Simulating Knowledge Sharing in Spatial Planning: An Agent-Based Approach

2009 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 644-663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arend Ligtenberg ◽  
Adrie Beulens ◽  
Dik Kettenis ◽  
Arnold K Bregt ◽  
Monica Wachowicz
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Multiagent System ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Insight Into

This paper presents a multiagent system (MAS) that simulates a multiactor interactive spatial-planning process. The MAS extends an existing approach with the principle of sharing knowledge between participating actors while trying to create a shared vision. In the simulation, actors are modelled as agents. They have desires and preferences regarding the future development of their environment. These are used to develop their individual views on what areas are eligible for change. A facilitator agent coordinates the exchange of information by indicating possible solutions and conflicts to the actor agents. The simulation is demonstrated for an allocation problem in a pilot area in the southeast of the Netherlands. Four different scenarios are implemented, which demonstrate the impact of cooperation and hierarchy during an interactive spatial-planning process. Although the model is kept limited in terms of input data, the results show its potential for providing insight into the relations and interaction between actors, rather than predicting the results of an interactive spatial-planning process.

Communities of practice as an initiative for knowledge sharing in business organisations: a literature review

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 731-748 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abobakr Aljuwaiber
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Potential Barriers ◽  
Organisational Factors ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose This paper aims to review the research and to summarise the evidence on communities of practice (CoPs) as a tool for sharing knowledge. It will highlight the related literature from the past two decades by looking at potential barriers, solutions and influential factors regarding CoPs within business organisations. Design/methodology/approach The study consists of a constructed approach to determine the sources for the review that covers relevant literature on the topic of CoPs. Findings This paper provides insights about the important role of CoPs in fostering knowledge-sharing within business organisations. It suggests that the impact of globalisation has encouraged many business firms to intentionally establish CoPs as a vital tool for knowledge management (KM) initiatives. It also appears that the importance of the three organisational factors – top management, structure and culture – lies in their ability to have a direct effect on intentionally established CoPs within business organisations. Research limitations/implications The paper suggests a number of ways in which intentionally established CoPs can be developed within business companies. This paper limited its review to three organisational factors. Investigation of other organisational factors is needed. Originality/value This paper provides a detailed insight into the management literature on CoPs as an initiative for knowledge sharing within business organisations.

DIVERSITY AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING IN CONSTRUCTION: A MATHEMATICAL MODEL

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daoud Kiomjian ◽  
F. Jordan Srour ◽  
Issam Srour
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Language And Education ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Demographic Attributes ◽  
Future Work ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Mathematical Model

Conventional wisdom in the management literature holds that diversity is positively correlated with performance. Yet, the findings from the construction field indicate that this is not always the case. In an effort to study the interaction between diversity and performance in the construction industry, this paper presents the elements of a theoretical mathematical model to explore the relationship between diversity and knowledge sharing which is a precursor of performance. This model includes five dimensions of diversity: ethnicity, age, experience, language and education. At the heart of the mathematical model is a fuzzy based system that generates the probability of knowledge sharing among members with different demographic attributes. The presented fuzzy system will, in future work, become the foundation of an agent based model used to study the impact of worker interactions on productivity.

scholarly journals Organizational Adaptability Influenced by Practice Strategy, Environmental Dynamism, and Absorptive Capacity

Complexity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Yunhao Gong ◽  
Yun Le ◽  
Xinyue Zhang ◽  
Xiaoyan Chen ◽  
Hui Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Strategic Alignment ◽  
Multiple Regression Model ◽  
Environmental Dynamism ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Internal Fit ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Research Show

The adaptability of organizations to their environment has always been a key concern in both organizational theory and management practice. Different from the single perspective of previous studies, this research adopts an integrated, outside-in perspective. Employing an agent-based simulation model (ASM) and a multiple regression model (MRM), we examine the impact of the intensity of exploitative and exploratory practice on organizational adaptability, as well as the moderating effect of environmental dynamism and organizational absorptive capacity. The results of the research show that (1) the stable environment prefers organizations with a practice strategy of high exploitation and low exploration; (2) environmental dynamism inhibits the impact of both exploitative and exploratory practices on organizational adaptability; and (3) organizational absorptive capacity significantly reinforces the link between the intensity of exploitative practice, as well as exploratory practice, and organizational adaptability. The study investigates the external alignment of organizational exploratory and exploitative practices with environmental dynamism and internal fit with absorptive capacity. The findings provide new insight into the question of how organizations can resist the erosion of environmental dynamism through strategic alignment and capacity development.

Using Agent Based Simulation and Game Theory Analysis to Study Knowledge Flow in Organizations

2011 ◽  
pp. 19-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Jolly ