Rethinking polanyi's concept of tacit knowledge: From personal knowing to imagined institutions

Minerva

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-92

  Ray, Tim ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Imagined institutions; Michael Polanyi; Radical constructivism; Realism; Tacit knowing; Truth

Indexed keywords

EID: 64849088120     PISSN: 00264695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11024-009-9119-1     Document Type: Article

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