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Author Kikoski, Catherine Kano.

Title The inquiring organization : tacit knowledge, conversation, and knowledge creation : skills for 21st-century organizations / Catherine Kano Kikoski and John F. Kikoski
Published Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2004

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Description xiii, 191 pages ; 25 cm
Series ABC-Clio ebook
Contents 1. The era of the inquiring organization -- 2. Two management traditions and knowledge creation : from modern to postmodern management -- 3. Theories of communication in management : modern to postmodern -- 4. Tacit knowledge -- 5. The pragmatics of knowledge creation : care, respect, and trust -- 6. The microskills for knowledge creation -- 7. Asking questions : widening the lens, sharpening the focus -- 8. Tacit knowledge and conversation -- 9. Reflecting conversations -- 10. New territory for the 21st century : the compass and the map
Summary Annotation. Provides the background necessary to nurture skills in collaborative knowledge creation via a continuous, proven process of questioning and conversation
Annotation. This book provides the context and tools to create knowledge via a proven process of inquiry, questions, and conversation. It introduces the theoretical background to explain why, as well as the practical hands-on skills and processes to demonstrate how, to surface tacit knowledge--that which we know but which we have not yet made explicit in conversation, e.g., background, education, and experience--and create new knowledge in collaboration with colleagues
Notes Title from title screen
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Knowledge management.
Organizational learning.
Communication in organizations.
Author Kikoski, John F.
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LC no. 2003058157
ISBN 1567204902 alkaline paper