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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Knowledge flow"”.
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Evidence based sources as precursors of knowledge driven decisions through emerging technologies
Knowledge is an essential building block in every decision process both at individual and / or at social unit level. This reality makes the role of knowledge and its management crucial to understand how to arrive to an effective decision. Through this study, the researcher wanted to investigate how …
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Mapping the R&D knowledge network
Knowledge networks have received a significant amount of attention in the past few decades as people look beyond corporate governance and resource-based approaches to uncover sources of competitive advantage. While this area of research is useful for organizations in general, it is especially …
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Office designing and planning for knowledge workers
… tasks in offices shifted from manual work to knowledge work, which required more concentration and communication than ever before. Responding to this trend, user behavior studies became more emphasized in the office design process – a successful office design should be a holistic system …
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The impact of the language barrier on the management of multinational companies : a case study and survey, based exploration of the impact of the language barrier on the strategies, policies and systems by which multinational companies manage their subsidaries
… - As a consequence the level of integration and knowledge flow between parent and subsidiary will be curtailed. - They will adopt styles of control that depend least on their ability to communicate with their subsidiary. Although there is adequate support for all of the above conclusions, on some …
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Exploring Knowledge Transfer and Knowledge Building at Offshore Technical Support Centers
This is an exploratory investigation into knowledge transfer and knowledge building processes observed at offshore Technical Support Centers (TSCs) in China. Utilizing a multiple case study approach, the study examines how knowledge was transferred from the US-based support center to the …
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How to use lean thinking to improve knowledge management performance of manufacturing supply chains
This thesis aims to eliminate inefficient knowledge management activities and use Lean Principles as guidance to improve knowledge management performance in manufacturing supply chains. In order to achieve this aim, this research examines the causal relationships between Knowledge Management …
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Exploring the Role of Knowledge Mobilization in the Adoption of Integrated Pest Management for Grapevine Viruses
… agricultural practices requires effective knowledge mobilization of research to growers to inform their decision-making. Grape growers are increasingly facing widespread viral outbreaks, causing reduced quality and quantities of grapes. Growers affected by grapevine viruses are recommended …
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System redesign within complex, technically integrated products
… can raise barriers to efficient organizational knowledge transfer, thus introducing inefficiencies into the overall product development process. This study examines the relationship between organizational structure and knowledge flow amongst the various stakeholders of ongoing production …
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What predicts whether foreign doctorate recipients from U.S. institutions stay in the United States
… significantly affects the economic performance, knowledge flow, and innovation of both the United States and sending countries. This study uses the push-pull theory of international migration with an economic perspective as a lens to understand individuals' decisions to stay in the United States. …
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Social network analysis of knowledge transfer in sustainable office building projects in the UK and Germany
… set of actors involved. A seamless transfer of knowledge between these actors is required. The gap between the performance of green buildings as designed and as built could be interpreted as an indication that this transfer is not immaculate. Nowadays almost every actor involved in the …
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Geographic scope, isolating mechanisms, and firm performance: antecedents and consequences of isolating mechanisms
… focusing on the role of geographic scope of knowledge acquisition. I address the following four questions concerning the antecedents and consequences of isolating mechanisms with data from the semiconductor industry. The first two questions address antecedents of isolating mechanisms, …
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Investigating absorptive capacity in boards, corporate governance and the value creating board
… but board processes and specifically the use of knowledge and skills have not been thoroughly researched, yet. Simultaneously, there is a gap within organisational behaviour research on how knowledge is explored, transformed and exploited, which is conceptualised as absorptive capacity. Further, …
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A new framework for defining, identifying and explicating tacit knowledge : qualitative research using Aspectual Analysis on SMEs
… Concern: There is a growing awareness that tacit knowledge accounts for asubstantial portion of vital knowledge in both individuals and organisations. The advent ofknowledge and organisational management frameworks has brought about a realisation thatthe difficulty of managing tacit knowledge is …
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An integrated use of tools to acquire knowledge elements and support decisions in innovations processes
… situations?”. Acquiring and organizing knowledge and information elements can be essential not only to understand but also to eliminate, reduce or control complexity and uncertainty. “Traditional quantitative methods, mathematical (functional) modeling and simulation will simply not …