The aim of this paper is to show the complexity of the political, legal, social and economic environments where the Algerian State-Owned Firms operate. These environments are qualified by "uncertainty" given the instability of the different parameters cited. Since 1988, Algeria has initiated...

Computer-based information systems feature in almost every aspect of our lives, and yet most of us receive handwritten prescriptions when we visit our doctors and rely on paper-based medical records in our healthcare. Although electronic health record (EHR) systems have long been promoted as a...

The term knowledge management (KM) first came to prominence in the late 1990s. Although initially dismissed as a fad, KM continues to be featured in articles concerning business productivity and innovation. And yet, clear-cut examples that demonstrate the success of KM are few and far between. A...

Although Communities of Practice have become a core concept in understanding how knowledge is managed within organizations, there have been few studies of the praxis of formation of Communities of Practice. In this article, we report on a Grounded Theory study of the members of a previously...

Companies are installing groupware to gain more efficiency. This article is based on a research done at a global leasing company to the high-order effects of groupware. The groupware was used by an international european team in the company developping a new database. The major effects of using...

This paper addresses organizing dynamics of intra-firm ‘networks of practice’ (NOPs). It unravels different dimensions that play a role in knowledge sharing within NOPs: (1) practice dimension; (2) social dimension; and (3) organizational dimension. Based on a unique interpretive case study,...

Knowledge management and receiving new manager’s method are important for enterprise development. Management and personnel audit and consecutive management development are essential needs for managing enterprises because managers are responsible for the process of the increasing management...

In the paper are presented results of research MSM 6215648904, (Brno, 2005) in the area of strategical decision making with emphasize on methods of decision making which make to the company possible to react changes in entrepreneurial environment. The research results argue for the necessity of...

Avec le management de la connaissance, le problème est de savoir si l'on serait face à un modèle organisationnel ou un thème organisationnel ? Dans le premier cas, les comptabilités doivent se plier aux contraintes normatives du modèle organisationnel alors que, dans le second, son champ...

This paper aims to go some way to answering the question: "Where are we now in the evolution of supply chains and what has to occur to advance along the continuum?" (Bowersox et al., 2000) by undertaking a conceptual synthesis of relevant literatures relating to the increasing importance of...