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On the Concept and Types of Knowledge

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  • Chu Keong Lee

    (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

  • Schubert Foo

    (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

  • Dion Goh

    (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

Abstract

Knowledge is a concept that has gained importance in recent years because of the interest in knowledge management. One of the critical steps before embarking on any knowledge management initiative is to understand the concept of knowledge, so as to be able to identify the sources of knowledge in the organisation and to answer fundamental questions that will guide the design of knowledge management initiatives. Unfortunately, many practitioners rush headlong to roll out knowledge management in their organisations either without giving the object of management, i.e., knowledge, some thought, or with a narrow and parochial notion of knowledge. The objective of this article is to survey the concept of knowledge as seen from the perspective of scholars from various disciplines and to highlight the general and specialised typologies of knowledge. Only with a conceptual clarity of knowledge and an awareness of its various types can knowledge managers begin to craft effective knowledge management initiative for their organisation.

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  • Chu Keong Lee & Schubert Foo & Dion Goh, 2006. "On the Concept and Types of Knowledge," Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 5(02), pages 151-163.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jikmxx:v:05:y:2006:i:02:n:s0219649206001402
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219649206001402
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    1. Lilian Ogechi Iheukwumere-Esotu & Akilu Yunusa-Kaltungo, 2022. "Development of an Interactive Web-Based Knowledge Management Platform for Major Maintenance Activities: Case Study of Cement Manufacturing System," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(17), pages 1-23, September.
    2. Flávio Luis de Mello & Roberto Lins de Carvalho, 2015. "Knowledge Geometry," Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 14(04), pages 1-13, December.

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    Knowledge; epistemology;

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