Exam 10: Managing Knowledge and Learning

According to Polanyi (1983)the knowledge you actually use as you do things,like ride a bike or read a book,is referred to as ______.

Brunsson (1998)identifies two main benefits of non-learning organizations;one of those is ______,which refers to the idea that where a learning organization frantically tries to learn things in between the gaps of talk,action and decisions,the non-learning organization keeps doing its job,even when the information or resources are less than acceptable.

An example of Nonaka's (2001)explicit-explicit knowledge creation could be two organizations discussing how they can share knowledge about their products,services,or processes to create new ones.Nonaka refers to this process as ______.

Foucault came up with three terms to delve into the core of why examinations are used.For example,in the exam you are probably not thinking about the people next to you yet you are being assessed as a group.Foucault claimed this was the ______ mechanism of exams.

According to your textbook,when does organizational learning occur?

Brunsson (1998)identifies two main benefits of non-learning organizations;one of those is ______,which refers to the idea that non-learning organizations are more able to deal with uncertainty than learning ones because they are not constantly realigning themselves to the ever-changing objectives which come with learning.

Which one of the following is NOT one of Fulop and Rifkin's (1999)three sources of knowledge identified in your textbook?

Nonaka (2001)and others applied Polanyi's concept of explicit and tacit knowledge but adapted it for management.How does Nonaka conceptualize the concept of explicit knowledge?

Describe and provide clear examples of Argyris and Schön's (1978)concept of single loop and double loop learning.

A manager listens to his boss telling him of a time he tried to implement change and failed because he did not involve his employees.The manager thinks to himself 'when I implement change I'm going to involve my employees in the decision!' This scenario is an example of Fulop and Rifkin's (1999)concept of ______.

Why,according to your textbook,is trust in collaboration critical to learning?

Foucault argues exams like the one you are doing right now serve the three major power functions,which of the following is NOT one of those?

Which management 'guru' implied that the difference between successful and unsuccessful companies is their ability to learn?

Describe and discuss Nonaka's (1991)concept of tacit and explicit knowledge and their relationship to knowledge creation.