Human Development and Decent Work: Why some Concepts Succeed and Others Fail to Make an Impact

The implant infection paradox: why do some succeed when others fail? Opinion and discussion paper.

Biomaterial-implants are frequently used to restore function and form of human anatomy. However, the presence of implanted biomaterials dramatically elevates infection risk. Paradoxically, dental-implants placed in a bacteria-laden milieu experience moderate failure-rates, due to infection (0.0-1.1%), similar to the ones of joint-arthroplasties placed in a near-sterile environment (0.1-1.3%). T...

Knowledge Creation and the Web: Factors Indicating Why Some Intranets Succeed Where Others Fail

In today’s highly dynamic business environment, organizational creativity is one of the most important sources of competitive advantage. Although the unpredictability of creativity makes it difficult to plan for, it may still be possible to facilitate knowledge creation given that we understand what affects it. In this paper, seven enabling factors of organizational creativity are identified an...

Why communities of practice succeed and why they fail

r 200 3 .: +1 212 t.Probst@ lo). Summary A specific form of intra-organizational networks – a community of practice (COP) – is increasingly regarded as an important structure within organizations. This network structure is well suited for the development and sharing of knowledge and practices across divisions. Our research explores the most salient reasons for the success and failure of such ne...

Why Health Care IS Succeed or Fail

................................................................................................................................... 1 A. BACKGROUND: HEALTH CARE INFORMATION SYSTEM SUCCESS AND FAILURE .............................. 2 A1. Understanding HCIS Success and Failure .......................................................................... 3 B. DIMENSIONS OF CHANGE: CONCEPTION—REALITY ...

Social protection , decent work and development