The role of tacit knowledge in innovation management January 2004 Ragna Seidler-de Alwis Institute of Information Science University of Applied Sciences‚ Cologne Claudiusstr. 1 50678 Cologne‚ Germany Tel.: ++49 221 8275-3387 Mobile: ++49 175 1861855 Email: ragna.seidler@fh-koeln.de Evi Hartmann A.T. Kearney Platz der Einheit 1 D – 60327 Frankfurt‚ Germany Tel: +49 69 9550 7550 Fax: +49 69 9550 7555 Mobile: +49 175 2659 514 Email: evi.hartmann@atkearney.com Hans Georg Gemünden Institute of Technology
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Introduction: Knowledge is becoming a critically important resource in business organizations. And human resource management is the pillar for any organization. Managing human resources effectively has become vital to organization within the modern and fast-paced business environment. In order to survive in the current competitive environment it is mandatory for every company to recruit the right sorts of people in the right place. Now the question is why this word “right’’ has been used in here
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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 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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pursuit of knowledge management was accepting an invitation to a concert. Knowledge management plays a vital role in many aspect of life including a decision about having fun with a friend in Washington‚ DC. This paper discusses how invoking explicit and tacit knowledge turns into an enjoyable evening at a concert. Going to a concert is a form of socialization and stimulus‚ which are ways to acquire knowledge. During this personal exploration of knowledge‚ different forms of knowledge acquisition
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Data‚ Information‚ and Knowledge – Interwoven To explore the concepts of Data‚ Information‚ and Knowledge independently is to attempt building a large and complex puzzle with only a few pieces from the box. While the relationships between these concepts can be as elusive as finding their universal definitions‚ it is within these relationships that data‚ information‚ and knowledge are most meaningful. In the broadest sense‚ data exists in the form of unorganized and raw facts about the environment
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Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/job.737 Knowledge hiding in organizations CATHERINE E. CONNELLY1*‚ DAVID ZWEIG2‚ JANE WEBSTER3 AND JOHN P. TROUGAKOS2 1 2 3 DeGroote School of Business‚ McMaster University‚ Hamilton‚ ON‚ Canada Department of Management‚ University of Toronto‚ Toronto‚ ON‚ Canada Queen’s School of Business‚ Queen’s University‚ Kingston‚ ON‚ Canada Summary Despite the efforts to enhance knowledge transfer in organizations‚ success has been elusive. It is
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KPMG is one of the largest professional services firms in the world. KPMG employs 113‚000 people in a global network spanning 148 countries. Composite revenues of KPMG member firms in 2006 were $16.9 billion USD (7.6% growth from 2005). KPMG has three lines of services: audit services‚ tax services‚ and advisory services. KPMG is a Big Four auditor‚ alongside PricewaterhouseCoopers‚ Ernst & Young and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Contents [hide] * 1 Name * 2 History * 3 Legal structure
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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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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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