Organizations are looking for new organizational structures in order to improve their knowledge management. Knowledge management is a general umbrella concept that covers many different processes, but here we limit ourselves to three specific knowledge management processes: knowledge creation,...

Certain mechanical shortcomings in engines cannot be ascribed to errors in design or defects in construction. They are due to the fact that it is impossible to design and construct engines in a way that completely eliminates friction between its parts. Friction causes wear and tear that is...

Information theory describes three types of information: syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic. We argue that knowledge is pragmatically tested information. Validating syntactic and semantic information is easy and inexpensive, but pragmatic testing is more complicated and expensive since it deals...

Information theory describes three types of information: syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic. We argue that knowledge is pragmatically tested information. Validating syntactic and semantic information is easy and inexpensive, but pragmatic testing is more complicated and expensive since it deals...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine current trends in business accreditation by describing andcomparing the major international business accreditation agencies (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, European Quality Improvement System, Association of MBAs, Association of...

Even a perfectly manufactured vehicle requires periodic maintenance in order to function properly throughout its life cycle. Software also requires periodic maintenance to function as expected. The absence of maintenance against wear-and-tear (mechanical or logical) eventually breaks down any...

Financial institutions like banks make extensive use of information systems and information technology, but they are risk-averse and slow to adopt new technology. In this paper, we explore how the new paradigm of object-oriented analysis and design can be used to advantage in banking information...

It is said that accounting is the heart of all Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP). This metaphor reminds us that accounting is the center and summarization of all business information and essential to manage the business. However, this analogy is also misleading because the heart is an...