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Kraus, Katharina Teresa. "Psychological knowledge in Kant's critical thinking." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.648591.
Full textMouzughi, Yusra. "Critical success factors for knowledge management." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2009. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/5905/.
Full textLee, Helen. "Explicating spirituality through different knowledge sites." Thesis, Staffordshire University, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.323840.
Full textPoulymenakou, Angeliki. "A contingency approach to knowledge acquisition : critical factors for knowledge based systems development." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.307773.
Full textFranco, John. "A critical analysis of Alvin Plantinga's position on classical foundationalism." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 1992. http://www.tren.com.
Full textDoran, Peter. "Earth, power, knowledge : towards a critical global environmental politics." Thesis, University of Kent, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.311223.
Full textWeitsz, Marijke (Marijke Adriana). "Learning & knowledge : critical elements to sustained competitive advantage." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53485.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: The increased rate of competitive challenges imposed on organisations by global economy, technological product changes, processes (Dixon, 1992; Dodgson, 1993), and abundance of information available (Huber 1991) necessitate organisations to unlearn, learn and relearn faster than others to survive. The development of sustainable competitive advantages is a vital management function and an important organisational requirement is to nurture learning and create new knowledge enabling organisations to exploit, develop and utilise resources better than rivals do. This paper originated from the need identified in my company that learning and use of new knowledge are essential elements to sustain competitive advantage. At the moment this is not the case and the challenges imposed on the organisation regarding technological advancements and rapid local and global environmental changes, has already negatively impacted the organisation's competitive position. Today learning is being experiences as just another expense and the use of new knowledge is not visible, as a matter of fact knowledge is being confused with information. Information is being "recycled"; in other words more of the same is shared and used within the organisation. Hardly any new knowledge is generated as the same minds that created problems are being used to solve them. In my opinion both learning and knowledge are strategic organisational requirements which must be nurtured and managed to (i) ensure return on investments, and (ii) strengthen the organisations future competitive position. The focus of the paper is to contribute to a deeper understanding of learning and knowledge, the linkage between individuals, organisations and learning loop approaches. Barriers preventing learning and use of knowledge will be identified as well as how the use of knowledge forms the foundation to achieve sustained competitive advantages to outsmart, outmaneuver and outwit the competition. Keywords: Knowledge; learning; organisational learning; competitive advantage; learning approaches, organisational barriers.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die snel veranderende kompeterende uitdagings waaraan maatskappy vandag blootgestel word, bv globalisering, ekonomiese impak, tegnologiese produk en proses veranderinge asook die oorvloed inligting wat beskikbaar is, vereis dat maatskappye hul leerprosesse mbt "unlearn, learn and relearn" vinniger moet toepas om kompterend te bly. Die ontwikkeling van kompeterende voordele is 'n kern bestuursfunksie en 'n belangrike voorvereiste tov die organisatoriese leerproses en skepping van nuwe kennis om 'n voorsprong bo die konkurrente te bewerkstellig. Die oorspronklike idee vir die skripsie het binne my eie maatskappy ontstaan, waar die tekortkominge mbt die gefokusde daarstelling en gebruik van nuwe kennis, vir die behoud van 'n mark leierskap posisie, tans nie sigbaar is nie. Die snel veranderende tegnologiese en ekonomiese eksterne omgewing het reeds 'n negatiewe en detrimentele impak op die maatskappy gehad. Vandag is die leerkurwe en gebruik van nuwe kennis binne die maatskappy nie 'n fokus area nie. Kennis word tans met inligting verwar en dieselfde persone verantwoordelik vir die oorsaak/skep van probleme word gebruik om probleme op te los, maw inligting word "gehersirkuleer" binne die maatskappy. Die doel van die skripsie is om 'n bydrae te maak mbt die raakvlakke tussen die onderskeie leer benaderings, kennis, individue en die maatskappy en hoe die onderskeie benaderings by die leerproses inpas. Hindernisse wat die gebruik van kennis kan inhibeer en beperk word ge-identifiseer en laastens word die fokus op hoe die gebruik van kennis en kundigheid die basis kan vorm vir die verkryging van onderhoudende kompeterende voordele, geplaas.
Glowitz, Joseph Andrew. "Critical factors influencing knowledge exchange between global STEM organizations." Thesis, University of Maryland University College, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10031763.
