Management by Cynthia J. Young

January 2024

Encourage tacit knowledge sharing in industrial organizations

In today’s rapidly evolving industrial landscape, the collective knowledge of an organization’s workforce is a vital asset. While explicit knowledge, written and well-codified, is often easy to communicate, tacit knowledge created from experiences remains elusive. This form of knowledge, rooted in personal experience and often difficult to articulate, is invaluable. Encouraging tacit knowledge sharing can lead to innovation, improve productivity and fortify an organization’s competitive edge. Sometimes, the best tacit knowledge is shared informally while talking about challenges, successes and failures on awork break.


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