What is kingo nonaka?

Kingo Nonaka is a Japanese researcher and academic who was born on December 2, 1935. He is a leading management theorist and professor emeritus at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, Japan. Nonaka's research is focused on knowledge management, organizational knowledge creation, and innovation.

Nonaka is known for his influential research on the explicit and tacit dimensions of knowledge creation within organizations. He developed the SECI model, which describes the four modes of knowledge conversion: socialization, externalization, combination, and internalization. This model has been widely adopted by scholars and practitioners around the world.

Nonaka has published numerous books and articles on knowledge management, innovation, and leadership. His works include "The Knowledge-Creating Company: How Japanese Companies Create the Dynamics of Innovation," which was co-authored with Hirotaka Takeuchi and is considered a seminal work in the field of knowledge management.

Nonaka has received numerous accolades for his contributions to management theory, including the Distinguished Scholar-Practitioner Award from the Academy of Management and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Japan Society of Management and Information Systems. He continues to be an active researcher and thought leader in the field of knowledge management.