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Expanding the current tacit/explicit knowledge dichotomy encompassing situated and theoretical/normative knowledge: a phenomenological perspective

Sergio Evangelista Silva (Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, João Monlevade, Brazil)
André Luís Silva (Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Brazil)

Journal of Documentation

ISSN: 0022-0418

Article publication date: 22 December 2022

Issue publication date: 31 May 2023

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Abstract

Purpose

This article introduces a model of knowledge creation in consciousness, the creation of explicit knowledge in six forms and its register and organisation in documents.

Design/methodology/approach

Assuming the premise of three realms of reference to knowledge and two forms of reference to entities, this article, through a phenomenological perspective, deduces a model of the creation of knowledge in consciousness and the creation of explicit knowledge in six forms and its register in documents.

Findings

Two basic types of knowledge are introduced: situated knowledge and theoretical/normative knowledge. Considering three realms of reference of knowledge – the space–time realm, subjectivity realm and linguistic realm – six general types of knowledge are deduced. Finally, three layers of knowledge organisation are presented: classification and mapping documents, theoretical/normative documents and documents of situations.

Practical implications

This article can contribute to the development of more efficient forms of creation of explicit knowledge, its register in documents and the development of more efficient knowledge organisation and management systems.

Originality/value

Relying on established perspectives of the realms where subjectivity is immersed, this article discusses how knowledge is created in consciousness and registered in documents. It also presents a novel perspective of types of knowledge through the combination of dimensions, realms of reference and forms of reference to entities.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank the Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto for supporting this research.

Citation

Silva, S.E. and Silva, A.L. (2023), "Expanding the current tacit/explicit knowledge dichotomy encompassing situated and theoretical/normative knowledge: a phenomenological perspective", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 79 No. 4, pp. 955-972. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-04-2022-0076

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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