COMMON TO UNCOMMON KNOWLEDGE: FOUNDATIONS OF FIRM-SPECIFIC USE OF KNOWLEDGE AS A RESOURCE RAJIV NAG Georgia State University DENNIS A. GIOIA The Pennsylvania State University Although the knowledge-based view of strategy has significantly advanced understanding of the foundations of competitive advantage‚ less is known about how knowledge becomes a strategic resource. In this study‚ we develop an inductive‚ process model of the relationships among (1) top managers’ beliefs about knowledge as a resource
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Seminarul 5 Studiu de caz - Heineken Turning knowledge into action at Heineken USA A. Prezentarea cazului Heineken’s four-phased approach to its KM implementation By Charles Chase‚ Heineken USA Knowledge grows when it’s embbedded in corporate culture through human experience and business frameworks. And leveraging it requires not only understanding the corporate culture and organizational structure‚ but also better understanding the marketplace‚ suppliers‚ customers‚ and most of all‚ competitors
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Revolution ended “ . But over the past years gangs have changed their reputation and what they’re really are. Back then 20 years ago gangs were actually a form of civil disobedience and political resistance. Gangs such as the Businessmen‚ Avenues and Crips formed to fight the perceived oppression by society. Gangs now days are more about drugs‚ turf and getting the girls (Gangs Research). Either way gangs are no good they just bad things waiting to happen every day. The government is trying to stop the
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The gang’s genesis dates to 1960‚ with a South Side gang called the Devil’s Disciples had become sufficiently large to warrant being given an outreach worker by the Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago Youth Services (source: Chicago Historical Society). The Devil’s Disciples were mostly male African-Americans‚ 15-18 years of age‚ frequenting the intersection of 53rd St. and Kimbark Ave.‚ and operated from 53rd and Woodlawn to 49th St. and Dorchester Ave. In the early 1960s this gang known as
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Knowledge work systems (KWS) serve the information needs at the knowledge level of the organization. Knowledge work systems aid knowledge workers. In general‚ knowledge workers are people who hold formal university degrees and who are often members of a recognized profession‚ like engineers‚ doctors‚ lawyers‚ and science. Their jobs consist primarily of creating new information and knowledge. Knowledge work systems‚ such as scientific or engineering design workstations‚ promote the creation of
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INTRODUCTION Knowledge Management System (KM System) refers to a (generally IT based) system for managing knowledge in organizations‚ supporting creation‚ capture‚ storage and dissemination of information. It can comprise a part (neither necessary or sufficient) of a Knowledge Management initiative. Knowledge Management Systems (KMS) are technologies that support Knowledge Management (KM) in organizations‚ specifically - knowledge generation‚ codification‚ and transfer (Ruggles‚ 1997). The use
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important‚ book knowledge or experience? It has been said‚ "Not everything that is learned is contained in books." Compare and contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books. In your opinion‚ which source is more important . Can we obtain the whole knowledge which we need only through the books. The question has triggered a heated discussion among a large variety of people .admittedly i concede that the experience can provide us some special but precious knowledge or notions
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http://www.emerald-library.com Knowledge value chain Ching Chyi Lee and Jie Yang Knowledge value chain The Chinese University of Hong Kong‚ Hong Kong Keywords Knowledge management‚ Tacit knowledge‚ Explicit knowledge‚ Knowledge-based value systems‚ Competitive advantage 783 Abstract Introduces the knowledge value chain model as a knowledge management (KM) framework. The model consists of knowledge infrastructure (knowledge worker recruitment‚ knowledge storage capacity‚ customer/supplier
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KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT ACKNOWLEDGMENT I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to all who gave their support throughout the process of writing this Seminar paper. I would also like to thank my beloved lovely wife Edith Lisalitsa and my son Macdonald Lisalitsa for giving me humble time to concentrate in preparing this Seminar paper. I would also wish to thank my classmates and session mates for their support. Special thanks‚ goes to my
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African Literature May 18‚ 2009 I decided to do my final paper on Violence and I am using the book Allah is not obliged by Ahmadou Kourouma. Allah is not obliged‚ which is about a 10 year old child soldier named Birahima‚ is the perfect story of a boy who seeks the wrong guidance. Birahima has recently just lost his mother and his father has been long dead and it now causes him to be an orphan. On his way to his aunts’ house‚ being led by Yocuba who is a thief and a con man‚ Birahima is forced
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