Definition

Knowledge is a human or organizational asset enabling effective decisions and action in context. ^[1]

Notes

Knowledge ^[2] includes facts (propositional or descriptive knowledge ^[3]), skills (procedural knowledge ^[4]), or objects (acquaintance knowledge).

Subordinate concepts of knowledge are:

- Implicit knowledge or tacit knowledge

Explicit versus tacit knowledge

Thinking about the concept of knowledge belongs to the field of epistomology ^[5].

Characteristics of knowledge that can be distinguished are:

- Clarity

- Completeness

- Accuracy

- Timeliness

- Accesibility

- Relevance

- Consistency

- Value

- Structure

- Status

- Version