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A person’s cumulative experiences form an archive of personal knowledge. To share and effectively utilize this personal knowledge in an organization, the fluctuating relationships in the organization have to be managed and given direction. Moreover, this shared knowledge becomes an asset inherited by successive generations in the firm.
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Nonaka, I., Toyama, R., Hirata, T., Bigelow, S.J., Hirose, A., Kohlbacher, F. (2008). Dynamic Knowledge Assets in Process. In: Managing Flow. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230583702_8
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