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Reconsidering the tacit-explicit distinction - A move toward functional
(tacit) knowledge management
Cynthia Jimes and Larry Lucardie,
Uppsala University, Department of Information Science, Box 513, 751 20
Uppsala, Sweden Email:
Cynthia.Jimes@dis.uu.se,
Larry.Lucardie@knowledge-economies.com |
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ABSTRACT
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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.
Keywords:
Knowledge management,
tacit-explicit distinction, nature of knowledge, functional view |
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