Phenomenology of embodied implicit and narrative knowing

Author: Küpers, Wendelin

Source: Journal of Knowledge Management, Volume 9, Number 6, 2005 , pp. 114-133(20)

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Abstract:

Purpose - <IT>Seeks to argue for a phenomenology of embodied implicit and narrative knowing in organizations and show the significance of experiential dimensions of implicit and narrative knowing and their mutual interrelations in organizations.</IT> Design/methodology/approach - <IT>For this the advanced phenomenology of Merleau-Ponty will be used as a framework for clarifying the relational status of tacit, implicit and narrative knowing and their embedment.</IT> Findings - <IT>Implicit and narrative processes of knowing are inherently linked. Moreover, both forms of knowing in organizations and its implications can be integrated in a Con-+-Text.</IT> Practical implications - <IT>Some limitations and practical implications will be discussed critically. In conclusion some perspectives of further phenomenological research on embodied implicit and narrative knowing in organizations are presented.</IT> Originality/value - <IT>This approach contributes to a processual, non-reductionist and relational understanding of knowing and offers critical and practical perspectives for creative and transformative processes in organizations, bridging the gap between theory and practice. It provides innovative perspectives with regard to the interrelation of embodied and narrative knowing in organizations.</IT>

Keywords: Narratives; Phenomenology

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13673270510630006

Publication date: 2005-12-01