Tacit Knowledge Management and Its Philosophical Analysis

Liu, Huachu

doi:10.2991/gecss-14.2014.75

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“…One possible explanation as to why tacit knowledge is beneficial for radical innovation is its intrinsic nature (Mascitelli, 2000). Tacit knowledge is often obtained through an expert's life-time experiences, and it provides new visions not yet explicitly known (Liu, 2014;Mascitelli, 2000). Such experts can perceive solutions through an unconscious process.…”

Section: Different Types Of Knowledge and Their Use In Innovationmentioning

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“…As explained in the following Literature Review section, many reports have indicated the important role of tacit knowledge in radical innovation (Mascitelli, 2000;Zucker and Darby, 2001;Li et al, 2008) and explicit knowledge in incremental innovation (Gatignon et al, 2002;Garcia-Muina et al, 2009;Zhou and Li, 2012). This appears feasible because tacit knowledge is usually obtained through an expert's life-time experiences and therefore provides previously unknown insights (Liu, 2014;Mascitelli, 2000); such unexpected ideas are beneficial for radical innovation, which produces revolutionary changes (Mascitelli, 2000;Li et al, 2008;Shamsie and Mannor, 2013); and explicit knowledge, which is easily transferred and shared, can be efficiently applied to continuously improve existing knowledge (Hallin and Marnburg, 2008;Zack, 1999;Zhou and Li, 2012).…”

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Importance of tacit knowledge in incremental innovation

Okuyama

2017

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of tacit knowledge in incremental innovation, which has hitherto been neglected. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative case analysis was used to focus on two large Japanese pharmaceutical companies’ development of new antihypertensive drugs. The study uses interview data and documentary research materials to explore the knowledge bases of the companies’ research teams as they refined an existing drug to produce new products – a process of incremental innovation. Findings Explicit knowledge (chemical structure of preceding drug) was used in both successful and failed cases of drug discovery. In the two successful cases, the tacit knowledge of key researchers, based on their long-term experience of related research, provided insight into developing compounds with good in vivo efficacy, which led to successful clinical development. Practical implications The findings suggest that tacit knowledge may play an important role in incremental innovation processes, and that its influence on product development should be considered in such ways as team and organization structure. Originality/value This study addresses a gap in the literature regarding the impact of tacit knowledge on incremental innovation processes. It is often assumed that incremental innovation is based on existing technology. This study suggests that tacit knowledge may play a hitherto largely unrecognized role in incremental product development.

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confidence: 99%