Knowledge Management Fundamentals

Flashcards covering key terms and concepts related to Knowledge Management, illustrating definitions and important categories.

Knowledge Management (KM)

The discipline that promotes the creation, sharing, and leveraging of organizational knowledge.

Tacit Knowledge

Personal knowledge that is difficult to formalize or communicate; often based on personal experience.

Explicit Knowledge

Knowledge that is articulated, codified, and easily communicated.

Socialization (in KM)

The process of creating common tacit knowledge through shared experiences.

Externalization (in KM)

The process of articulating tacit knowledge into explicit concepts and diagrams.

Combination (in KM)

The assembly of new and existing explicit knowledge into a systematic whole.

Internalization (in KM)

The process of embodying explicit knowledge into tacit knowledge through experience.

DIKW Pyramid

A hierarchy that illustrates the relationship between Data, Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom.

Declarative Knowledge

Knowledge that focuses on 'know-what' related to facts and concepts.

Procedural Knowledge

Knowledge that focuses on 'know-how' related to processes and actions.

Critical Rationalism

The philosophical perspective that knowledge must be open to empirical falsification.

Knowledge as Capability

A perspective that sees knowledge as a strategic asset that can influence actions.

Cyclic Knowledge Creation Model

A dynamic process of knowledge creation through interaction between tacit and explicit knowledge.

Expertise

Knowledge of higher quality, enabling better performance in a specific domain.

Associational Expertise

Expertise based on experience and pattern recognition rather than theoretical understanding.

Theoretical Expertise

Deep understanding of a domain that allows creative problem-solving beyond superficial knowledge.

Dreyfus Model of Acquisition

A model describing the stages of expertise development from novice to intuitive expert.

Codifiability

The extent to which knowledge can be articulated or codified.

Teachability

The extent to which knowledge can be taught to others.

Knowledge Paradox

The concept that knowledge is abundant, but the ability to use it effectively is scarce.

Data

Raw, unprocessed facts and figures without context or meaning.

Information

Processed data that is organized and classified to provide context and meaning.