Glocalizing Nonaka’s knowledge creation model: Issues and challenges

The main objective of this article is to explore the challenges for globalizing knowledge management theories. Adopting a practice-based view of knowledge and engaging critically with Nonaka’s SECI (socialization, externalization, combination and internalization) model, the hidden behavioral assumpt...

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Published inManagement learning Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 199 - 215
Main Author Hong, Jacky F.L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.04.2012
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Cultural values
Globalization
Human capital
Knowledge
Knowledge management
Nonaka, Ikujiro
Organizational behavior
Organizational behaviour
Practice
SECI model
Studies
Translation
translation
Cultural embeddedness
practice
Ikujiro Nonaka
SECI model
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Summary:The main objective of this article is to explore the challenges for globalizing knowledge management theories. Adopting a practice-based view of knowledge and engaging critically with Nonaka’s SECI (socialization, externalization, combination and internalization) model, the hidden behavioral assumptions and cultural values and meanings embedded within the model are revealed so as to provide a thought experiment to explain the organizational and inter-cultural dynamics that may disrupt its translation in overseas contexts. It is argued that a successful implementation of Nonaka’s SECI model requires a ‘glocalized’ approach, which involves trade-offs between core underlying values and objectives during the process of local translation. This article contributes to current theories of knowledge management by revealing the underlying sources of cultural embeddedness and the implications for their global diffusion.
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ISSN:1350-5076
1461-7307
DOI:10.1177/1350507611428853