Successful knowledge management implementation in global software companies Nikhil Mehta Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop and evaluate a concise framework to examine how global software companies with successful knowledge management (KM) programs create KM-enabled value. Design/methodology/approach – The framework was evaluated at three global software companies with successful KM programs. Data were generated based on 20 interviews with various individuals involved
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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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necessary. Francis Bacon seemed to recognize this when he stated‚ “Knowledge is power‚” as did Spider Man creator Stan Lee‚ at arguably the other end of the literary spectrum‚ when Peter Parker’s uncle reminded the accidental superhero that “[w]ith great power comes great responsibility.” These axioms merge in Immanuel Kant’s “What is Enlightenment?” and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to caution their readers about the care with which knowledge should be exercised; however‚ the overriding theme of each work
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Is America stupid or just selective? When I initially reviewed the questions on the survey‚ I predicted that there would be a higher percentage of right answers on the pop culture questions than the civic literacy questions. After I compiled the data‚ I was pleasantly surprised to find that more interviewees got the civic questions right that the geography and pop culture questions. I believe there are many factors as to why this is was the results of the assignment as outlined further. Initially
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TieErica Mendez Paul Zintgraff English 1113 24 September 2012 Knowledge is the Key to Freedom Frederick Douglass was born a slave in 1818‚ a time when slaves were forbidden to have an education he succeeded in teaching himself to read and write. In Frederick Douglass’ Learning to Read‚ the audience was given a front row seat that allowed a glimpse inside the true depth and extent of slavery. Douglass expressed emphasis on literacy and the impact it had on slavery by revealing how slavery
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Knowledge development in nursing has been somewhat of a hot topic in the more scholastic endeavors of the profession for quite some time. As the profession grew from a focus centered on treating physical symptoms and conditions to a more well-rounded approach that considered psychological‚ social‚ and spiritual needs in addition to physical illness‚ the need to break down the process of knowledge development arose. By utilizing nursing theories‚ which support the use of evidenced based practice in
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Emotions as ways of knowing It is the traditional view claims‚ the emotions are more of an obstacle than a source of knowledge‚ we still need to look at them and consider how to guard their disruptive influence. It could‚ however‚ be argued that the emotions ‚play a more positive role in our mental lives and that without them we would be unable to make sense of the world. We also need to take a closer look‚ at the nature of intuition. For some of our most fundamental beliefs seem to be more emotional
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Knowledge management in small and medium-sized companies: knowledge management for entrepreneurs R.P. uit Beijerse. Journal of Knowledge Management. Kempston: 2000. Vol. 4‚ Iss. 2; pg. 162 Abstract (Summary) This article deals with a field which gets little or no attention in the research done into knowledge management: small and medium-sized enterprises (SME). First a conceptual model for SMEs will be given‚ next this model will be used to analyze various companies. It is found that knowledge
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The Development of Knowledge in Islam Searching for knowledge is in line with the teaching of Islam and knowledgeable people are highly respected in Muslim community. As there are many encouragements for gaining knowledge in Islam from Quraan and Hadith that in itself illustrates the importance of it in the muslim’s current life and the hereafter. From The Quran: Allah will exalt in degree those of you who believe and those who have been granted knowledge
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IQBAL ’S THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE BY: JAMEELA KHATOON IQBAL REVIEW Journal of the Iqbal Academy‚ Pakistan April 1960 – Volume: 01– Number: 1 Iqbal cannot be classed under any of the three schools of philosophical thought: the empiricist‚ the rationalist or the intuitionist. In his theory of knowledge‚ sense perception‚ reason and intuition‚ all are combined in an organic whole. He knew full well that light from one direction alone could not illumine the whole of reality in all its manifestations
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