indigenous knowledge system? Indigenous knowledge refers to knowledge systems embedded in the cultural traditions of regional‚ indigenous‚ or local communities. Indigenous knowledge system includes types of knowledge about traditional technologies of subsistence (e.g. tools‚ and techniques for hunting or agriculture)‚ midwifery‚ ethno botany‚ and ecological knowledge‚ celestial navigation‚ ethno astrology. Difference between indigenous knowledge system and western knowledge system?
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E-Learning Portal Website Request for Proposal January 14‚ 2009 Table of Contents Statement of Purpose Background Information Scope of Work Overall Website Goals Proposed Website Infrastructure Possible CMS: Drupal Deliverables Term of Contract Requirements for Proposal Preparation Evaluation and Award Process Process Schedule Contacts p. 2 p. 2 p. 2-5 p. 6 p. 6 p. 6 p. 6 p. 6 p. 7 p. 7 p. 7 p. 7 Statement of Purpose Urban Education Exchange is in need of a new e-learning and content management
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Case Assignment for MindTree Dan Wang (王丹) 12210690688 Q1．What are the key elements of MindTree’s approach to knowledge management? How effective are they? A: The key elements of MindTree’s Approach to KM includes: 1. The way MindTree foster and build social interactions within the company. From MindTree’s value system (CLASS)‚ the administrators have realized that employees are social creatures that wish to build and grow. Thus‚ they allow employees to self-organize into communities that focus
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Knowledge Management in the Pharmaceutical Industry Introduction The study of Knowledge Management is a process that has been researched for centuries by western philosophers and traditional theorists‚ however it is only until recently that knowledge management has been the main focus for many organisations. Many have said that it was the publishing of Karl Wiig’s‚ “knowledge management foundations” (1993)‚ that sparked the huge interest in knowledge management and nearly two decades on KM is
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cabinet makers lab technicians‚ mechanics‚ surgeons‚ etc.) may have acquired knowledge that is difficult to explain in words. Does this mean that other ways of knowing play a more important role than language in knowing how to do something?” Some professions do gain knowledge‚ which is quite hard to acquire through words and language. Does this mean that other Ways of Knowing play a more important role in order to know how to do things? It all depends on the profession. A teacher‚ or a writer’s life
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Organizational and management analysis are an essential part of organizational environment. In the modern world‚ working environment characteristics are team work‚ delegation‚ information technology interfaces‚ which have an impact on the effectiveness of organization and management. This helps in cost reduction‚ decrease in environmental waste‚ improved employee satisfaction and an increase in overall productivity. To have an organizational and management analysis review of organizational charts
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an effective cost accounting system. Standard Costs are predetermined costs that are usually expressed on a per-unit basis; they are target costs‚ costs that should be attained. One can think of a standard as a budget for a single unit. Standard costs are the building blocks of a flexible budgeting and feedback system (the comparison of actual performance with planned performance). Since the company’s main objective is to maximise profit‚ a planning and control system is essential. Firstly‚ a strategy
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Motorola Extends Use of Open Text ’s Livelink COMPASS System Provides Enterprise Collaboration and Knowledge Management Chicago‚ Il - 2003-06-09 - Open Text™ Corporation (Nasdaq: OTEX‚ TSX: OTC)‚ provider of Livelink®‚ the leading collaboration and knowledge management software for the global enterprise‚ said today that Motorola‚ Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is expanding its use of Livelink as its central knowledge repository and platform for collaboration. Livelink helps Motorola improve collaboration
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Management of Diversity in Organization Abstract Organizations have been becoming increasingly diverse in terms of gender‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ and nationality. This diversity brings substantial potential benefits such as better decision making‚ greater creativity and innovation‚ and more successful marketing to different types of customers. But‚ increasing cultural differences within a workforce also bring potential costs in higher turnovers‚ interpersonal conflicts‚ and communicational breakdowns.
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PTS: 1 REF: Page 26 OBJ: Learning Objective 1 KEY: Comprehension MSC: AACSB: Analytic | Management: Leadership Principles | Dierdorff & Rubin: Learning‚ Motivation‚ & Leadership 2. In order to be successful‚ strategic leaders must only make revolutionary changes when they are new to an organization. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Page 26-28 OBJ: Learning Objective 1 KEY: Comprehension MSC: AACSB: Analytic | Management: Leadership Principles |
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