Explicit knowledge, as codified knowledge, is transmittable informal, systematic language.

Tacit knowledge is personal in origin, job specific, related to context, difficult to fully articulate, and poorly documented but highly operational in the minds of the possessor (Kidwell, Vander Linde, and Johnson, 2000).

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              Explicit Versus Tacit Knowledge 
       Explicit Knowledge              Tacit Knowledge 
         (Documented)           (Know-how embedded in people)

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Features

 -Easily codified               -Personal
 -Storable                      -Context-specific
 -Transferable                  -Difficult to formalize
 -Easily expressed and shared   -Difficult to capture,communicate, share

Sources

 -Manuals                        -Informal business processes and communications
 -Policies and procedures        -Personal experiences
 -Databases and reports          -Historical understanding

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