Feature article Knowledge management‚ librarians and information managers: fad or future? Brendan Loughridge Introduction This article considers some of the principles and practices commonly associated with ``knowledge management ’ ’ (KM) in so far as they seem to be of potential importance or relevance to library and information professionals. Competing claims and counterclaims about KM as expressed in a selection of recent professional and academic publications are reviewed‚ though a truly
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organizations adopted the socio-technical systems information and knowledge management has become increasingly importance to businesses. Knowledge Management process continues to enable managers and employees with valuable understanding of their business environment and knowledge to make strategic business decisions. This essay will explain data‚ information and knowledge as well as the socio-technical system‚ knowledge management‚ organizational knowledge and organizational learning. We will also
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It is “luo ci” in Chinese‚ which means people leaving their current work without a new job. With the development of society and the improvement of the level of people’s life‚ the phenomenon of “luo ci” become more and more common. As we know‚ the employee turnover of hospitality industry is quite higher than other industries. In 2004‚ Wildes warned that hospitality would face a significant work force deficit of quality managers in the near future. Not only is there a shrinking labor pool due to other
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3 a) Discuss any two job job evaluation techniques used in an organization. (10marks) b) Compare and contrast performance management and performance appraisal. (10marks) Question 4 a) Discuss the major components of an international remuneration system. (10marks) b) Discuss the performance assessment methods that can be used in a service industry. (10marks) Question 5 a) Distinguish between grade and pay structures. (10marks) b) Discuss the connection between productivity and Reward. (10marks)
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1 Articles Student Conflict Resolution‚ Power “Sharing” in Schools‚ and Citizenship Education KATHY BICKMORE University of Toronto Toronto‚ Canada ABSTRACT One goal of elementary education is to help children develop the skills‚ knowledge‚ and values associated with citizenship. However‚ there is little consensus about what these goals really mean: various schools‚ and various programs within any school‚ may promote different notions of “good citizenship.” Peer conflict mediation‚ like
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What is Knowledge Management 3 1.1 The Influence of Technology- Applications in the Workplace 3 1.2 Business-Information Technology (IT)Alignment 3 1.3 Aspects of Knowledge Management 4 1.4 Knowledge Strategy – IT Alignment is achieved through the completion of four main steps: 5 1.5 HP’s Knowledge Management Programme 5 1.6 KM Approaches: 6 1.7 Aligning Existing Information Systems with Corporate Goals: 7 2.0 Knowledge Management Integrating Information 8 2.1 Knowledge Management Systems at HP 8
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Confidentiality & Information Sharing: Much has been written about both the importance of confidentiality and information sharing‚ and people are often confused by what is meant. It can also be confusing trying to decided what it is ok to share and in what circumstances. Starting right It is helpful to start any professional relationship by telling people what you mean by confidentiality‚ and in what circumstance you might need to share information with colleagues or those outside of the organisation
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." In the debate of whether or not file-sharing and illegal downloading of music is right or wrong‚ one must consider all the laws enacted to protect the original artist of the document and whether or not strict copyright laws have been breached. The fact remains that file-sharing has become one of the most popular on-line activities since the inception of Napster in 1999. In 2003 alone‚ there were more than three million users simultaneously sharing over half a billion files on what has now become
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Health Care Utilization Health care in the United States is teetering on the edge; it will either turn into universal health care or become too expensive for the majority of Americans. Recent health care reform has been developed to lower the cost of health care and make it more widely available. However‚ health care in the United State may start trending towards becoming a universal system. There are many arguments to both sides of health care reform and universal health care. The Affordable
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Asset Utilization measures a company’s efficiency in managing its assets to generate sales. Receivable Turnover Ratio tells how quickly Target customers are paying. A high turnover ratio is generally a good thing since it means that customers are paying their bills. It also shows that the Target is very responsive in its credit and collection policies and extending credit to enough customers. Average collection period measures the timeframe of which Target customers are paying their debt. The lower
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