Conclusions and Recommendations

2011 ◽  
pp. 332-336
Author(s):  
Peter Busch
Keyword(s):  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Diffusion ◽  
Knowledge Assets ◽  
Research Questions

From examining the discipline of KM and tacit knowledge more specifically through to elaborating research questions that have allowed us to test for soft knowledge diffusion in three ICT organisations and then presenting the results through a number of different instruments, we are at the stage where there is little more that can be achieved other than making recommendations for firms to consider should they wish to explore their ICT soft knowledge assets in closer detail. It is of course up to reader to decide the value of this book; nevertheless the author suggests at least a few options management may consider to be of some value.

Social Network Structures for Explicit, Tacit and Potential Knowledge

2011 ◽  
pp. 81-90
Author(s):  
Anssi Smedlund
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Network Structure ◽  
Explicit Knowledge ◽  
Network Structures ◽  
Underlying Assumption ◽  
Knowledge Assets ◽  
Social Network Structure

The purpose of this conceptual article is to develop argumentation of the knowledge assets of a firm as consisting of three constructs, to extend the conventional explicit, tacit dichotomy by including potential knowledge. The article highlights the role of knowledge, which has so far not been utilized in value creation. The underlying assumption in the article is that knowledge assets can be thought of as embedded in the relationships between individuals in the firm, rather than possessed by single actors. The concept of potential knowledge is explained with selected social network and knowledge management literature. The findings suggest that the ideal social network structure for explicit knowledge is centralized, for tacit knowledge it is distributed, and for potential knowledge decentralized. Practically, the article provides a framework for understanding the connection between knowledge assets and social network structures, thus helping managers of firms in designing suitable social network structures for different types of knowledge.

Knowledge Management

2011 ◽  
pp. 17-33
Author(s):  
Peter Busch
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Flows ◽  
Knowledge Assets ◽  
Organisational Knowledge ◽  
Concepts Of Knowledge ◽  
Parent Discipline ◽  
True Definition ◽  
Tacit Knowledge Management

Delving into tacit knowledge flows requires at least a cursory understanding of its parent discipline, namely Knowledge Management (KM). In turn, discussion of KM is not possible without briefly discussing knowledge and more specifically organisational knowledge. Knowledge Management is a discipline that is quite recent, having been exposed largely in the 1990s. Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of KM is that no one true definition, rather like with tacit knowledge, exists. If one were pressed to define KM, it would be the process whereby an organisation has in place plans or actions to maximise its knowledge assets both codified and soft to its best advantage. At this stage, let us examine the issues regarding this discipline and later examine how they relate to tacit knowledge management specifically. Concepts of knowledge relating specifically to tacit knowledge are discussed in much greater detail in the following chapter.

scholarly journals The role of tacit knowledge in the formation and continuation of architectural patterns case study: garden-houses of Meybud, Iran

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-70
Author(s):  
Ahmad Danaeinia Danaeinia ◽  
Masoud Hodaei
Keyword(s):  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Natural Context ◽  
Architectural Patterns ◽  
Library Studies ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Cultural Rules

Human has a dimension of knowledge named the tacit knowledge that the main important part of it is obtained through experience and direct connection with phenomena over time that turns into a pattern. Based on knowledge and intelligent use of it, the garden-house pattern appears to have an unbreakable bond with the nature and the understanding of both social and cultural rules of users. The research questions at first place discuss the role of tacit knowledge in shaping the architecture of garden-houses of Meybud and how this knowledge has appeared in architecture of garden-houses of Meybud. Qualitative research method and data collection method relies on library studies and field research. The results indicate that the patterns of housing in Meybud have shaped based on the recognition of two components of environment (the climate and natural context) and human (social norms), understanding of these two and applying them. The tacit knowledge and reliance on experiences is very influential and the garden-house pattern is institutionalized as the most sustainable pattern of architecture.

Social Network Structures for Explicit, Tacit and Potential Knowledge

2010 ◽  
pp. 1947-1956
Author(s):  
Anssi Smedlund
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Network Structure ◽  
Explicit Knowledge ◽  
Network Structures ◽  
Underlying Assumption ◽  
Knowledge Assets ◽  
Social Network Structure

The purpose of this conceptual article is to develop argumentation of the knowledge assets of a firm as consisting of three constructs, to extend the conventional explicit, tacit dichotomy by including potential knowledge. The article highlights the role of knowledge, which has so far not been utilized in value creation. The underlying assumption in the article is that knowledge assets can be thought of as embedded in the relationships between individuals in the firm, rather than possessed by single actors. The concept of potential knowledge is explained with selected social network and knowledge management literature. The findings suggest that the ideal social network structure for explicit knowledge is centralized, for tacit knowledge it is distributed, and for potential knowledge decentralized. Practically, the article provides a framework for understanding the connection between knowledge assets and social network structures, thus helping managers of firms in designing suitable social network structures for different types of knowledge.

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