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The uncertainty of knowing: an analysis of the nature of knowledge in a small business context

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The uncertainty of knowing: an analysis of the nature of knowledge in a small business context. / Atherton, Andrew.
In: Human Relations, Vol. 56, No. 11, 11.2003, p. 1379-1398.

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Atherton, A 2003, 'The uncertainty of knowing: an analysis of the nature of knowledge in a small business context', Human Relations, vol. 56, no. 11, pp. 1379-1398. https://doi.org/10.1177/00187267035611005

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Atherton, A. (2003). The uncertainty of knowing: an analysis of the nature of knowledge in a small business context. Human Relations, 56(11), 1379-1398. https://doi.org/10.1177/00187267035611005

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Atherton A. The uncertainty of knowing: an analysis of the nature of knowledge in a small business context. Human Relations. 2003 Nov;56(11):1379-1398. doi: 10.1177/00187267035611005

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Atherton, Andrew. / The uncertainty of knowing : an analysis of the nature of knowledge in a small business context. In: Human Relations. 2003 ; Vol. 56, No. 11. pp. 1379-1398.

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abstract = "Experiencing and coping with uncertainty is common to most small businesses. The knowledge that is generated and applied as a result is a product of and a response to this condition, and so can be considered as knowing in and through practice. A consideration of knowledge as contingent upon unpredictable internal and external factors leads to the identification of multiple types of knowledge-asknowing. As such, knowledge within small businesses can be characterized as contextualized {\textquoteleft}bundles{\textquoteright} of knowing that are shaped by, and in turn shape, the business and the uncertainty of its internal dynamics and external environment. ",
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