Position Paper
Knowledge Management Research & Practice (2008) 6, 23–25. doi:10.1057/palgrave.kmrp.8500168
Implicit knowledge
Carl Frappaolo1
1VP Market Intelligence, AIIM International, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
Correspondence: Carl Frappaolo, VP Market Intelligence, AIIM International, Ten PO Square, Boston, MA 02109, USA. Tel: +1 617 –933 2584; E-mail: cfrappaolo@aiim.org
Received 29 October 2007; Accepted 6 November 2007.
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Abstract
This position paper refines the familiar distinction between tacit and explicit knowledge by the addition of a further category: implicit knowledge. It goes on to consider the implications of implicit knowledge for knowledge management in organizations.
Keywords:
implicit knowledge, explicit knowledge, collaboration, tacit knowledge, knowledge mining
