Tacit knowledge in action: basic notions of knowledge sharing in computer supported work environments

Mackenzie Owen, John Tacit knowledge in action: basic notions of knowledge sharing in computer supported work environments., 2001 . In European CSCW Workshop on 'Managing tacit knowledge', Bonn (Germany), 16th September 2001. [Conference paper]

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An important characteristic of most computer supported work environments is the distribution of work over individuals or teams in different locations. This leads to what we nowadays call `virtual' environments. In these environments communication between actors is to a large degree mediated, i.e. established through communications media (telephone, fax, computer networks) rather in a face-to-face way. Unfortunately, mediated communication limits the effectiveness of knowledge exchange in virtual environments because the communications media employed are less suited for tacit knowledge than for explicit, codified knowledge.

Item type:	Conference paper
Keywords:	Knowledge management, tacit knowledge, knowledge sharing
Subjects:	A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information.
Depositing user:	John Mackenzie Owen
Date deposited:	14 Apr 2004
Last modified:	02 Oct 2014 11:58
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/4729

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