A taxonomical account of knowledge creation: research directions

2011

Article published in the journal: Journal of Knowledge Management Practice. Also available from the publisher at: http://www.tlainc.com/articl253.htm. Open access. The global knowledge economy could become the next booming economy. This point can be buttressed by the flood of literature on knowledge management. New job roles have emerged in many firms to handle the challenge of the global knowledge economy. But despite the developments, there are still gaps in literature and divergent views about the subject of knowledge and how it can be created. Knowledge is an abstract term that captures the art of knowing and what is being known, is difficult to study (Davenport and Völpel 2001). Knowle…