Flashcards: Foundations of Knowledge and Innovation — 18 cards

Knowledge as acquaintance — definition?

Familiarity through personal experience with people or things.

Propositional knowledge — role?

Recognizing truths or factual statements.

Knowledge as competence — function?

Practical ability to perform tasks effectively.

Ideas — nature?

Unrealized, unproven concepts in knowledge management.

Creativity — ability?

Developing something new and original.

Science — purpose?

Systematic creation and acquisition of knowledge.

R&D — focus?

Creative work to increase knowledge and develop applications.

Technology — system?

Assets and expertise enabling needs satisfaction.

Technique — meaning?

Specialized procedures for routine tasks.

Innovation — definition?

Ethical application of new ideas for societal value.

Taxonomic perspective — view?

Knowledge as an asset classified and owned.

Process perspective — view?

Knowledge as social, dynamic, context-dependent activity.

Practice perspective — focus?

Knowledge as action embedded in social routines.

Tacit knowledge — characteristic?

Personal, hard to formalize, transferred via contact.

Explicit knowledge — characteristic?

Codified, articulated, easily transmitted.

SECI cycle — describes?

Conversion process between tacit and explicit knowledge.

Organizational knowledge — includes?

Explicit and implicit knowledge shared within an organization.

Organizational learning — process?

Continuous acquisition, sharing, and application of knowledge.