Justin Teng

Tacit/Explicit Knowledge

What is knowledge?

Explicit knowledge is articulate

Ex: Ontario is located in Canada

Tacit Knowledge is personal knowledge

“We know more than we can tell”- Michael Polanyi

Ex: How to play the piano

Tacit knowledge is the most complex

Knowledge is important to business management

Explicit Knowledge is rooted in Tacit knowledge

Management must utilize knowledge properly

The loss of tacit knowledge

Advantages and disadvantage tacit knowledge

Advantages and disadvantages of explicit knowledge

Codifiability and mechanism of transferring knowledge

Accumulation of knowledge

Potential of aggregation and modes of appropriation

People are knowledgeable in various things

Consider what you know in terms of tacit/explicit knowledge!

Knowledge is knowledge