Knowledge Flow

Abstract

Various models and frameworks have been used to represent the flows of knowledge in an organization. The first and most popular of these remains the spiraling SECI (socialization, externalization, combination, internalization) model presented by Nonaka and Konno (1998), Nonaka and Takeuchi (1995), and Nonaka and Toyama (2003), which presents the various knowledge interactions and creations between tacit and explicit knowledge. Knowledge flows can also be represented and assessed through the knowledge life cycle.