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Glossary of Performance Terminology Knowledge
The potential to apply
information for some purpose.
It represents the intellectual framework supporting a person’s performance. Knowledge (Explicit)
Formal knowledge that can be put into words, stored
on a database and easily shared with others.
Knowledge (Tacit) Practical know-how that one acquires informally on the job or in
everyday situations rather than through formal instruction, which
is often difficult to put into words or convey to others.
Knowledge Management
A discipline that focuses on techniques to create, capture, share and retain channels through which knowledge is created,
distributed and used to achieve organizational objectives. Knowledge management
is a process aimed at enabling an organization to optimize its application of intellectual capital.
Knowledge Transfer The process of transferring knowledge from one part pf an organization to other parts of the organization. Knowledge transfer seeks to organize, create, capture or distribute knowledge and ensure its availability
for future users. It is coinsidered
to be more than simply a communication issue.
Knowledge
Worker A worker
who is valued for his or her ability to acquire, analyze, understand and apply information in a specific subject area, as opposed to workers engaged in the production of goods and services. |
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