TABLE A1
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Stuff or love? How metaphors direct our efforts to manage knowledge in organisations
Daniel G Andriessen
BACK TO ARTICLETable A1.
| Verb | Metaphor | # |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge as stuff metaphors | ||
| Accumulate knowledge | Knowledge as a resource | |
| Acquire knowledge | Knowledge as a resource | |
| Anchor knowledge | Knowledge as a ship | |
| Apply knowledge | Knowledge as a resource | |
| Capitalize knowledge | Knowledge as capital | |
| Categorize knowledge | Knowledge as an object | |
| Combine knowledge | Knowledge as an object | |
| Create knowledge | Knowledge as an object | |
| Crystallize knowledge | Knowledge as a substance | |
| Deliver knowledge | Knowledge as a product | |
| Develop knowledge | Knowledge as a product | |
| Disseminate knowledge | Knowledge as seed | |
| Embody knowledge | Knowledge as an object | |
| Exchange knowledge | Knowledge as an object | |
| Exploit knowledge | Knowledge as a resource | |
| Externalise knowledge | Knowledge as an object | |
| Find knowledge | Knowledge as an object | |
| Get knowledge | Knowledge as an object | |
| Have knowledge | Knowledge as an object | |
| Hold knowledge | Knowledge as an object | |
| Identify knowledge | Knowledge as an object | |
| Integrate knowledge | Knowledge as an object | |
| Internalise knowledge | Knowledge as an object | |
| Invest in knowledge | Knowledge as a resource | |
| Invest knowledge | Knowledge as capital | |
| Leverage knowledge | Knowledge as an object | |
| Link knowledge | Knowledge as an object | |
| Locate knowledge | Knowledge as an object | |
| Manage knowledge | Knowledge as a resource | |
| Measure knowledge | Knowledge as capital | |
| Move knowledge | Knowledge as an object | |
| Navigate knowledge | Knowledge as a ship | |
| Need knowledge | Knowledge as a resource | |
| Obtain knowledge | Knowledge as a product | |
| Package knowledge | Knowledge as a product | |
| Pass on knowledge | Knowledge as an object | |
| Recognize knowledge | Knowledge as an object | |
| Seek knowledge | Knowledge as an object | |
| Sell knowledge | Knowledge as a product | |
| Share knowledge | Knowledge as a resource | |
| Sort knowledge | Knowledge as an object | |
| Store knowledge | Knowledge as a resource | |
| Synthesize knowledge | Knowledge as a substance | |
| Transfer knowledge | Knowledge as an object | |
| Use knowledge | Knowledge as a resource | |
| Value knowledge | Knowledge as capital | |
| Knowledge as thoughts and feelings metaphors | ||
| Articulate knowledge | Thoughts and feelings | |
| Communicate knowledge | Thoughts and feelings | |
| Elicit knowledge | Thoughts and feelings | |
| Express knowledge | Thoughts and feelings | |
| Verbalize knowledge | Thoughts and feelings | |
| Knowledge as organism metaphors | ||
| Capture knowledge | Knowledge as organism | |
| Grow knowledge | Knowledge as organism | |
| Harness IC | Knowledge as organism | |
| Interacting knowledge | Knowledge as organism | |
| Knowledge as form metaphors | ||
| Codify knowledge | Knowledge as a structure | |
| Convert knowledge | Knowledge as a form | |
| Organize knowledge | Knowledge as a structure | |
| Reconfigure knowledge | Knowledge as a structure | |
| Restruct knowledge | Knowledge as a structure | |
| Transform knowledge | Knowledge as a form | |
| Miscellaneous metaphors | ||
| Amplify knowledge | Knowledge as a wave | |
| Automate knowledge | Knowledge as a process | |
| Deploy knowledge | Knowledge as military troops | |
| Diffuse knowledge | Knowledge as light | |
| Evaluate knowledge | Knowledge as action | |
| Formalize knowledge | Knowledge as a process | |
| Generate knowledge | Knowledge as electricity | |
| Justify knowledge | Knowledge as action | |
| Mobilize knowledge | Knowledge as military troops | |
| Transmit knowledge | Knowledge as a wave | |
| Metaphors you found | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Verb | Metaphor | Source | # |