Full textThis research identifies critical factors that influence knowledge exchange between knowledge workers in professional organizations in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The influence of boundary systems on global knowledge exchange between organizations was also studied. The significance of the research was to establish the critical relationships so that best practices could be suggested for STEM organizations. Theoretical lenses that guided this research included absorptive capacity theory, boundary spanning theory, cultural dimension theory, and trust theory. These theoretical lenses focused on organizations engaged in global knowledge exchange. The study’s methodology employed an evidence-based research synthesis approach and systematic review technique with configurative thematic synthesis. The study’s findings identified ten critical factors that influence knowledge exchange between global STEM organizations. Findings also identified boundary system influences on global knowledge exchange, and the pivotal role that the level of trust between and within organizations has in global knowledge exchange. The research led to recommended management practices for practitioners in STEM organizations to improve their ability to facilitate global knowledge exchange within communities of practice.
Jordaan, Beatrice. "The protection of indigenous medical knowledge a critical analysis /." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2006. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd/etd-07132006-120602/.
Full textKroeger, Linda L. "Critical care nurses: their knowledge and experiences regarding the acutely confused elderly." Thesis, Boston University, 1988. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/38058.
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The purpose of this descriptive study was to describe critical care nurses knowledge and experience regarding the acutely confused elderly. A questionnaire, developed by the investigator, was mailed to two hundred nurses who were members of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN). The questionnaire consisted of three parts; a case study and questions assessing the respondents' knowledge of acute confusion, questions about the respondents' past personal experiences with the elderly, and a section on demographics. The response rate was 45%. The essential findings were: 1) the mean score on the knowledge items was 60% correct 2) ICU nurses had limited personal experiences with confused elderly people 3) neither level of education nor years of nursing experience affected how well the respondents did on the knowledge items 4) ICU nurses tended to attribute the cause of acute confusion in an elderly patient to ICU psychosis. Further research needs to be done on the etiology and characteristics of acute confusion and on nursing actions and interventions concerning the acutely confused elderly patient. The concept of ICU psychosis needs to be further explored.
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Borda, Mara. "Knowledge, science, religion philosophy as a critical alternative to metaphysics." Würzburg Königshausen und Neumann, 2003. http://deposit.d-nb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?id=2868028&prov=M&dok_var=1&dok_ext=htm.
Full textMejiÌa, Jorge AndreÌs. "A critical systematic framework for studying knowledge imposition in pedagogy." Thesis, University of Hull, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.397889.
Full textLeung, Hai-ka Elaine, and 梁凱嘉. "Critical thinking and knowledge in liberal studies: ways of seeing." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B48364915.
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O'Donoghue, Therese. "Critical thinking and psychiatric knowledge : psychosis as a contested area." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/40402.
Full textStigendal, Mikael, and Andreas Novy. "A critical realist knowledge production: Enhancing a Potential-oriented Approach." WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, 2018. http://epub.wu.ac.at/6433/1/sre%2Ddisc%2D2018_06.pdf.
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Stigendal, Mikael, and Andreas Novy. "Founding transdisciplinary knowledge production in critical realism: implications and benefits." Taylo&Francis Group, 2018. http://epub.wu.ac.at/6539/1/14767430.2018.pdf.
Full textAmidharmo, Suryanthono Surjo. "Critical success factors for the implementation of a knowledge management system in a knowledge-based engineering firm." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2014. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/68136/1/Suryanthono_Amidharmo_Thesis.pdf.
Full textLuescher, Jan. "Methods for Knowledge Sharing in Professional Service Firms A Critical Evaluation /." St. Gallen, 2006. http://www.biblio.unisg.ch/org/biblio/edoc.nsf/wwwDisplayIdentifier/01652221002/$FILE/01652221002.pdf.
Full textArmstrong, Ryan. "Building knowledge in performance measurement and management: A critical realist approach." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/665462.
Full textIlina, Elena. "Understanding the application of knowledge management to the safety critical facilities." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Bro- och stålbyggnad, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-27608.
