Tacit & Explicit Knowlwdge
Tacit & Explicit Knowlwdge
EXPLICIT
KNOWLWDGE
MODULE 3
BY
FAHMEETHA QAMAR
DEVIKA MOHAN
WHAT IS
KNOWLEDGE ?
Knowledge is both an individual
attribute and a collective attribute of
the firm. Knowledge is a cognitive ,
even a physiological event that takes
place inside people’s head . It is also
stored in libraries and records.
TACIT
KNOWLEDGE
•Knowledge residing in the
minds of employees that has
not been documented is called
tacit knowledge. It is
considered as intangible
knowledge
EXPLICIT
KNOWLWD
GE
•The knowledge that
can be communicated
using formalized
language or the
knowledge that has
been documented is
called explicit
knowledge .
FEATURES
Tacit knowledge Explicit knowledge
Mental
Intangible Tangible Physical objects
objects
Context Sharing
affects involves Context independent Easily shared
meaning learning
Not
identically reproducible
replicated
Knowledge
management
• Knowledge management refers
to the set of business processes
developed in an organization to
crate , transfer , store and apply
knowledge . knowledge
management increases the
ability of the organization to
learn from its environment and
to incorporate knowledge into
its business processes .
Knowledge Acquisition
Knowledge acquisition is the process of collecting and
organizing data to create knowledge.