【摘要】 本文根据若干知识经济的论著，对四种类型的知识从认识论角度来对比说明其明晰知识和隐含知识的特点，着重说明企业也是人类知识，尤其是隐含知识的重要来源，企业在知识传播与利用、在技术的投资及技术创新中具有的重要作用；最后提到，知识经济中，知识的生产、传播与交流形成了知识网络，并与技术创新的网络结构相一致。促进创新需要各行动者——企业、实验室、研究机构及消费者之间的联系，这种联系和企业的竞争又促使以信息分析为基础的商业情报服务业的发展。更多还原

【Abstract】 According to research reports on the knowledge--based economy,four types of knowledgeabout that, why, how,and who--were given. The tWo kinds of human knowledge--explicit and tacit knowledge--were introduced from recognition process. The emphasis was given to that enterprise is an importantknowledge source,especially the tacit knowledge source. It plays important role in knowledge distributionand application. At the end,creation,distributlon and communication of knowledge lead to forming knowledge network,wkich is related with innovation network,or national innovation system. In order to promoteinnovation,enterprises,labs,universities and customers should be related closely. This leads to vigorous development of information service.更多还原