Antarctic sledging preparations and tacit knowledge

The article discusses how organisational structure and culture affected the preparations for sledging in three Antarctic expeditions between 1901 and 1904. The central focus is how expedition leaders sought tacit knowledge, ‘the knowledge of how we do things.’ Two organisational types were derived f...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Savitt, Ronald
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2004
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic
Fridtjof
Drygalski
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247403003346
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247403003346

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