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| − | Knowledge is often used to refer to a body of facts and principles accumulated
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| − | by humankind over the course of time. Explicit knowledge is knowledge that
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| − | can be easily expressed in documents. Implicit knowledge and tacit knowledge
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| − | represent knowledge or know-how that individuals hold in their memory.
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| − | Explicit knowledge is contained in documents, drawings, calculations, designs,
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| − | databases, procedures and manuals. Implicit knowledge and tacit knowledge
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| − | are held in a person’s mind and have typically not been captured or transferred
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| − | in any form (if they had, they would then become explicit knowledge).
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| − | Compared with explicit knowledge, such knowledge is more difficult to
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| − | articulate or to write down and so it tends to be shared between people through
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| − | discussion and personal interaction. It includes skills, experiences, insight,
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| − | intuition and judgement.
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| | [[Category:Knowledge]] | | [[Category:Knowledge]] |
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Revision as of 12:27, 7 August 2013
The acquisition, understanding and interpretation of information.
