background : knowledge, risk perception, and preparedness of individuals regarding earthquake have a vital role in the reduction of its consequences. this study was conducted to evaluate the level preparedness, knowledge, and risk perception regarding earthquake among the personnel of shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 215 p...

Transferring individuals who possess relevant knowledge from one organizational unit to another—a form of resource redeployment—may help overcome impediments transfer. Despite the promise this mechanism, which often occurs through intrafirm geographic mobility, relatively little research has examined how and expertise interacts with resources units move. This study examines whether mobility imp...

Giri? ve Amaç: Aile hekimli?i uygulamas? bireylere ailelerine sürekli çok yönlü sa?l?k hizmeti sunmay? amaçlamaktad?r. Baz? ya?l? bireyler için huzurevleri bar?nma ihtiyac? bir seçenek olarak gündemdeki yerini korumaktad?r. Bu ara?t?rmada Manisa merkez ilçelerinde bulunan huzurevi sakinlerinin, ülkemizdeki aile hakk?ndaki fark?ndal?klar?n?n bu uygulamadan ne kadar hizmet alabildiklerinin saptan...

This paper explains two fundamental approaches to knowledge management. The tacit knowledge approach emphasizes understanding the kinds of knowledge that individuals in an organization have, moving people to transfer knowledge within an organization, and managing key individuals as knowledge creators and carriers. By contrast, the explicit knowledge approach emphasizes processes for articulatin...

  Purpose: This study was designed to investigate the association between knowledge creation and   organizational innovation among the staff of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS).   Materials and Methods: In this descriptive correlational study, 132 individuals from TUMS   employees were randomly selected based on Cochran’s formula. The questionnaires of knowledge   creation managemen...

In today's knowledge-based economy, an organization's ability to strategically leverage knowledge has become a crucial factor for global competitiveness. Knowledge is considered an important source of establishing and maintaining competitive advantage. Specifically, knowledge sharing and resultant knowledge creation are crucial for organizations to gain and sustain competitiveness. The aim of t...

Knowledge is increasingly perceived as being commercially valuable and its ownership is being recognized by individuals and the organizations in which they work (Brown & Woodland, 1999; Weiss, 1999) and therefore, knowledge sharing has been identified as critical to the management of knowledge in organizations. Knowledge sharing connects individuals with the organization by transferring knowled...