Understand the Dynamic Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation

A Dynamic Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation

This paper proposes a paradigm for managing the dynamic aspects of organizational knowledge creating processes. Its central theme is that organizational knowledge is created through a continuous dialogue between tacit and explicit knowledge. The nature of this dialogue is examined and four patterns of interaction involving tacit and explicit knowledge are identified. It is argued that while new...

Identifying Progressive Route of Organizational Knowledge Creation Theory

Any organization that wishes to excel at KM needs to improve its knowledge creation processes, both at the individual and at the group level. In this way, the theory of organizational knowledge creation has developed rapidly in academic world and been broadly scattered in management science over the last 19 years. This paper conducts a general study about the theory’s fundamental components and...

Organizational Knowledge Creation and Management

Perspective - Tacit Knowledge and Knowledge Conversion: Controversy and Advancement in Organizational Knowledge Creation Theory

Nonaka’s paper [1994. A dynamic theory of organizational knowledge creation. Organ. Sci. 5(1) 14–37] contributed to the concepts of “tacit knowledge” and “knowledge conversion” in organization science. We present work that shaped the development of organizational knowledge creation theory and identify two premises upon which more than 15 years of extensive academic work has been conducted: (1) ...

Crowdsourcing: a Tool for Organizational Knowledge Creation

Crowdsourcing is a new, online-based, way of outsourcing that relies on large and undefined networks of people. This process has been used by several successful organizations to solve their internal Innovation challenges with very good results. Assuming that, at a fundamental level, Innovation results from the creation and application of organizational knowledge, this work aims to better unders...