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Definition

Explicit knowledge is knowledge Template:Explicit knowledge 4

Summary

Explicit knowledge is knowledge Template:Explicit knowledge 4 It can be codified or non-codified, but articulated and codifiable. There is much discussion about the distinction between information and explicit knowledge, but for practical purposes, here they will be used interchangeably

Description

Explicit knowledge is knowledge Template:Explicit knowledge 4 This knowledge can be readily transferred to others.

The most common forms of codified explicit knowledge are documents, drawings, calculations, icons, designs, multimedia, databases, knowledge representation (i.e. taxonomies, knowledge maps) documented procedures and manuals.

Non-codified explicit knowledge (i.e., knowledge that is conscious to the knowledge bearer) is for example existing non-documented procedures in an organization

There is much discussion about the distinction between information and explicit knowledge, but for practical purposes, here they will be used interchangeably.

References

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