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Article: Tacit Knowledge in Professional Practice: Researcher and Practitioner Perspectives.(Review)
- Article from:
- Administrative Science Quarterly
- Article date:
- March 1, 2000
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Robert J. Sternberg and Joseph A. Horvath, eds. Mahwah, NJ: LEA, 1999. 253 pp. $59.95, cloth, $27.50, paper.
The importance of tacit knowledge for effectively completing tasks is readily apparent through our own experiences. Last year I started wearing contact lenses for the first time in my life. When I received my new lenses I was given a lesson in how to use them. Listening to the optometrist explain how I should handle and orient them sounded rather simple and straightforward. Trying to actually do what I was taught, however, nearly resulted in my giving up the idea of wearing contacts altogether. Then, as my experience grew, my effectiveness in using ...