The improved performance of computer-based text analysis represents a major step forward for knowledge management. Reliable text interpretation allows focus to be placed upon the content of documents, rather than just the document wrapping, and this helps to emphasise the fundamental difference between knowledge management and document management. It is not uncommon for companies who wish to jo...

Architectures of knowledge management systems (KMS) have typically been centralized client/server solutions. Shortcomings of centralized KMS include costs, restricted focus, and lack of integration of personal workspaces. The focus of centralized KMS is typically restricted by organizational boundaries, because of organizationspecific ontologies and insufficient integration of heterogeneous inf...

The study was conducted among the two farmer groups in Bhaktapur and Kavre districts of Nepal. The main objective of the study is to evaluate the differences in belief, attitude and practices felt by the farmers after participation in the IPM FFS. The study has been based on data collected through personal interview with the farmers, focus group discussion, personal observation in the farmers f...

nursing tacit knowledge is a knowledge that is produced inside the mind of nurses and not saved in any databases. the main challenge of nursing knowledge management is transferring tacit knowledge inside the mind of nurses to the others – especially scholars and researchers. this study evaluates personal, organizational, and technological factors affecting the tacit knowledge transfer among nur...

Knowledge management has been suggested as a tool to ?? Knowledge management recognizes knowledge in forms of explicit and tacit knowledge. This article discusses two group techniques, postmortem reviews and process workshops which can be used to elicit personal preferences and beliefs. The article presents the techniques and examples of results, and argue on the value of tacit knowledge in the...

customer relationship management (crm) and knowledge management (km) have become especial and strategic keys in the current competitive environment for all companies.  the critical role of km as the main determinant of the success of crm has been the focal point of the previous researches; the present paper aimed at studying the impact of different km factors- such as customer knowledge (ck), s...

background: personal information management (pim) refers to the tools and activities to save and retrieve personal information for future uses. this study examined the pim activities of faculty members of iran university of medical sciences (iums) regarding their preferred pim tools and four aspects of acquiring, organizing, storing and retrieving personal information.   methods : the qualitati...

Traditional, centralised offices and workspaces have provided a common setting for information practices research (Courtright, 2007; Harris and Dewdney, 1994). One specific line of information practices inquiry concerns personal information management, individuals’ daily activities of “acquiring, organising, maintaining, retrieving, using, and controlling the distribution of information items” ...

BACKGROUND A 2005 survey reported 87% of surgery program directors believed practice management training should occur during residency. However, only 8% of program directors believed residents received adequate training in practice management [1]. In addition to the gap in practice financial management knowledge, we recognized the need for training in personal finance among residents. A literat...

This paper describes the concept of a mobile Information System which will be implemented at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Information Systems at the University of Regensburg. The prototype „U-Know“ („Ubiquitous Knowledge Management“) will enable typical functions of Knowledge Management Systems for mobile devices such as Mobile Phones and Personal Digital Assistants. In this way facul...