Spanish abstract La presente investigación muestra un estudio realizado sobre una de las principales tendencias en la educación a distancia en la actualidad y su impacto social: los Cursos en Línea Masivos y Abiertos, conocidos por sus siglas en inglés como MOOC (Massive Open Online...

In this work it is shown that the role of the knowledge management in organizations is to create a work environment that promotes creation, distribution, storage and use of knowledge. The explicit management of knowledge through distribution and storage of knowledge in different ways, promote...

Two of the most visible and important trends in higher education today are its exploding costs and the rapid expansion of online learning. Could the growth in online courses slow the rising cost of college and help solve the crisis of affordability? In this short and incisive book, William G....

The corporate social responsibility (CSR) has a century long history, and even if there were tones of papers written about, the topic of social responsibility becomes even more attractive to specialists. Regardless the organization type, for profit or not for profit, CSR is a reality and a...

No consensus has been reached so far on what a business model is. In particular, no comprehensive explanation exists of the decisions to be taken in developing business models in times of long-term, far-reaching technological change. In this article, we therefore start by giving a broad...

In the actual dynamic, challenging and higly competitive environment there are new milestones for successfull organisations like: atracting the best qualified people, using and developing competences, creating multidisciplinary teams and harness top capabilities. This article aims to shape a new...

This paper is concerned with the issues of developing the competencies of the firm and, in particular, how such a development can be measured in order to manage the learning processes of the development. The relevance of this work is based on the conclusion that competencies are dynamic, rather...

The present paper aims to explore the field of adult education and competence development in university settings. An ICT-based tool was used to assess three successive target groups of professionals considered adult students. Our results have a research and practical series of implications....

Much has been written about how the members of an organization develop new knowledge and competencies; far less about how organizations can acquire knowledge through grafting on new members. Nevertheless this is a very important vehicle for leaming in Western firms. This is an empirical study of...