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Sociofact Theory: The Social Dimension of Knowledge

Sociofact Theory: The Social Dimension of Knowledge

Uwe V. Riss, Johannes Magenheim
Copyright: © 2014 |Volume: 4 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 16
ISSN: 2155-6393|EISSN: 2155-6407|EISBN13: 9781466655331|DOI: 10.4018/ijkbo.2014010101
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Riss, Uwe V., and Johannes Magenheim. "Sociofact Theory: The Social Dimension of Knowledge." IJKBO vol.4, no.1 2014: pp.1-16. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijkbo.2014010101

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Riss, U. V. & Magenheim, J. (2014). Sociofact Theory: The Social Dimension of Knowledge. International Journal of Knowledge-Based Organizations (IJKBO), 4(1), 1-16. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijkbo.2014010101

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Riss, Uwe V., and Johannes Magenheim. "Sociofact Theory: The Social Dimension of Knowledge," International Journal of Knowledge-Based Organizations (IJKBO) 4, no.1: 1-16. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijkbo.2014010101

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Abstract

The current study concentrates on units of organizational knowledge that the authors call sociofacts following a terminology introduced by J. Huxley. The analysis looks at the constituents of sociofacts as well as their lifecycle, starting from the concept of knowledge asset. It is based on insights from various established theories such as Activity Theory, Nonaka's SECI model, Boundary Objects and Transactive Memory Theory. The authors investigate how the form of sociofacts changes during the Knowledge Maturing process and point at their business relevance. The goal of the paper is to improve the understanding of the structure of organizational knowledge and the process of knowledge maturing.

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