This paper examines the role of knowledge management systems (KMS) for disaster planning and response in the context of social work in Malaysia. The research is focused on the client — the Malaysian Association of Social Workers (MASW), where a web-based system to support disaster management...

In today's knowledge-based society, discussion on intellectual capital (IC) has become intertwined with knowledge management (KM). KM may be viewed as the activities and processes to create and maximise IC. It may be possible to suggest that an organisation's level of knowledge utilisation is...

This paper is focused on the use of Knowledge Management techniques to develop environments of Web-Based Education to leverage the individual learning process for learners. Evolving use of Knowledge Management plays an important role to enhance problem solving skills. Recently, innovative...

The aim for the current research is proposing a Model for recognizing the method of effect of knowledge sharing on creativity of employees. Accordingly, basic model of this research which was based on research literature is passed to the experts. After conducting some corrections based on...

Many practices attempting to manage individual and corporate learning have over time converged into what is now labelled ‘knowledge management’. A number of disciplines have been involved in this evolution, ranging from psychology to management. This diversity has culminated in the...

Many companies try to create a centralized program for managing innovation. Usually innovation is delegated to the marketing or R&D department or sometimes a new function is created to manage innovation across the organization. Unfortunately such models for fostering innovation are insufficient...

The main point of our investigations and research is to reflect, analyze and argue for the use of the innovative power of Commons in general, and Industrial Commons in particular, to improve creativity as essential foundation (not only) of Network Economics. The latter should help to overcome...

Nowadays knowledge is considered as a precious and strategic source and also an intangible capital (asset). Social capital is one of the important factors accelerating the transfer and share of know ledge and information in macro and micro level. Therefore, trust – based communications and...

Drawing on the knowledge-based view of the firm, we develop and test a theoretical model linking high-performance work systems (HPWS) and workforce productivity via employee exchange and combination of knowledge. A test of our model in a sample of junior enterprises in Germany supports the...

Both at firm and national level, particularly in the most developed economies, the increasing importance of knowledge have meant that the net stock of intangible asset has grown more rapidly than the tangible asset. This has unfortunately not yet happened in the developing economies (Mortensen...