This study examines the factors affecting the adoption and practice of knowledge management system (KMS) in Taiwan life insurance industry, using a mixed methodology approach. The research was carried out in three phases: field study, pilot survey and main survey. The main survey data were analyzed through Partial Least Squares (PLS) technique. The results indicate that the external factors aff...

In this paper we evaluate a KMS-enabled KM initiative in a Swedish MNC. Using the concept of “Net Benefits” as our dependent variable we describe and explain why a KMS-enabled knowledge sharing initiative worked in some plants and failed in some other plants of the same firm. The study is divided into two parts. The first is quantitative and aims to outline, 1) whether knowledge sharing has occ...

Many studies and works have been done to produce a Knowledge Management System (KMS) in which employees of any organization can access the organization’s sources of information and solutions. However, there is still no standard knowledge measurement and usability model that can assist KMS user to select or evaluate the appropriate KMS. The aim of this paper is to analyze how the ISO Consolidate...

We investigate the spatial and velocity distribution of atomic hydrogen associated with the Cepheus Bubble, a giant (≈ 10◦ in angular diameter) dust ring around the Cep OB2 association. HI 21 cm data, taken from the Leiden/Dwingeloo survey, reveal HI structures in the [−14,+2] kms−1 velocity range which can be associated with prominent parts of the dust ring. In the same area the HI maps also s...

It is shown that the modulus of any graded or, more generally, twisted KMS functional of a C {dynamical system is proportional to an ordinary KMS state and the twist is weakly inner in the corresponding GNS{representation. If the functional is invariant under the adjoint action of some asymptotically abelian family of automorphisms, then the twist is trivial. As a consequence, such functionals ...

This case study is engaged in examining the effects of knowledge management systems (KMS) on absorptive capacity (ACAP). Often regarded as the major source of innovation and firm competitive advantage, ACAP raises questions of how to value, assimilate and apply new knowledge. Based on a multiple case study design we specifically investigate KMS as antecedent of ACAP. We interviewed six experts ...

It is shown that the modulus of any graded or, more generally, twisted KMS functional of a C∗–dynamical system is proportional to an ordinary KMS state and the twist is weakly inner in the corresponding GNS–representation. If the functional is invariant under the adjoint action of some asymptotically abelian family of automorphisms, then the twist is trivial. As a consequence, such functionals ...