Organizational Knowledge Creation Theory

Abstract

Organizational knowledge creation is the process of making available and amplifying\rknowledge created by individuals as well as crystallizing and connecting it to an\rorganization’s knowledge system. In other words, what individuals come to know in\rtheir (work-)life benefits their colleagues and, eventually, the larger organization. The\rtheory explaining this process — the organizational knowledge creation theory —\rhas developed rapidly in academia and been broadly diffused in management practice\rover the last 15 years. This article reviews the theory’s central elements and identifies\rthe evolving paths taken by academic work that uses the theory as a point of departure.\rThe article furthermore proposes areas in which future research can advance the\rtheory of organizational knowledge creation.