This panel will discuss the research being conducted, and the models being used in three current coastal EPA studies being conducted on ecosystem services in Tampa Bay, the Chesapeake Bay and the Coastal Carolinas. These studies are intended to provide a broader and more comprehensive approach...

This study is aimed at to identify and to understand the role of information in what concerns the mobility process of top executives, helping organisations to make the most of their expatriatesâ experiences. The methodological approach chosen was the case study, carried out in an economic group...

In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird ein spezieller Aspekt des Umgangs mit Wissen in Unternehmen untersucht: der Wissenstransfer. In der Praxis, insbesondere in wissensintensiven Unternehmen ist zu beobachten, dass der Transfer von Wissen zwischen den Mitarbeiter weltweit als eine notwendige...

This paper investigates the management of knowledge within networks of highly skilled contractors (NHSC). These networks provide flexible access to new knowledge but also show aspects of economic dependencies on existing contractors’ knowledge.

Expert-driven business process management is an establishedmeans for improving efficiency of organizational knowledge work.Implicit procedural knowledge in the organization is made explicit bydening processes. This approach is not applicable to individual knowledgework due to its high complexity...

Ziel der Arbeit ist es, auf der Grundlage einer funktionsorientierten Definition desBibliotheksbegriffs das Konzept des identitätsorientierten Markenmanagementsauf Bibliotheken zu übertragen und die Chancen, aber auch die Problemfelderherauszuarbeiten, die sich bei der Implementierung des...

This chapter advocates the good scientific practice of systematic research syntheses in Management and Organizational Science (MOS). A research synthesis is the systematic accumulation, analysis and reflective interpretation of the full body of relevant empirical evidence related to a question....

The article argues that management fashions can be interpreted as processes of emerging professionalisation around particular bodies of management expertise. By integrating insights from research on professions and professionalisation, management fashions are analysed as attempts by specific...

SMMEs provide opportunities for employment and economic growth for South Africa.SMMEs need to be as prepared as their larger counterparts in the ever-changing local andglobal business environment. In order to become not only successful but also sustainable, thesmaller enterprise must be aware of...

Effective supply chain management gains much attention from industry and academia because it helps firms across a supply chain to reduce cost and improve customer service level efficiently. Focusing on one of the key challenges of the supply chains, namely, demand uncertainty, this dissertation...