Towards tacit knowledge sharing over social web tools
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Article Title | Towards tacit knowledge sharing over social web tools |
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ERA Journal ID | 18021 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Panahi, Sirous (Author), Watson, Jason (Author) and Partridge, Helen (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Knowledge Management |
Journal Citation | 17 (3), pp. 379-397 |
Number of Pages | 19 |
Year | 2013 |
Publisher | Emerald |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1367-3270 |
1758-7484 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-11-2012-0364 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/JKM-11-2012-0364 |
Abstract | Purpose - Researchers debate whether tacit knowledge sharing through Information Technology (IT) is actually possible. However, with the advent of social web tools, it has been argued that most shortcomings of tacit knowledge sharing are likely to disappear. This paper has two purposes: firstly, to demonstrate the existing debates in the literature regarding tacit knowledge sharing using IT, and secondly, to identify key research gaps that lay the foundations for future research into tacit knowledge sharing using social web. Design/methodology/approach - This paper reviews current literature on IT-mediated tacit knowledge sharing and opens a discussion on tacit knowledge sharing through the use of social web. Findings - First, the existing schools of thoughts in regards to IT ability for tacit knowledge sharing are introduced. Next, difficulties of sharing tacit knowledge through the use of IT are discussed. Then, potentials and pitfalls of social web tools are presented. Finally, the paper concludes that whilst there are significant theoretical arguments supporting that the social web facilitates tacit knowledge sharing there is a lack of empirical evidence to support these arguments and further work is required. Research limitations/implications - The limitations of the review includes: covering only papers that were published in English, issues of access to full texts of some resources, possibility of missing some resources due to search strings used or limited coverage of databases searched. Originality/value - The paper contributes to the fast growing literature on the intersection of KM and IT particularly by focusing on tacit knowledge sharing in social media space. The paper highlights the need for further studies in this area by discussing the current situation in the literature and disclosing the emerging questions and gaps for future studies. |
Keywords | Tacit knowledge, Knowledge sharing, Social web, Web 2.0, Information Technology |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350302. Business information management (incl. records, knowledge and intelligence) |
460909. Information systems philosophy, research methods and theory | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4787/towards-tacit-knowledge-sharing-over-social-web-tools
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