Full textUtmaningar som kärnkraftverken och transportinfrastrukturer står inför har kartlagts. Kartläggningen pekar på att problemen är relaterade till brister i kunskap. Det är därför nödvändigt att fokusera på kunskap och implementera kunskapsmanagement med däri ingående teorier. Sådana teorier beskrivs i ett historiskt perspektiv. Det framgår att kunskapsmanagement har flera rötter av vilka de viktigaste är informationsteorier och teorier om inlärning. Den första är associerad med namn som Wiener, Ashby, Jaynes, Dretske, Harkevich. Den andra med namn som Vygotsky, Engeström, Carayannis. Även bidrag från moderna tänkare inom kunskapsmanagement som Davenport, Prusak, Drew, Wiig, Zack utvärderas för att förstå hur de involverade organisationerna kontinuerligt kan lära sig, bevara kunskap, nå medvetande gällande kunskap och integrera kunskapsmanagement med företagsstrategier. Vidare så presenteras ett urval av resultat för att illustrera vad som har åstadkommits hittills. Kunskapsmanagement-teorier appliceras på verksamheter som erfarenhetsrapportering, databaser, provning, verifiering av säkerhetsfunktioner och utredning av incidenter. Kunskapsmanagement gör det möjligt att identifiera och beskriva brister i de etablerade verksamheterna och att föreslå förbättringar. Rekommendationen för framtiden är att fortsätta arbetet med implementering och vidareutveckling av kunskapsmanagement för applikationer som är relevanta för kärkraftverk, transportinfrastrukturer och andra säkerhetskritiska anläggningar.
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Duclos, Pascal. "Blurred Lines : A Critical Inquiry into Power, Knowledge and (in)Security." Thesis, Försvarshögskolan, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-7438.
Full textHsu, Shih-wei. "Towards a critical approach to knowledge management : framing a new paradigm." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/250.
Full textMcArthur, Janice Mary. "Knowledge and social justice : re-considering critical pedagogy in higher education." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.556693.
Full textWhite, Matthew Neil. "The Problem of Easy Knowledge - Critical Perspectives on Cohen and Others." Master's thesis, Faculty of Humanities, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30516.
Full textReid, Grant Horace John. "General Knowledge? The Roles of the New Zealand University in a Knowledge Society." The University of Waikato, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/2648.
Full textMcElroy, Brianna. "Pre-Service Teachers' Perspectives: Discussion Boards to Foster Critical Thinking and Knowledge Growth." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/35840.
Full textJancsary, Dennis, Markus Höllerer, and Renate Meyer. "Critical analysis of visual and multimodal texts." SAGE, 2016. http://epub.wu.ac.at/6126/1/Dennis_etal_2016_SAGE%2Dcritical%2Danalysis.pdf.
Full textMittelberg, Mark T. "A critical analysis of the epistemological starting points in presuppositional apologetics." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.
Full textWashatka, John W. "A critical analysis of the religious epistemology of John Hick." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.
Full textFord, Carole. "Educating preservice teachers to teach for an evaluative view of knowledge and critical thinking in elementary social studies." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape17/PQDD_0027/NQ36638.pdf.
Full textMannie, Avain. "Critical factors for enabling knowledge sharing between government agencies within South Africa." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1019699.
Full textSulaiman, Nor Intan Saniah. "The critical success factors for knowledge sharing behaviour among Malaysian undergraduate students." Thesis, University of Salford, 2010. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/26929/.
Full textKRITIKOS, ARISTOTELIS. "CERTIFYING SUPPLY CHAIN PROFESSIONALS IN GREECE : CRITICAL OCCUPATIONS, KNOWLEDGE AREAS AND SKILLS." Thesis, KTH, Tillämpad maskinteknik (KTH Södertälje), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-170031.
Full textMasquelier, Charles. "Labour, knowledge and communication : rethinking the practical content of critical social theory." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2011. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/7343/.
Full textLi, Ruijing. "Critical thinking in Chinese higher education : a case study of knowledge transfer." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2017. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44035/.
Full textBotelho, Tristan Lee. "Here's an idea : knowledge sharing among competitors to build a critical mass." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/98613.
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Knowledge sharing among competitors is counterintuitive; however, it has been found to occur in the economy under certain conditions. Recently, in the investment industry, platforms with the goal of promoting knowledge sharing among investment professionals have emerged. This knowledge sharing is noteworthy for two reasons: (1) the conditions that have previously been found to sustain knowledge sharing among competitors are not present, and (2) it is at odds with the neoclassical efficient-market hypothesis (EMH). Using a limitation of the EMH framework, I posit that expectations regarding the strength of the market's efficiency for a stock, measured as the amount of information available about that firm and the level of scrutiny it faces from key market institutions, plays an important role in sustaining this knowledge sharing. Using a unique dataset of knowledge sharing among investment professionals, on an online platform, this study leverages variation in the platform's sharing structure to test this theory. I find that knowledge sharing is most prominent for stocks that have less information available and that face a lesser degree of scrutiny from key market institutions. These findings highlight how market inefficiencies can sustain knowledge sharing among competitors, especially when a critical mass is needed.
