Question

choose one type of knowledge conversion and explain it ?

Answer 1

There are four types of Knowledge Conversions in the Nonaka and Takeuchi model of knowledge conversion

1. socialization (tacit to tacit)
2. externalization (tacit to explicit)
3. combination (explicit to explicit)
4. internalization (explicit to tacit)

Socialization (tacit to tacit)

• It is the process that transfers tacit knowledge in one person to tacit knowledge in another person.
• The knowledge is shared through practice, guidance, imitation, and observation in formal and informal communities.
• It is experiential and active which involves capturing knowledge by walking around and through direct interactions with customers, suppliers outside the organization, and people in the organization. It is mainly, a process between individuals.
• It's difficult to organize tacit knowledge and often it is time and space specific. Therefore, it can be acquired through a shared experience like living together or spending time together.
• It is usually found in a traditional apprenticeship where craft and skill are learned through hands-on experience rather than from textbooks or manuals.