Explicit knowledge

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Definition

Explicit knowledge is knowledge Template:Explicit knowledge 4

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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

For practical purposes, the terms information and explicit knowledge will be used interchangeably.

References

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