What is Practical Knowledge?
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Guzman, Gustavo
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2009
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Purpose: This paper explains the key dimensions of practical knowledge. It is argued that practical knowledge and practice are two sides of the same phenomenon and possess objective and subjective dimensions. Approach: The development of this paper involved an in-depth review of the workplace learning, cognitive education and practice-based management literatures supported by Giddens and Habermas' insights on action. Research Implications: The proposed framework complements practice-oriented management research. Whilst there is a significant body of literature dealing with workplace action-learning approaches, still ...
View more >Purpose: This paper explains the key dimensions of practical knowledge. It is argued that practical knowledge and practice are two sides of the same phenomenon and possess objective and subjective dimensions. Approach: The development of this paper involved an in-depth review of the workplace learning, cognitive education and practice-based management literatures supported by Giddens and Habermas' insights on action. Research Implications: The proposed framework complements practice-oriented management research. Whilst there is a significant body of literature dealing with workplace action-learning approaches, still it is not clear what approach to use in what situation. The proposed framework might assist in this task since it recognises different configurations of practice and their associated PK.
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View more >Purpose: This paper explains the key dimensions of practical knowledge. It is argued that practical knowledge and practice are two sides of the same phenomenon and possess objective and subjective dimensions. Approach: The development of this paper involved an in-depth review of the workplace learning, cognitive education and practice-based management literatures supported by Giddens and Habermas' insights on action. Research Implications: The proposed framework complements practice-oriented management research. Whilst there is a significant body of literature dealing with workplace action-learning approaches, still it is not clear what approach to use in what situation. The proposed framework might assist in this task since it recognises different configurations of practice and their associated PK.
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Journal Title
Journal of Knowledge Management
Volume
13
Issue
4
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© 2009 Emerald. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
Subject
Information and computing sciences
Commerce, management, tourism and services