01703pab a2200193 454500008004000000100002400040245010900064260000900173300001400182362000800196520110600204650002501310700002001335773001701355908000601372909001001378999001701388952010401405180718b2007   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aGueldenberg, Stefan  aBridging `the great divide': Nonaka's synthesis of `western' and `eastern' knowledge concepts reassessed  c2007  ap.101-22.  aJan  aKnowledge management remains one of the most debated topics in current management literature. In particular, Nonaka's interpretation of Polanyi's distinction between explicit and tacit knowledge and his approach of framing the knowledge generation process in terms of an interaction between `Western' (predominately explicit) and `Eastern' (predominantly tacit) knowledge types have been repeatedly discussed and criticized. In this context, management research increasingly has to address questions pertaining to philosophical theories. The present article offers a critical investigation of Nonaka's philosophical assumptions and thus sheds light on the core issues pertaining to the nature of knowledge underlying thecurrent controversial discourse on this subject. The strengths and weaknesses of Nonaka's quest to integrate `Western' and ~Eastern' knowledge into the framework of his comprehensive knowledge creation theory will be outlined at the end of a thorough investigation of the salient epistemological notions cited by Nonaka as the basis for his knowledge creation theory. - Reproduced.  aKnowledge management  aHelting, Holger  aOrganization  aN  a73163  c73163d73163  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 14, Issue no: 1pAR73623r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR