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Exploiting tacit knowledge through knowledge management technologies
No full textThe purpose of this paper is to examine the contributions and suitability of the available knowledge management (KM) technologies, including the Web 2.0 for exploiting tacit knowledge. It proposes an integrated framework for extracting tacit knowledge in organisations, which includes Web 2.0 technologies, KM tools, organisational learning (OL) and Community of Practice (CoP). It reviews a comprehensive literature covering overview of KM theories, KM technologies and OL and identifies the current state of knowledge relating to tacit knowledge exploitation. The outcomes of the paper indicate that Internet and Web 2.0 technologies have stunning prospects for creating learning communities where tacit knowledge can be extracted from people. The author recommends that organisations should design procedures and embed them in their Web 2.0 collaborative platforms persuading employees to record their ideas and share them with other members. It is also recommended that no idea should be taken for granted in a learning community where tacit knowledge exploitation is pursued. It is envisaged that future research should adopt empirical approach involving Complex Adaptive Model for Tacit Knowledge Exploitation (CAMTaKE) and the Theory of Deferred Action in examining the effectiveness of KM technologies including Web 2.0 tools for tacit knowledge exploitation
Distance and mean citation for first-last author relationship in three resolutions (100 m, 1 km, and 1000 km).
No full text<p>Distance and mean citation for first-last author relationship in three resolutions (100 m, 1 km, and 1000 km).</p
Onderzoek naar oorzaak schade dijkvak Westhoek - Zwarte Haan (km 13,000 - km 19,800) te Friesland
No full textIn 2004 is er schade geconstateerd aan de asfaltbekleding op de dijk tussen Westhoek en Zwarte Haan. Deze schade heeft zich in het afgelopen jaar progressief voortgezet. De asfaltdijkbekleding op de dijk tussen Westhoek en Zwarte Haan is aangelegd in 1972 - 1973. De lengte van het tracé bedraagt 6,8 km. De ligging van het onderzochte dijktraject (km 13,000 - 19,800) is in bijlage 1 weergegeven. De bekleding sluit aan de onderzijde aan op een bekleding van los gestorte klinkers die gepenetreerd zijn met asfaltmastiek. De bekleding heeft een dikte van circa 0,25 m en loopt in de onderste 2 m in een scheg naar een dikte van circa 0,50 m. Het asfaltbeton is aangelegd op een onderlaag van zand. Onder het zand bevindt zich de oorspronkelijke dijkkern van slecht doorlatende grond.Asfaltbekledinge
Investigation of Dempster Highway Sinkholes: km 82 and Two Moose Lake
No full textThis report presents the results of a project that aims to understand and, if possible, recommend actions to remediate the issues caused by the formation of sinkholes at km 82 and km 102-103 of the Dempster Highway. At km 82, this has resulted in sudden collapse of the
right-hand side driving surface of the highway. Major sinkholes have been repaired at this location on at least two occasions (June 2014 and Aug 2014) and the culvert at the site was replaced in October 2014. Undated photos suggest earlier sinkholes have formed at this location (SRK Consulting, 2014). Subsidence was also repaired in August 2015. At km 102-103, there has been general subsidence and sinkhole formation along the left-hand side of the road. Subsidence between km 102 and 103 has been regularly repaired as part of routine highway
maintenance and is therefore not documented. At this site, Two-Moose Lake is now encroaching on the road embankment.Repor
Experimental validation of nonlinear Fourier transform-based Kerr-nonlinearity identification over a 1600km SSMF link
No full textRecently, a nonlinear Fourier transform-based Kerr-nonlinearity identification algorithm was demonstrated for a 1000 km NZDSF link with accuracy of 75%. Here, we demonstrate an accuracy of 99% over 1600 km SSMF. Reasons for improved accuracy are discussed.Accepted Author ManuscriptTeam Sander Wahl
Potential for leverage between the quality management and knowledge management professional communities : an intellectual capital mapping
No full textThis research describes the problems facing two important professional communities,
Quality Management (QM) and Knowledge Management (KM), which face multiple
challenges in their efforts to impact the organisations in which they operate and
contribute significantly to their performance and financial results. The two
communities are positioned at very different points in their maturity life cycle. While
QM is an aging community that is trying to regain its relevancy, the KM community is
still in its infancy, and is struggling to mature. Many practitioners and academics
consider both to be "over promising and under delivering".
