Posted by Robbert Northolt on February 26, 1998 at 03:03:42:

In Reply to: Re: Knowledge Management and Learning Organizations posted by Mezei on February 25, 1998 at 20:02:56:

Hi Don,

I think were on the same line, but how do you see ‘knowledge sharing’. Do you actually believe knowledge can be shared? As a result, the question arises: "What is knowledge?". I do not intend to start that discussion again but to clear my view on knowledge sharing, I will give my thought on knowledge.

Knowledge can only be tacit, once knowledge is explicit it is transformed into information. I do not believe in implicit knowledge. Knowledge can only exist in one’s head, once it comes out it will automatically become information/ explicit knowledge.

So, to make another distinction, knowledge sharing can only take place indirectly, via information, and not directly. Instead of knowledge sharing I use information sharing or indirect knowledge sharing.

Correct me if I am wrong!

Rob

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• Re: Knowledge Management and Learning Organizations Mezei 17:25:37 2/26/98 (0)
• Re: Knowledge Management and Learning Organizations Rob Patzig 10:03:54 2/26/98 (10)
  • Re: Knowledge Management and Learning Organizations Robbert Northolt 10:54:28 2/26/98 (9)
    • Re: Knowledge Management and Learning Organizations Mezei 20:53:41 2/26/98 (5)
      • Re: Knowledge Management and Learning Organizations Robbert Northolt 03:23:28 2/27/98 (4)
        • Bits/Bytes and data/information/knowledge management Mezei 14:41:23 2/28/98 (3)
          • Re: Bits/Bytes and data/information/knowledge management Robbert Northolt 09:23:06 3/02/98 (2)
            • Re: Bits/Bytes and data/information/knowledge management Mezei 20:46:47 3/02/98 (1)
              • Re: Bits/Bytes and data/information/knowledge management Robbert Northolt 02:00:16 3/03/98 (0)
    • Re: Knowledge Management and Learning Organizations Rob Patzig 13:43:19 2/26/98 (2)
      • Re: Knowledge Management and Learning Organizations Robbert Northolt 02:27:39 2/27/98 (1)
        • Re: Knowledge Management and Learning Organizations Rob Patzig 09:29:23 2/27/98 (0)

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