The duality of knowledge

Kimble, Chris The duality of knowledge. Information Research, 2002, vol. 8, n. 1. [Journal article (Unpaginated)]

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Knowledge Management (KM) is a field that has attracted much attention both in academic and practitioner circles. Most KM projects appear to be primarily concerned with knowledge that can be quantified and can be captured, codified and stored - an approach more deserving of the label Information Management. Recently there has been recognition that some knowledge cannot be quantified and cannot be captured, codified or stored. However, the predominant approach to the management of this knowledge remains to try to convert it to a form that can be handled using the 'traditional' approach. In this paper, we argue that this approach is flawed and some knowledge simply cannot be captured. A method is needed which recognises that knowledge resides in people: not in machines or documents. We will argue that KM is essentially about people and the earlier technology driven approaches, which failed to consider this, were bound to be limited in their success. One possible way forward is offered by Communities of Practice, which provide an environment for people to develop knowledge through interaction with others in an environment where knowledge is created nurtured and sustained.

Item type: Journal article (Unpaginated)
Keywords: knowledge management, communities of practice, knowledge, tacit knowledge, explicit knowledge, duality
Subjects: B. Information use and sociology of information > BG. Information dissemination and diffusion.
I. Information treatment for information services > ID. Knowledge representation.
Depositing user: Chris Kimble
Date deposited: 08 Oct 2013 00:03
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:27
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/20104

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