The aim of this research is to explore how the two communities can enhance their
effectiveness. As a theoretical framework the author used the concept of Intellectual
Capital, which is usually used in the context of formal organisations, and applied it to
the case of professional communities. The hypothesis states that the two
communities have complementary Intellectual Capitals, i. e. that the intangible assets
of each can be shared and exchanged through different patterns of interaction. An
investigation was conducted into whether the flows of such intangible assets between
Quality Management (QM) and Knowledge Management (KM) can increase their
organisational effectiveness.
The research surveyed the scientific as well as professional literature and classified
the evidence on QM/KM interactions into twelve patterns that cover the spectrum,
from complete ignorance of each other to full co-operation.
Two case studies are explored, where explicit efforts to encourage flows of
Intellectual Capital were demonstrated, one at a company level and the other at a
national level.
A unique methodology and visual tool, to map the Intellectual Capital of professional
communities, was developed and used to draw a generic map of the complementary
ICs of QM and KM and the potential flows between them, as perceived by a diverse
body of experts from both communities.
Finally, a series of (computer aided) focus groups were held with professionals.
Based on triangulation of the data between the 14 expert interviews, 2 in-depth case
studies, 68 focus group attendees and the literature, the following contributions to
knowledge were identified:
0 Creation of a new scheme to classify interactions between professional
communities.
O The application of the Intellectual Capital concept to professional
communities.
Q New insights into the situation of QM and KM communities using the
framework of Intellectual Capital, and the complementary nature of their
intangible assets.
Q New perspective on flows of Intellectual Capital between different entities
(in this case professional communities) as a way to increase the
effectiveness of both.
QA new methodology to self-assess and map Intellectual Capital
Gevoeligheidsonderzoek berekening inhoudsveranderingen kustgedeelte Noord-Holland km 10.540 - km 13.600 nabij Callantsoog
No full textMet de jaarlijkse kustmetingen kan in een willekeurig kustgedeelte de erosie c.q. sedimentatie berekend worden. De kustraaien die jaarlijks gemeten worden hebben een onderlinge afstand variërend van ca. 200-300 m en een lengte van ca. 800 m. In voorliggende notitie wordt met behulp van komputerberekeningen een onderzoek gedaan naar de invloed van de keuze van vergelijkingsjaren, raaiafstanden en puntafstanden in de raai. De erosie- c.q. sedimentatieberekeningen zijn uitgevoerd in het kustvak km 10.540 - km 13.600 in Noord-Holland. De basisgegevens voor dit onderzoek zijn de jaarlijkse kustmeetgegevens van 1962 tot en met 1979. De gegevens zijn hiervoor opgeslagen in een databestand. Voor het betreffende kustvak zijn van 1962 t/m 1979 inhoudsverschillen ten opzichte van 1962 bepaald en in een grafiek uitgezet als funktie van de tijd. De berekeningen voor de inhoudsverschillen zijn uitgevoerd met gebruikmaking van het programma "Grond" van de Dienst Informatieverwerking. Vervolgens zijn lineaire regressieberekeningen uitgevoerd en de 95% waarschijnlijkheidsgebieden van de afzonderlijke punten en van de regressielijn bepaald. In dit onderzoek wordt nagegaan wat de invloed op de regressierechte en de 95% waarschijnlijkheidsgebieden is: a. Als de jaarlijkse inhoudsverandering ten opzichte van 1962 lopend worden gemiddeld voor 2, 3 en 4 jaar. b. Als de afstand tussen de raaien groter wordt gekozen. c. Als de puntsafstand in de raai verdubbeld wordt. d. Als de regressieberekeningen worden uitgevoerd met alleen de waarden van de even of oneven jaren. CONCLUSIES Bij lopende middeling van de punten ,in de basisgrafiek wordt het verband beter naarmate over meer jaren gemiddeld wordt. Dit komt omdat de verschillen met de tendens (in dit geval een rechte lijn) steeds meer worden uitgemiddeld. De tendens op lange termijn wordt hierdoor beter benaderd. De nauwkeurigheid van de voorspelling van het inhoudsverschil over 10 jaar wordt er niet mee vergroot. Over het vergroten van de afstand tussen de raaien en de keuze van het aantal vergelijkingsjaren kan pas een beslissing worden genomen nadat een voldoende