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The WISED knowledge-creating company: rethinking SECI model in light of the digital transition

Roberto Cerchione, Piera Centobelli, Elena Borin, Antonio Usai, Eugenio Oropallo

Journal of Knowledge Management

ISSN: 1367-3270

Article publication date: 25 September 2024

Issue publication date: 19 November 2024

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Abstract

Purpose

The effect of digital transition on knowledge management (KM) processes is becoming relevant for companies operating in different industries and the body of literature examining this impact is rapidly growing. This paper aims to critically analyse the literature on the impact of digital transition on KM by rethinking the SECI model proposed by Nonaka and proposing the WISED model for the digital knowledge-creating company.

Design/methodology/approach

The systematisation of existing studies on the topic and the analysis of the evolution of knowledge creation process in the era of digital transition was carried out through a bibliometric approach.

Findings

According to the traditional epistemological and ontological dimensions and considering the innovative KM processes identified by this study (i.e. webification, informalisation, systematisation, explicitation and digitalisation), the results highlight how the proposed WISED model can be adopted by organizations to manage knowledge through the use of digital technologies.

Originality/value

Digital transition seems to open up new horizons that can expand the potential use of the WISED model for organisations and society.

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Citation

Cerchione, R., Centobelli, P., Borin, E., Usai, A. and Oropallo, E. (2024), "The WISED knowledge-creating company: rethinking SECI model in light of the digital transition", Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 28 No. 10, pp. 2997-3022. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-02-2024-0133

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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