ITPEC FE Morning April 2023 Question 68

Tacit vs. Explicit Knowledge — identify which type of knowledge cannot be easily documented.

Tacit knowledge is personal, experience-based knowledge that is difficult to write down or transfer to others (e.g., riding a bicycle, intuition, negotiation skills).

Explicit knowledge is knowledge that can be easily documented, stored, and shared (e.g., manuals, databases, lists).

"How to ride a bicycle" is a skill learned through practice and body memory — it cannot be fully captured in written form → tacit knowledge.

Why not others:
- (a) A list of countries and their capitals — easily documented in a table → explicit
- (b) An inventory of assets — a structured record → explicit
- (c) Contents of a washing machine manual — written instructions → explicit

Key rule: If you can write it down and someone else can fully learn it by reading — it's explicit. If it requires practice and experience — it's tacit.

AI-generated — may contain errors