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2003)

Section

Articles

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