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Tacit knowledge
Abstract
Until recently, the concept of tacit knowledge has been neglected by academics and managers alike, but this has now changed as lacit know-how has become recognized as palying a key role in firm growth and economic competitivenss. Tacit knowledge forms an important element in a firm's knowledge base and has a central role in organizational learning. This analysis stresses the need to view tacit knowledge in a dynamic setting, and that tacit knowledge can be acquired and transferred on a variety of levels: individual, group, firm and inter-firm basis. The paper then explores the policy implications of technology transfer initiatives which seek of shift tacit know-how between firms and analyzes the ways that this can be achieved.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Howells, J.
- Venue
- Technology Analysis & Strategic Management
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1996-01
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 91-106
- ISSN
- 0953-7325 (ISSN-L)
- 1465-3990
- OpenAlex
- W4240365168
- Cited by
- 371
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 23.87
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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