KNOWLEDGE CREATION IN RECYCLING BUSINESS: THAI CASE STUDY

Abstract

This study will continue to research further from the knowledge creation concept. However, the study will mainly focus on recycle business. The reason that the recycle business is used as the source of data analysis in this paper is that this business is quite traditional in terms of knowledge. Also, recycle business becomes an important issue globally as the number of recycling company is increasing greatly. Therefore, this study can be useful for the recycle company in order to make their working process better by applying knowledge management concept. Initially, this paper will focus on the concept of knowledge creation. The source of data and analysis of this paper is the firm that trades the recycle glass. This company is the new company. The result will be about the knowledge creation concept can be used to applied in this company, which the way that knowledge occurs in people is matched with the knowledge creation processes, which are tacit to tacit, tacit to explicit, explicit to explicit, and explicit to tacit. Each of the stage can happen depending on many factors. In addition, there is a new finding that is found in this study, which can be added to the knowledge creation process. The issue is about the two stages in knowledge creation process could happen at the same time from the same cause, which supported by the study and interview from the one who work in the company. KEY WORDS: Knowledge creation, Tacit knowledge, Explicit knowledge, Knowledge Creation Process 24