Introduction The role of tacit and explicit knowledge in the workplace Elizabeth A. Smith The author Elizabeth A. Smith is Vice President of Summit Resources‚ Inc.‚ Houston‚ Texas‚ USA‚ and Adjunct Professor in Administrative Sciences‚ School of Business and Public Administration at the University of Houston Clear Lake. Keywords Knowledge workers‚ Information resources management‚ Motivation Abstract Knowledge plays a key role in the information revolution. Major challenges are
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San Andreas Fault Zone The San Andreas Fault Zone is located in San Francisco‚ California and is more than 800 miles long and at least 10 miles deep. The San Andreas Fault is the drifting boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. It splits California in two from Cape Mendocino to the Mexican border. San Diego‚ Los Angeles and Big Sur are on the Pacific Plate. San Francisco‚ Sacramento and the Sierra Nevada are on the North American Plate. There was an earthquake along
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opportunities for a better life through long-term‚ sustainable development‚ not least among the most vulnerable sections of our society. In the urban context‚ ICTs have increasingly dictated lifestyles and behaviour patterns and contributed to the growth of trade and commerce‚ improved governance and municipal services‚ and revolutionized entertainment through the development of rapid communications‚ both mobile and fixed. At its 2009 session‚ ITU Council adopted the theme: “Better city‚ better life with
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To me there has always been a deeper meaning to schooling and education. Knowledge is more than just the most valuable thing on earth‚ it’s a way to build you up and make something for yourself. It’s a way to get around your problems in life or to pull yourself out of poverty and crime. It’s a chance to learn and better oneself. I view education as a form of self-improvement. It can open unlimited doors leading to endless possibilities. Education teaches skills and builds character to help the average
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Two examples would be the Chumash of Southern California and the San of South Africa. Although the Chumash and the San both led a gathering and hunting way of life‚ they are ultimately two completely different civilizations‚ embodying unique political organizations‚ social structures and hierarchies‚ distinct economic foundations and individual sets of differing values. Sometimes a more elaborate material life isn’t always the better one. The Chumash peoples enjoyed a rich environment‚ a growing
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Francisco Sionil José (born 3 December 1924) is one of the most widely read Filipino writers in the English language.[1][2] His novels and short stories depict the social underpinnings of class struggles and colonialism in Filipino society. José’s works—written in English—have been translated into 22 languages‚ including Korean‚ Indonesian‚ Czech‚ Russian‚ Latvian‚ Ukrainian and Dutch. José was born in Rosales‚ Pangasinan‚ the setting of many of his stories. He spent his childhood in Barrio Cabugawan
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Health information management is highly involved with the Accreditation process for the Joint Commission. Accreditation is an indicator that the facility provides high quality care. The Joint Commission has set standards for health record documentation. The record is essential because it contains all information from the time the patient enters the hospital to the time they are discharged. This is a way physicians and health care providers communicate and is important and for continuity of care
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ADAM LESTER T. BAYOT The responsibility of the Civil Service Commission is to advise the Mayor and the Director of Human Resources on problems concerning personnel administration in City service and to uphold the interest of the City’s merit-based civil service system‚ a role which is vital to the public interest. The principal responsibilities of the Commission are to serve as an appellate tribunal for employee appeals; to rule on proposed changes to the Civil Service Regulations and the Classification
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BEHAVIOR AND UTILITY MAXIMIZATION Consumers are assumed to be rational. Given his money income and the market prices of various commodities‚ he plans the spending of his income so as to attain the highest possible satisfaction. It is possible to measure the amount or level of satisfaction that individuals get from consuming a commodity or a bundle of goods using the concept of utility. Two approaches to the concept of utility (Cardinalists and Ordinalists approach) describe how utility can be gauged
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Case Two- Preserve Toothbrushes Strategic planning is an important aspect for any business or corporation. Without it‚ an organization has no way to achieve a stated goal. They have no way to march towards their vision. In the case of Eric Hudson‚ an entrepreneur with a vision‚ he successfully created a business with a goal in mind and implemented a strategic plan to make it happen. Every small business startup has to have some edge in order to compete; otherwise they will be forced out by
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