Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

3-2006

Abstract

The organizational behavior and knowledge management literature has devoted a lot attention on how structural knowledge processes enhance learning. There has been little emphasis on the informal knowledge processes and the construct remains undefined. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of informal knowledge processes, propose a definition for these processes and link them to the socialization and internalization processes suggested by Nonaka and Takeuchi in the SECI model. The paper offers a fresh perspective on how informal knowledge processes in organizations help to enhance the organization’s learning capability. It will enable scholars and managers to have a better understanding of how informal knowledge processes promote tacit knowledge.

Keywords

Knowledge Processes

Discipline

Databases and Information Systems | Management Information Systems | Organization Development

Research Areas

Information Systems and Management

Publication

International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior

Volume

9

Issue

4

First Page

490

Last Page

502

ISSN

1093-4537

Identifier

10.1108/IJOTB-09-04-2006-B002

Publisher

Emerald

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOTB-09-04-2006-B002

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