Muhammad Rosyihan Hendrawan, Sulistyo Basuki
Knowledge organization within enterprises or organizations is essential for structuring explicit knowledge effectively. This entry delves into the significance of knowledge taxonomies in managing organizational knowledge and facilitating its dissemination. The widespread impact of knowledge taxonomies on several parts of daily life, such as categorizations of people, the arrangement of objects, concepts, temporal elements, and spatial locations. It explores the dynamic interplay between internal and external environments in shaping knowledge management systems and emphasizes the crucial role of knowledge taxonomies, including hierarchical, tree, paradigm, and facet structures, in managing explicit knowledge. The entry also highlights the advantages of knowledge organization systems in enhancing information retrieval, promoting interoperability across systems, and adapting to evolving information needs. Furthermore, it underscores the importance of information professionals developing interpersonal skills to establish trust and relationships with knowledge users, thereby integrating knowledge taxonomies effectively into organizations׳ knowledge consumption frameworks. Furthermore, it emphasizes to elucidates the pivotal role of knowledge organization systems and taxonomies in optimizing knowledge management processes and fostering effective knowledge use within organizations. © 2026 Elsevier Inc. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.
Department of Library and Information Science, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia; Graduate School of Library and Information Management, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
