A Framwork for Action to improve Tacit Knowledge Sharing in Nigeria's higher Education Institutions
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2020-02
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African Regional Center for information Science, University of Ibadan, Ibadan
Abstract
Knowledge creation, sharing and use for research, teaching, learning and societal
interventions is what Higher Education Institutions (HEI) are about across the world.
However, HEI usually focus mostly on the production, publishing and use of explicit knowledge
products, and often sub-optimally on the sharing and use of tacit knowledge. In view of this,
this paper explored the role of tacit knowledge sharing in HEI in Nigeria, and how the
institutions can improve their identification and use of available internal tacit knowledge
resources. The methodology adopted was a literature search and discussion as basis for
proposing a framework for action. This paper discusses the nature of tacit knowledge,
institutional environment conditions for successful tacit knowledge transfers, as well as
techniques for facilitating maximal use of tacit knowledge in HEI. An actionable framework
for matching potential tacit knowledge transfer channels with tacit knowledge sources and
recipients is proposed and discussed. This paper concludes that Nigerian HEIs need to
embrace knowledge management tenets for the proper management and utilization of tacit
knowledge, recommendations are provided towards achieving that objective.
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Tacit Knowleadge, Knowledge Sharing, Universities, Nigeria
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Journal of Information Science, Systems and Technology, 4(1), 68-79