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Odorisio, Cathy. "The relationship between critical care nurses' knowledge and attitude toward organ procurement /." Staten Island, N.Y. : [s.n.], 1991. http://library.wagner.edu/theses/nursing/1991/thesis_nur_1991_odori_relat.pdf.
Full textMoncayo, Gloria G. (Moncayo Cisneros Gloria Gabriela) 1966. "Knowledge transfer : a critical strategic asset in multinational firms : a corporate view." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9775.
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This thesis examines the effectiveness of Knowledge Integration in a single multinational firm. Knowledge Integration is a concept that includes innovation, transfer and transformation of knowledge and much recent literature suggests that it is a key to competitive succcess, especia!!y within multinational organizations. The core of the thesis is a set of cases or descriptions of knowledge integration projects undertaken within the Beta corporation during the last 4 years. These descriptions were based on structured interviews within several managers within a single multinational company. The cases are then analyzed in order to determine possible causes and effects of the integration of knowledge across geographically dispersed units, with a primary goal of determining how the corporate role c.an contribute to knowledge integration during the development of projects. The framework fer analyzing these cases, based on the Kl literature, includes four different dimensions: Relations within the organizational structure, Organizational culture, Organizational environment, Resources & capabilities. The success of Kl in each project is related to each of these dimensions in order to determine whether its existence within corporate and the business units will produce better outcomes in the projects. Cross analysis of cases between the projects observed showed the patterns to emphasize in the framework of Knowledge Integration. The results of the analysis gave an interesting list of key task that corporate can perform to support Knowledge Integrations and obtain better outcomes in the projects. The ta.,k are: Provide infraestructure, Initiate the process, Structure the process, Motivate participants, Provide resources and Control progress.
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Maddrell, Mander Avril M. C. "Geography, gender and the state : a critical evaluation of the development of geography 1830-1918." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.319108.
Full textSmith, Roderick. "A critical appraisal of the position of the university within the knowledge-economy." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/336.
Full textGwasira, Goodman. "A history and critical analysis of Namibia’s archaeologies." University of the Western Cape, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/8152.
Full textThis study critically examines the political, social and institutional settings in which archaeology was introduced in Namibia. I re-examine the idea of archaeology as a scientific and objective discipline that could be practiced without input from the knowledge systems of local communities. Archaeology developed alongside colonialism in Africa. Archaeology became an apparatus for knowing about the strategic resources that could be found in Namibia. Through the processes of recording sites and artefacts archaeology provided information that was useful to the colonial administration.
Holmner, Marlene Amanda. "A critical analysis of information and knowledge societies with specific reference to the interaction between local and global knowledge systems." Thesis, Pretoria : [s.n.], 2008. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11102008-143543/.
Full textLo, Lina. "Multidimensional Knowledge Flow Dynamics in Context." Diss., NSUWorks, 2018. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/1035.
Full textForte, Rita. "Understanding Critical Peace Education: A Case Study of a Moroccan School." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/36119.
Full textAnderson, James C. "Effect of problem-based learning on knowledge acquisition, knowledge retention, and critical thinking ability of agriculture students in urban schools." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4832.
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Liu, Yongbing. "The cultural knowledge and ideology in Chinese language textbooks : a critical discourse analysis /." St. Lucia, Qld, 2003. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe17648.pdf.
Full textYusoff, Mohd Hafiz. "Knowledge construction using web-based constructivist approach : a critical evaluation of students' performance." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/2137.
Full textSandjong, Arielle Dora Nganya. "A critical evaluation of knowledge transfer management in improving organisational effectiveness within MNCs." Thesis, Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10369/7530.
Full textNicholls, Jason A. "Omniscience in the divine openness a critical analysis of present knowledge in God /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.
Full textJames, Nickolas John. "Power-knowledge and critique in Australian legal education : 1987-2003." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2004. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/15910/1/Nickolas_James_Thesis.pdf.
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