The Nature Of Gort Epistemology Of Knowledge

Tacit knowledge – know the definition and know what facilitates the exchange of this kind of knowledge (refer to discussion in Rutland and O’Hagan article).

This research intends to explore innovation at an individual level, but in a context, where the roles and functions of an organization appear eminent either as a promoter or an inhibitor of innovation.

In the book written by Nonaka (2000), presented a summary of the ideas that underlie the notion of knowledge: (1) Knowledge is justified true believe; (2) Knowledge is something that is explicit (tacit knowledge); (3) knowledge creation effectively dependent on the context that allows the creation of occurrence; (4) knowledge creation involves five main steps are: a). Sharing knowledge explicitly (tacit knowledge), b) created the concept, c). Justifying concepts, d). Build a prototype, and e). Do the dissemination of knowledge.

The World Bank published an article detailing the process of sharing information and knowledge, titled the “Knowledge Exchange” (Kumar). It outlines an example in Tanzania where the child mortality rate was extremely high and the government wanted to find a way to lower it. The Tanzanian people themselves did not have the answer and thus

In general, traditional knowledge adopt a more holistic approach, and do not separate observations into different disciplines as does Western science (Iaccarino, 2003). Moreover, traditional knowledge systems do not interpret reality on the basis of a direct cause and effect, but rather as a world made up of complex web of interactions (Freeman, 1992). The problem is how to study and analyze traditional knowledge and belief systems.

Boghossian’s claim that Epistemic Relativism is a plausible way to interpret knowledge is explained by three dogmatic affirmations. Firstly, there exists no absolute epistemic facts that explain what specific beliefs a piece of information justifies, known as Epistemic non-absolutism. Secondly, if a person, S’s, epistemic judgements are even just slightly possible, it is unjust to express that, ’’E justifies belief B’’ as articulating the claim E justifies belief B. S’s epistemic judgement should be expressed like so— “According to the epistemic system C, that I, S, accept, information E justifies belief B.” (Boghossian 73). This is known as epistemic relationism. Lastly, there exists a multitude of fundamentally different yet equally rational

Wasko and Faraj (2000) describe three kinds of knowledge: "knowledge as object", "knowledge embedded within individuals", and "knowledge embedded in a community". Communities of Practice have become associated with finding, sharing, transferring, and archiving knowledge, as well as making explicit "expertise", or tacit knowledge. Tacit knowledge is considered to be those valuable context-based experiences that cannot easily be captured, codified and stored (Davenport & Prusak

In this essay I will be discussing the difference between world views and ideologies and I will also elaborate between the South African motto and the different worldviews. I will then explain the influence of this motto for myself as a student-teacher and citizen of South Africa. Knowledge production is a highly political and politicized practice (Morrell, 2014).

Knowledge is defined to be facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education. There are two categories that fall under knowledge; personal knowledge and shared knowledge. Shared knowledge refers to what “we know because.” It can also be defined as communicated and constructed knowledge; within culture, social norms, and semiotics. Personal knowledge refers to “I know because.” An expanded definition of personal knowledge refers to personal experiences, values, and perceptions. Shared knowledge changes and evolves over time because of methods that are continuously shared. It is assembled by a group of people. Personal knowledge, on the other hand, depends crucially on the experiences of a particular individual. It is gained

According to the oxford dictionary belief can be defined as “an acceptance that something exists or is true, especially one without proof”. Beliefs are the best factor that influence in the decision making process. In other words, the beliefs students hold have a great effect on the perceptions and the judgments they make about the world. In education and especially in social sciences beliefs are studied through epistemology. Epistemology is the philosophy of knowledge and how it is acquired(Bryman, 2016). Beliefs are mostly developed through social interaction and direct messages that we receive from our surrounding. This belief may develops in a long period of time or may be it takes only a minute if the message received or social interaction is so powerful(Tillema, 1998). Beliefs may

This paper explains my paradigm position as a researcher. It further clarifies the ontological and epistemological considerations within the paradigm and lastly it explains the role of the researcher in terms of positionality, values and the voice in the process of knowledge development.

The depth and value of tacit knowledge an organization has within its own structure and surrounding ecosystem is significant and potentially transformative in its value. Combined with the explicit knowledge organizations possess, which according to empirically-derived studies, is just 30% of total knowledge captured

Majority of today’s economies are characterized by increasing unpredictability. These uncertainties often lead to chaos in organizations that fail to plan for various eventualities. The uncertainties manifest themselves in market shifts leading to technology proliferation, increased competition. In some cases, key products may become obsolete thereby translating into enormous loses. It is essential to note that only those organizations that emphasize an investment in knowledge creation thrive under such circumstances. Consistent innovation is, therefore, the key to guaranteed profitable ventures in any organization’s future. Business leaders from all around the world adopt different approaches towards knowledge. The Japanese approach for instance emphasizes the significance of making use of tacit knowledge of individual employees for the benefit of the company as a whole. Nonaka’s knowledge conversion theory is largely inspired by the experience of Japanese firms (McLean n.d). This paper explores the theory and evaluates its significance as far as universal applicability is concerned.

In today’s knowledge-based economy, innovation has become the principal source of competitive advantages in global business; the success of firms now depends more on their intelligence capability – such as employee creativity – than traditional material assets (Amabile et al., as cited in Zhou, Zhang & Montoro-Sa ́nchez, 2011). The creative capability of individual and collective knowledge workers is the fuel that powers innovation in firms. While creativity leads to the production of new and useful ideas in any domain, innovation is the successful implementation of those creative ideas within an organisation (McLean, as cited in Zhou, Zhang & Montoro-Sa ́nchez 2011). In highly dynamic business environments innovation and creativity have become crucial for creating competitive advantages for the

Innovation and creativity in any organization are vital to its successful performance. Advancement and inventiveness in the workplace have turn out to be progressively critical determinants of organizational performance, achievement, and longer-term survival (Anderson, Potonick and Zhou, 2014).