%0 Journal Article %1 Nonaka:2009:PKK:1541339.1541349 %A Nonaka, Ikujiro %A von Krogh, Georg %C Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), Linthicum, Maryland, USA %D 2009 %I INFORMS %J Organization Science %K Advancement Controversy Conversion Creation Knowledge Organizational Tacit Theory and wissensmanagement %N 3 %P 635--652 %R 10.1287/orsc.1080.0412 %T Perspective---Tacit Knowledge and Knowledge Conversion: Controversy and Advancement in Organizational Knowledge Creation Theory %U http://www.ai.wu.ac.at/~kaiser/birgit/Nonaka-Papers/tacit-knowledge-and-knowledge-conversion-2009.pdf %V 20 %X Nonaka's paper 1994. A dynamic theory of organizational knowledge creation. <i>Organ. Sci.</i><b>5</b>(1) 14--37 contributed to the concepts of &#8220;tacit knowledge&#8221; and &#8220;knowledge conversion&#8221; in organization science. We present work that shaped the development of organizational knowledge creation theory and identify two premises upon which more than 15 years of extensive academic work has been conducted: (1) tacit and explicit knowledge can be conceptually distinguished along a continuum; (2) knowledge conversion explains, theoretically and empirically, the interaction between tacit and explicit knowledge. Recently, scholars have raised several issues regarding the understanding of tacit knowledge as well as the interaction between tacit and explicit knowledge in the theory. The purpose of this article is to introduce and comment on the debate about organizational knowledge creation theory. We aim to help scholars make sense of this debate by synthesizing six fundamental questions on organizational knowledge creation theory. Next, we seek to elaborate and advance the theory by responding to questions and incorporating new research. Finally, we discuss implications of our endeavor for organization science.

@article{Nonaka:2009:PKK:1541339.1541349, abstract = {Nonaka's paper [1994. A dynamic theory of organizational knowledge creation. <i>Organ. Sci.</i><b>5</b>(1) 14--37] contributed to the concepts of &#8220;tacit knowledge&#8221; and &#8220;knowledge conversion&#8221; in organization science. We present work that shaped the development of organizational knowledge creation theory and identify two premises upon which more than 15 years of extensive academic work has been conducted: (1) tacit and explicit knowledge can be conceptually distinguished along a continuum; (2) knowledge conversion explains, theoretically and empirically, the interaction between tacit and explicit knowledge. Recently, scholars have raised several issues regarding the understanding of tacit knowledge as well as the interaction between tacit and explicit knowledge in the theory. The purpose of this article is to introduce and comment on the debate about organizational knowledge creation theory. We aim to help scholars make sense of this debate by synthesizing six fundamental questions on organizational knowledge creation theory. Next, we seek to elaborate and advance the theory by responding to questions and incorporating new research. Finally, we discuss implications of our endeavor for organization science.}, acmid = {1541349}, added-at = {2012-04-04T10:59:44.000+0200}, address = {Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), Linthicum, Maryland, USA}, author = {Nonaka, Ikujiro and von Krogh, Georg}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2dfdb568db8c1bc2f2a871f61a8b65861/griesbau}, description = {Perspective---Tacit Knowledge and Knowledge Conversion}, doi = {10.1287/orsc.1080.0412}, interhash = {93e520ae171529ef9ad0f921929c0b36}, intrahash = {dfdb568db8c1bc2f2a871f61a8b65861}, issn = {1526-5455}, issue_date = {May 2009}, journal = {Organization Science}, keywords = {Advancement Controversy Conversion Creation Knowledge Organizational Tacit Theory and wissensmanagement}, month = may, number = 3, numpages = {18}, pages = {635--652}, publisher = {INFORMS}, timestamp = {2012-04-04T10:59:44.000+0200}, title = {Perspective---Tacit Knowledge and Knowledge Conversion: Controversy and Advancement in Organizational Knowledge Creation Theory}, url = {http://www.ai.wu.ac.at/~kaiser/birgit/Nonaka-Papers/tacit-knowledge-and-knowledge-conversion-2009.pdf}, volume = 20, year = 2009 }