Abstract Today the world has more and more of free flow of information leading to transfer of knowledge from a person or an organization to others. Whereas this invariably leads to faster development‚ it also impacts the competitive advantage held by the innovators of processes or technology. It has therefore become strategically important for one and all in business to understand the knowledge‚ processes and controls to effectively manage the system of sharing and transferring the information
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Knowledge management is the name of a concept in which an enterprise consciously and comprehensively gathers‚ organizes‚ shares‚ and analyzes its knowledge in terms of resources‚ documents‚ and people skills. In early 1998‚ it was believed that few enterprises actually had a comprehensive knowledge management practice (by any name) in operation. Advances in technology and the way we access and share information have changed that; many enterprises now have some kind of knowledge management framework
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Laura Sandoval Martín Gestión del Conocimiento 1. What external factors affect international operations in UPS? How do these factors cause UPS to adjust its operations? It took several years to build the International system and it presented its own unique challenges. They are in an international market now which is one of their key areas of concern. In some of the areas that they address there are cultural differences that usually are evident such as the data‚ time‚ currency‚ measurements
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International Business Machines‚ abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue"‚ is a multinational computer technology and IT consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk‚ New York‚ United States. The company is one of the few information technology companies with a continuous history dating back to the 19th century. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software (with a focus on the latter)‚ and offers infrastructure services‚ hosting services‚ and consulting services in areas ranging from
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Knowledge Management: Nursing and the Use of Information Technology xxxx xxxxx Walden University NURS 3010 Section 04‚ Information Management in Nursing and Healthcare October 30‚ 2013 Knowledge Management: Nursing and the Use of Information Technology Technology has been increasingly integrated into almost all areas of our lives. The use of technology in the nursing profession is a common and daily occurrence. Roy L. Simpson‚ RN‚ C‚ FNAP‚ FAAN states “…without
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YUSH: Youth Understanding Sexual Health A Proposal for a Family Life Education Program Studies show that the national average for an adolescent’s first sexual intercourse encounter is seventeen years old. Despite this number being very close to the average age in other industrialized countries‚ the United States holds a higher percentage of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease (STD) contraction than those countries (Harper et al‚ 2010‚ p. 125). It’s becoming evident that while
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to proper management and is less costly. When the management is informed and equipped to make proper‚ structured and well rationalized decision. Proper decisions could lead to reduction of cost‚ company growth and larger revenues. "In the accelerating media industry‚ discovering relevant business insights within the chaos of available information can lead to substantial competitive advantage". 2. Explain why it might be useful to have detailed Web site metrics like those IBM provides
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CASE 15: THE FALL OF IBM Justin Marc C. Tariman B.S.B.A. MKTG 4 March 14‚ 2013 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Purpose The purpose of this case study analysis report to understand and formulate a set of actions for the case of a company that is experiencing rapid environment changes and difficulty in protecting its core business such as how IBM perceived its mainframes as king of computers. Problem IBM biggest problems include its huge size‚ highly bureaucratic decision making approach‚and
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IBM Corporation In the seven years (since 1994)‚ that Lou Gerstner reigned over IBM‚ the company’s earnings per share increased an average of 27% per year. This remarkable increase in earnings did not go unnoticed by the securities markets. Indeed‚ the company’s market value grew from less than $30 billion to over $200 billion during the period. Use the following financial statement data to: 1. Decompose IBM’s ROE (by quarter) and discuss the factors (and trends) that contribute to Big Blue’s profitability
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The culture values of Thomas Watson which made IBM corp. adopt were “THINK” and “Professionalism” in order to inspire and motivate staff‚ work hard and adhere to high ethical standards which were defining attributes for American professionalism. “Job security” was also a main value of IBM Corp. offering lifetime employment guarantees for its employees in order to show loyalty and motivate them in offering good services. These values not only made IBM one of the most stable and profitable company
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