The present thesis develops a formal model of endogenous growth that incorporates costly knowledge codification as a … means of intergenerational knowledge transfer. It identifies the circumstances under which knowledge codification takes … knowledge codification is central to utilize the non-rivalry of ideas for economic growth. However, while the usual models of …

Restrukturierungsansätze im Krankenhaus. … the existing structures in the health care sector in general and the hospital sector in particular. The environmental … the hospital sector and with it catalyze the need for economic action. Besides medical necessities, the economic paradigm …

In this research we will focus on three topics which we think are particularly relevant for hospital competition: i … to detect and reduce inefficiencies in this market. Therefore, hospital inefficiency is one main aspect in our research … (Chapters 3 and 4). Our research sheds some light on market outcomes by hospital ownership type given their respective …

ABSTRACTCompetitive pressure and desire for success drive enterprises in general to involve in knowledge acquisition … world. In addition, with the increased mobility of information and the global labour force, knowledge and experience can be … competitive problems- and its ability to derive value from information. In this context, internal and external knowledge …

This article examines business practices focused on knowledge and innovation and the relationship of these business … knowledge and innovation-related business practices. Our analysis reveals that firms in each country can be categorised based on … their focus on knowledge and innovation as: (1) high focus; (2) moderate focus; or (3) low focus. Results indicate that …

learning includes both the acquisition of new knowledge and their use. The knowledge management should facilitate for all this …. The aim of this paper is to introduce the research on sharing and dissemination of knowledge as a resource for decision … completed questionnaires were obtained. As revealed from the results of the survey, Czech enterprises perceive knowledge …

this ever-changing environment without proper knowledge and lack of capacity for renewal. Managers have to manage the … see knowledge management as a strategy, this means knowing how to apply knowledge management (KM) concepts to enhance the … KM strategy to drive more value, by revising the practices in order to ensure the knowledge focus. The companies are more …