aantal waarnemingsjaren geëvalueerd is. Gedacht wordt aan een periode van minimaal 30 jaar. De afstand tussen de raaien zou misschien maximaal 400 à 600 m kunnen worden, de tussenliggende periode van de vergelijkingsjaren maximaal 2 jaar. De puntsafstand van de diepte/hoogtecijfers in de raai, zoals aangehouden voor de basisberekeningen, kan zonder bezwaar verdubbeld worden. Dit heeft nagenoeg geen invloed op de voorspelling van het inhoudsverschil over 10 jaar. Een en ander werkt arbeidstijdbesparend omdat hiermee de helft van het aantal getallen behoeft te worden opgeslagen in het komputerbestand. Bovenstaande wijzigingen in het inwinnen van de basisgegevens kunnen alleen worden toegepast voor soortgelijke inhoudsverschilberekeningen en tevens voor een kustgedeelte waarbij de mate van achteruitgang van dezelfde orde van grootte is
Triangular embeddings of Kn−Km with unboundedly large m
No full textAbstractThe author has proposed methods of constructing index 2 and 3 current graphs generating triangular embeddings of graphs Kn−Km with unboundedly large m (asn increases). As a result, triangular embeddings of graphs of many families of graphs Kn−Km with unboundedly large m were constructed. The paper gives a survey of these results and a short explanation of the methods
[[alternative]]The Strategy for Building-up the e-KM Framework in Enterprise
No full text[[abstract]]In the 21st century, knowledge has taken the place of labor and capital and become the development basis and a new competitive advantage of enterprises. It is not only a valuable force but also visible merchandise. Nowadays, when making investment in real estates, capital and labors, entrepreneurs tend to follow the rule of decreasing returns; while investing in information and knowledge, they tend to follow the rule of increasing returns. The best example is presented in the numerous knowledge-based listed companies whose market value is much higher than their net value. Therefore, knowledge management has become one of the central issues in the field of business administration. Businesses also focus on how to manage knowledge, increase profits and create inimitable competitive advantage.
Enterprise electronically knowledge management (e-KM) uses new information technology to compile, store, disseminate, share, utilize and create knowledge with a wide-range process related to the organizational culture and power distribution of businesses. As different schools of theories rise, except professional consulting firms and leading IT companies, such as IBM, Microsoft and Oracle, general businesses are not familiar with e-KM strategies. In order to provide reference for general enterprises to implement e-KM, this research reached ten essential conclusions and thirty-seven key factors and proposed nine suggestions through philosophical thinking, systematical methods, theoretical exploration and documentary analysis as well as taking Oracle and Microsoft in Taiwan as the subjects of case studies.
According to the results of this research, e-KM strategies comprise four dimensions, namely, knowledge, knowledge management, information technology and time planning. The e-KM strategies can be divided into three levels, namely, macro, mega and giga levels, which respond to the needs of small, medium and big companies respectively. The giga level, which focuses on electronically total solution system, is the highest level in e-KM. The e-KM strategies of each level include four types of management: centralized codification, personal codification, personalization and team organization. The first two types are classified as explicit knowledge management and the last two types as tacit knowledge management. There is a great divergence in the demand of explicit and tacit knowledge among enterprises. Based on the paradigm of knowledge－information balance model and obtain the equilibrium of their relationship can the strategy of e-KM moves forward to construct the related information system .
54.5 Tb/s WDM Transmission over Field Deployed Fiber Enabled by Neural Network-Based Digital Pre-Distortion
No full textWe demonstrate a record 54.5 Tb/s WDM transmission at 11.35 bit/s/Hz over 48 km of field-deployed SMF connecting business and academic parks enabled by a novel joint I-Q Neural Network-based transmitter digital pre-distortion technique.Accepted Author ManuscriptTeam Sander Wahl
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