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The article is devoted to the issues of improving the quality and competitiveness of products on the basis of information and analytical support of projects. The main characteristics of the internal and external contours, connected with the procedures for collecting, analyzing and interpreting information data concerning the innovative activity of enterprises are given. The main features of the use...
This study was conducted to identify the relationship among some intrapersonal factors such as professional competency, interdisplinary ability, social skills capability, and team cohesion. The validated questionnaire was delivered to 296 students in the design programs of universities as research samples. Consequently, the SPSS 18.0 and AMOS statistic software were used to analyze the collected data...
Tacit knowledge is an asset that kept within individual while explicit knowledge that can be documented directly an organization. Tacit and explicit knowledge is an important factor in the development of knowledge sharing within an organization. The object of observation in this study is Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), in which knowledge sharing is important to help cooperate with other SMEs...
Today, with the growth of technology, all types of business are required to expand. This encouraged the business owners to innovate, especially the mid-scale enterprises, in order to compete with large-scale competitors. To overcome various obstacles, the owners of SMEs must be able to innovate to raise competitiveness. The innovation process cannot be separated from the human factor in the organization...
Integrating and processing data that reside in different legacy systems remains an often laborious process, requiring either manual steps or complicated programming yet legacy systems when used in silos make the sharing of information, security and management controls a nightmare. Such fragmentation of data leads to challenges of system processing inefficiencies, poor synchronization of reports, delayed...
This qualitative research examined the links between business models, business strategy and innovation and investigated the extent to which knowledge and innovation management (KIM) contributes to the processes of value creation, value networks and value capture across six organizations characterized by successful innovation performance and strong KIM practices. The development of KIM as a dynamic...
Cloud computing is one of the most prominent technological trends as it allows modernization of healthcare organization. The purpose of this study is to explore the factors that affect adoption of integrated cloud-based e-health record EHR system in healthcare organizations in Jordan based on TOE framework. The study is done by conducting interviews with IT experts in healthcare organization in Jordan...
Driven by the limited amount of research investigating the relationship between knowledge conversion abilities and innovation, a study was conducted to fill the gap. Adopting a survey research methodology involving 328 administrative and diplomatic officers working in Malaysian Federal Ministries, the study found that most dimensions of knowledge conversion have a significant relationship with innovations...
This research aims to examine the effect of knowledge management on the excellence of the Research Center. The study was applied to the case of Scientific Research Centers in Algeria; such as; (CDER, CERISTI, CDTIA, CSC, CRAPC, CRSTIDLA, CREAD, CRASC, CRSTIRA and CRBt). The data of the study were collected through interviews and questionnaire during 2011–2013, and they were analyzed using SPSS 18...
This paper investigates the use of various user-driven methods in the development of public services. As an example, the paper presents a case where citizens and employees were brought together to identify development needs for remote-enabled public services. User-driven methods provided by a local Living Lab were used to solve the encountered challenges. The outcome of this study indicates that use...
Based on the theory of knowledge transfer and with the organizational characteristics, the paper makes member enterprises' knowledge transfer behaviors and the innovation of knowledge, technology and management as research objects to study the practical effectiveness of promoting enterprises' independent innovation ability by the successful use of Virtual Enterprise Knowledge Transfer. Having analyzed...
Across holistic and bivariate approaches, we examine complex relationships amongst strategic alignment, strategic enterprise systems flexibility, and business performance. Our evidence is based on data collected from top management in North America. We observe a positive correlation between alignment and business performance. In addition, the relationship between enterprise systems strategic flexibility...
This paper presents a method of developing an instrument for Cloud Computing (CC) adoption by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). To achieve this outcome, this paper firstly evaluates the suitability of Technology-Organization-Environment Framework and Actor Network Theory for CC adoption by SMEs. It then explains how to discover the constructs and their relationships, and subsequently, how...
Studies have shown that many Muslim users question religious websites. This is due to unrestricted cyberspace where anybody can publish any sort of information. This paper investigates the text-based dimensions that may improve reliability of Islamic websites. It is found that reliability of Islamic websites involves the same principles of reliability established in other types of website. However,...
Task interdependence within teams is critical towards the team's performance. However, there has not been strong support in examining the effect of task interdependence on the relationship between Transactive Memory Systems (TMS) quality and team performance. Using a survey, this research examines the potential effects of the moderating and mediating effects between task interdependence towards team...
This paper discusses development and validation of an instrument that will use to examine knowledge contributor's behaviour in acceptance of Knowledge Management System (KMS). The instrument is one part of the research that conducts to understand KMS acceptance of knowledge contributor. The instrument is conceptually developed based on the technology acceptance model, existing KMS acceptance model...
Following a process-based view of learning, this article aims to discover whether firms selectively activate different learning processes to optimize innovation and financial performance under different knowledge environments. Data from a survey of Chinese firms confirms the above hypothesis. It contributes to the literature by confirming empirically that firms do not usually activate all learning...
The objective of this research is to study the antecedents of technology trust and its perceived consequences. The purpose is first to find potential factors behind the technology trust, evaluate their significance empirically, and then assesses the relationship between technology trust and perceived performance. Special attention is given to the behavior of technologists, people who have technological...
Innovation culture is relatively at a slow pace in South Africa compared to other countries. Leadership plays a critical role in creating an innovation culture within orgainsations. Due to globalization, uncertainties, technology, lack of skills and innovative leadership style, many orgainsations are struggling to survive firmly. This study was aimed to develop an innovative model by applying the...
The development of technology never stops. High-tech industries such as IC, DRAM, or networking have become one of the most important industries in Taiwan. High-tech industry is a knowledge-intensive industry, so the methods to transfer information and experience to knowledge become more important. Using knowledge to develop innovation and performance also relate to the survival of organizations....
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