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Qualified ageing workers in the knowledge management process of high‐tech businesses

Ebrahimi, Mehran; Saives, Anne‐Laure; Holford, W. David - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 12 (2008) 2, pp. 124-140

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to aim to characterise the knowledge management process of the ageing human capital, within the sectors of aeronautics and bio‐technologies in Canada. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology consists of: cross‐search of literature towards the...

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University‐enterprise interaction in biotechnology in the south of Brazil

Viana da Cunha, Neila C.; Madalena Fracasso, Edi - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 3 (1999) 1, pp. 66-74

biotechnology centers in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, namely the Biotechnology Center of the State of Rio Grande do Sul and the … Biotechnology Center of the Federal University of Pelotas. The multiple‐case method was chosen to analyze and identify university … Biotechnology Center of the State of Rio Grande do Sul the five projects were mainly on the lines of the market model, whereas at …

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How do R&D employees use their social networks to acquire user information?

Wadell, Carl; Björk, Jennie; Magnusson, Mats - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 18 (2014) 5, pp. 919-936

Purpose – This article aims to investigate how R&D employees use their social networks to acquire user information and how this information is used in the development of new products. Design/methodology/approach – A single case study was conducted within a business unit at a multinational...

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Establishing a global KM initiative: the Wipro story

Chatzkel, Jay - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 8 (2004) 2, pp. 6-18

Wipro Technologies is an Indian information technology outsourcing company that, over a two year period, established a knowledge management initiative that enables it to build a competitive advantage as it experiences rapid growth in its global market. The Wipro story is remarkable in that it...

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From learning organisation to knowledge entrepreneur

Rowley, Jennifer - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 4 (2000) 1, pp. 7-15

Establishes the clear link between learning and knowledge, and proposes a simple model, which makes this relationship explicit. A range of definitions of the learning organisation are drawn from the literature. Much of this literature makes little reference to that which is being learned...

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Organizing knowledge in the knowledge development cycle

Bhatt, Ganesh D. - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 4 (2000) 1, pp. 15-26

The main aim of the paper is to examine some of the strategies that can be matched to increase the effectiveness of the knowledge development cycle. In manufacturing and operational works, the effectiveness of different organizing strategies to enhance the quality of manufacturing processes and...

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Communities of practice: bridging technology and knowledge assessment

Adams, Eric C.; Freeman, Christopher - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 4 (2000) 1, pp. 38-44

Introduces an assessment model being developed around a knowledge initiative in Pepperdine University’s Educational Technology Doctoral program ( http://moon.pepperdine.edu/gsep/programs/ET ). The knowledge initiative involves the implementation of group memory technology, developed by...

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Knowledge and competence management at Ericsson: decentralization and organizational fit

Hellström, Tomas; Kemlin, Peter; Malmquist, Ulf - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 4 (2000) 2, pp. 99-110

The present paper is a cross‐sectional case study of knowledge management (KM) initiatives at Ericsson. The general aim of the study was to investigate how a large Swedish telecom corporation developed and integrated KM tools with existing organizational structure, needs and tasks, and to...

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A critical review of knowledge management as a management tool

Mårtensson, Maria - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 4 (2000) 3, pp. 204-216

Over the past several years there have been intensive discussions about the importance of knowledge management within our society. The management of knowledge is promoted as an important and necessary factor for organisational survival and maintenance of competitive strength. To remain at the...

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Knowledge organisation for a new millennium: principles and processes

Rowley, Jennifer - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 4 (2000) 3, pp. 217-223

All Web sites can be viewed as portals through which users have access to other parts of the Internet, but those Web sites whose primary objective is to guide users through the Internet, such as those of the search engines, shopping bots and other bots, and subject gateways, have a particular...

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