Att överföra kunskap - En kunskapsteoretisk granskning av "Knowledge Management"-system

Sammanfattning: The right usage of tacit and explicit knowledge is becoming increasingly important for businesses worldwide. This thesis searches the answer to how management consultants tackle the challenges originating from converting this type of knowledge into codified use. With the help of a case study analysis it was possible to gain special insight into the processes of knowledge collection, codification and re-usage at a major organization built upon knowledge utilization. In order to provide the reader with a wider picture, the main subject of the study has been analyzed from two perspectives: a practice based and an objective based perspective. Furthermore, two different types of knowledge, tacit and explicit have been differentiated and studied in relation to each other, to gain a better understanding of their origin and conversion process. The process of " context navigation" or "perspective making and perspective taking" is found to be the most efficient way of overcoming problems with converting knowledge mostly created in practice into something that is codifiable.