MGT 403 Saudi Electronic University Tacit and Explicit Knowledge Discussion

Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

• The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via the allocated folder.
• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented; marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answers.
• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
• All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).

Submission Guidelines

• All students are encouraged to use their own words.
• This assignment is an individual assignment.
• Be very specific and focused on the issue while answering a question.
• Students must apply APA style guidelines and review at least three (3) scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles to support their answer for each question.
• A mark of zero will be given for any submission that includes copying from other resources without referencing it.
• No marks will be given for irrelevant details.
• If the assignment shows more than 25% plagiarism, the students would be graded zero.

Assignment 2.

The focus of the assignment is to evaluate the understanding level of students related to communities of Practice, learning organization, and various techniques used to capture tacit and explicit knowledge.

Assignment Questions

Besides consulting other materials, read the attached chapter 4 and chapter 5 thoroughly and write a detailed answer for the following questions.

Assignment Questions

Q.1:

a). Describe the major techniques used to elicit tacit knowledge.

b). Write a short essay on topic titled, “Explicit Knowledge codification”. The essay must contain information about, how explicit knowledge is codified and made available in organization.

Q.2:

a). Describe the role of “Communities of practice” in Knowledge management

b). Provide a detailed description of major roles and responsibilities in a community of practice.

Q.3: How Knowledge sharing takes place in virtual Communities of Practice.