Inability to control/Knowledge: The aspect of man’s inability to control his creation is influenced by his quest for greater knowledge. In Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ biblical references and archaic language are used to heighten the severity of transcendental undertones; “thou hast made me more powerful than thyself…I will be mild and docile to my natural lord and king.” This alludes to Victor as the divine creator and questions his motives in his attempt to conceive life. Victor has lost power over
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7637434 The Question: “Examine the claim that the management of knowledge workers requires the development of human resource practises that are more suited to the particular characteristics of these workers and their jobs” Introduction The term “knowledge worker” was first used by Peter Drucker in “Landmarks of Tomorrow” in 1959. A knowledge worker is someone who specialises in a specific field as they possess certain knowledge which has been accrued through specific courses or experience in relevant
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WSEAS TRANSACTIONS on BUSINESS and ECONOMICS Elissaveta Gourova‚ Albena Antonova‚ Yanka Todorova Knowledge audit concepts‚ processes and practice ELISSAVETA GOUROVA Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics Sofia University 125‚ Tzarigradsko shosse Blvd.‚ bl. 2‚ Sofia BULGARIA elis@fmi.uni-sofia.bg http://www.fmi.uni-sofia.bg ALBENA ANTONOVA Centre for Information Society Technologies Sofia University 125‚ Tzarigradsko shosse Blvd. bl. 2 fl. 3 BULGARIA a_antonova@fmi.uni-sofia.bg http://www-it
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process of determining the skills‚ duties‚ and knowledge required for performing jobs in an organization. Traditionally‚ it is an essential and pervasive human resource technique and the starting point of other human resource activities. In today’s rapidly changing work environment‚ the need for a sound job analysis system is critical. Job analysis provides summary of a job’s duties and responsibilities‚ its relationship to other jobs‚ the knowledge and skills required‚ and working conditions under
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Components of a Knowledge Management System A Knowledge Management System (KMS) refers to either a technology-based or non-technical interconnected group of functions that have behaviour that enables or facilitates either (or a combination of) the discovery‚ capture‚ integration‚ sharing or delivery of the knowledge required by an organisation to meet its objectives. It can comprise a part of a Knowledge Management initiative or strategy to improve the utility of an organisation’s intellectual
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In John Patrick Shanley’s play Doubt‚ Mrs. Muller responds to Sister Aloysius’s insinuations of “an improper relationship” (vii) between Father Flynn and her son Donald by saying‚ “Why you need to know something like that for sure when you don’t? Please‚ Sister. You got some kind a righteous cause going with this priest and now you want to drag my boy into it”(vii). Mrs. Muller is questioning Sister Aloysius’s intentions. Mrs. Muller is considering that Sister Aloysius’s motives are personal‚ “Look
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KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND ICT The Emerging role of Technology on Knowledge Management Practices INTRODUCTION Technology is the usage and knowledge of tools‚ techniques‚ crafts‚ systems or methods of organization. It is the study of something‚ or the branch of knowledge of a discipline. The term can either be applied generally or to specific areas: examples include construction technology‚ medical technology‚ or state-of-the-art technology or high technology. Technologies can also be exemplified
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Is knowledge management a fad? Abstract Knowledge management is a broad term that includes tools and theories from various fields. T.D. Wilson had been impeaching the need for knowledge management and he had come to the conclusion that knowledge management is just a fad started by consultancy companies and IT/ICT departments. This paper examines the righteousness of this proclamation and provides explanations and specifications of some conclusions that had T.D. Wilson provided
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MOOC: Before MOOC my knowledge of dementia was old because I have nursed for over thirty years and had not gained recent knowledge in this field‚ only through personal experience. Since 2008 I have worked on a private ward which includes a mixture of medical‚ surgical and palliative clients. Last year through Alzheimer’s WA I undertook the Dementia Champion course. The course provided a dementia file and instructed us on how to educate. The file emphasized that my knowledge base was absent across
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GENERAL DISTRIBUTION OCDE/GD(96)102 THE KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT Paris 1996 Copyright OECD‚ 1996 Applications for permission to reproduce or translate all or part of this material should be made to: Head of Publications Service‚ OECD‚ 2 rue André Pascal‚ 75775 Paris‚ Cedex 16‚ France. 2 FOREWORD The OECD economies are increasingly based on knowledge and information. Knowledge is now recognised as the driver of productivity
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