Personal Tacit Knowledge and Global Learning Professional Competencies—Multi-Dimensional Relationships

Abstract

Global learning professional competencies (GLPCs) are essential for college students to be able to address the impact of globalization in the 21st century. Organizations and society-at-large look to higher education to prepare college students with GLPCs. In addition, there is a body of literature that suggest personal tacit knowledge enhance GLPCs. However, researchers have done little from an empirical perspective to determine the relationship between the use of P-T K and enhancement of GLPCs, hence the purpose of this study. The statistical results revealed significant correlations, p < 0.001. From the findings of this research, faculty can teach different GLPCs to help students affect social positive change in the 21st century knowledge society through use of P-T K.