Busch, Peter, 1967-

Tacit knowledge in organizational learning [electronic resource] / Peter Busch. - Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2008. - electronic texts (xxi, 457 p. : ill.) : digital files.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Introduction -- 2. Knowledge management -- 3. Tacit knowledge defined -- 4. Testing for tacit knowledge -- 5. Organisations -- 6. Knowledge flows -- 7. Social network analysis -- 8. Methodology -- 9. Initial results -- 10. Results with formal concept analysis -- 11. Large company (X) -- 12. Small company (Y) -- 13. Medium company (Z) -- 14. Discussion -- 15. Conclusions and recommendations.

Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

"This book offers academians and practitioners an illustration of the importance of tacit knowledge to an organization, presenting a means to measure and track tacit knowledge in individuals and recommendations on firm attributes and their ideal utilization of the tacit knowledge resource"--Provided by publisher.




Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9781599045030 (ebook) 1599045036 (ebook)

10.4018/978-1-59904-501-6 doi




Knowledge management.
Tacit knowledge.
Social networks.
Organizational learning.


Electronic books.

HD30.2 / .B872 2008e

658.4/038