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Showing 1 to 20 of 124 for “"Knowledge creation"”.
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Knowledge Creation Analytics for Online Engineering Learning
… to name a few. These advances have led to the creation of a wide range of instructional videos, written documents and discussion archives by engineering learners seeking to expand their learning and advance their knowledge beyond the engineering classroom. However, it remains a challenging task …
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The impact of information technology on knowledge creation in Woolworths
The impact of Information Technology (IT) on knowledge creation (KC) in companies is both an interesting and challenging topic. This study investigated what the use of IT does to support KC and how it works to bring about that support. Two case studies on the development of Woolworths Financial …
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Appreciative Inquiry summits and organizational knowledge creation: A social systems perspective
… format is capable of generating organizational knowledge. An AI summit is a strategic planning conference in which hundreds of internal and external stakeholders collectively design the future of the organization through structured activities. It applies the principles of AI, a consulting method …
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Knowledge creation in a cross cultural context for sustainable organisational change and development
… of this doctoral research is organisational knowledge creation in the cross cultural context of the post-socialist transition of former Eastern European (EE) countries towards a more liberal market structure and methods of working. This transition was particularly important for those …
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Lean Thinking For Lead-Time Reduction And Efficient Knowledge Creation In Product Development
… order to support and improve efficiency of the knowledge creation (KC) process. The approach establishes a KC framework in PD environment, and systematically demonstrates how these lean tools and methods conceptually fit into and play a significant role in enhancing the performance of KC …
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Simple exports also matter : knowledge creation and growth in natural resource abundant countries
There is a great deal of pessimism towards natural resource oriented development in modern developmental literature but little is made of the countries which thrive in the face of resource abundance. This paper models the nature of innovation in resource abundant countries and sets about testing …
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Knowledge creation and learning through conversation: a longitudinal case study of a design project
This research set out to establish a link between knowledge creation and learning. This was achieved by developing links between types of knowledge and learning styles using insights from experiential learning theory. Recently, the concepts of individuality-relationality, linear and cyclical time …
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Resource Depository and Knowledge Creation: The role of the National Archives of Zambia, 1935-2006
… National Archives of Zambia in contributing to knowledge and national development through promotion of research. It examines the development of the National Archives from 1935 to 2006 by analysing and highlighting its legal framework, preservation strategies and archival resources in the context …
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Resource Depository and Knowledge Creation: The role of the National Archives of Zambia, 1935-2006
… National Archives of Zambia in contributing to knowledge and national development through promotion of research. It examines the development of the National Archives from 1935 to 2006 by analysing and highlighting its legal framework, preservation strategies and archival resources in the context …
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Understanding of consumers' needs for luxury: the mechanism of interpretation and its role in knowledge creation
… is paramount to meaningful existence, the knowledge-building meta-framework which this study proposes can be applied universally to any field of enquiry and has already provided both theoretical and applied benefits, expanding the range and relevance of human knowledge
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Peer Coaching and the Perceived Impact on Fostering Positive Relationships, Knowledge Creation and Sharing Among Nursing Personnel
… process was perceived as benefiting team knowledge, skills, and innovation with regard to patient/family-centered interpersonal communication, relational, and service skills.</p> <p>This was a mixed-methods descriptive and correlational study using a a non experimental, cross-sectional …
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Engineering Problem Solving And Sustained Learning: A Mixed Methods Study To Explore The Dynamics Of Engineering Knowledge Creation
… perspective, the study empirically examines the knowledge creation dynamics instigated by product-related problems using a mixed methods research approach. The research has identified the Japanese concept of <i>ba</i>, defined in this study as "shared experiential space," as a key construct that …
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Is there a gender bias in knowledge creation within the field of project management? : a bibliometric analysis from a feminist perspective
… of a particular problem with gender bias in knowledge creation within the field. It can even be suggested that the field of project management needs to open up its tradition and adapt more inclusive and less deterministic approaches in its research. In an attempt explore this suggested gender …
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The Governance of Long-Term Investing in Knowledge Creation - Novel Control Mechanisms for Reducing Managerial Myopia and Increasing Growth in Organizations
… levels to increase investments in learning new knowledge that is likely to take a long time to generate income. This dissertation extends mechanisms such as strategic controls and boards of directors, which have been examined in previous research on corporate governance and corporate internal …
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Opening the 'black box' of regional industrial-innovation systems: Navigating the intermediate innovation capability requirements from regional knowledge creation into industrial value capture
… complexity of its solutions combining different knowledge areas to form complex capabilities and competencies required to transition new knowledge into industrial value capture, in the very broad sense of improved targets and performance. The thesis proposes holistic capabilities analysis …
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Confronting the Black Swan: A Case Study of Corporate Learning
… learning using the theory of organizational knowledge creation and one US based corporation to determine the theory's relevance to American firms. Second, it seeks to understand how social practices and leadership behaviors affect employee knowledge or "true beliefs" and thus the implications …
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Unraveling the double-edged effect of inter-team collaboration on team performance: the moderating role of interdisciplined collaboration
… affects team-level outcomes, specifically team knowledge creation and group averaged turnover intention. Using a sample of 398 individuals in 55 teams from two multidisciplinary research institutes in a large public university, the current study suggests that the level of inter-team …
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The influence of organisational control practices on knowledge production
This study explores the relationship between knowledge creation and organisational and managerial control. I explore how organisational control impacts, influences, shapes, fashions and lay the foundation for the creation of the various types of knowledge within a research organisation. In …
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Tentative propositions for integrative knowledge management systems design model
The practice of knowledge management (KM) has become ubiquitous across organisations,driven by the realization of importance of knowledge and learning for competitive advantage.To date, research has provided little guidance as to when knowledge management systems(KMS) will be successful in enabling …
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