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Knowledge

In: Uninterrupted Knowledge Creation

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  • Kaj U. Koskinen

    (Tampere University)

  • Rainer Breite

    (Tampere University)

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The recent interest in the role of knowledge in working life and the discussion that this has triggered have largely avoided the epistemological question; that is, what is knowledge? Even the pragmatic question concerning the meaning that people in the West attach to the concept has been avoided. On the other hand, many dichotomies have been suggested. Most commonly, a distinction is made between practical and theoretical knowledge. One variant distinguishes between experiential knowledge and reported knowledge. Another refers to intimate knowledge as opposed to declared knowledge. Tacit knowledge as opposed to codified knowledge is another dichotomy, which often appears in discourse. Distinctions of this kind are useful for practical purposes, but they are also risky, since they tempt people to make radical simplifications of a multi-faceted reality (Wikström et al. 1994).

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  • Kaj U. Koskinen & Rainer Breite, 2020. "Knowledge," SpringerBriefs in Business, in: Uninterrupted Knowledge Creation, chapter 0, pages 31-48, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:spbrcp:978-3-030-57303-4_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-57303-4_5
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