Tacit Knowledge and Risks

Bo Göranzon
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Bo Göranzon: Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

Chapter 18 in Risks in Technological Systems, 2010, pp 293-304 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract How are risks and disasters to be prevented in a high-technology environment? This is a question that has many facets. In this chapter, I shall discuss the aspects related to the history of knowledge and to tacit knowledge in particular. Many companies claim to be learning organizations, without explaining what this means in practice. Here, we argue that reflection on experience – case studies – can be more effective than reliance on theories. In all the rhetoric about “knowledge society” there has been little discussion of what is meant by “knowledge”. It is often assumed that a single model of knowledge will cover all the different fields of study, and indeed such a view underpins positivist social science, suggesting consistency with the natural sciences.

Keywords: Tacit Knowledge; Theoretical Knowledge; Propositional Knowledge; Experienced Driver; Practical Philosophy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84882-641-0_18

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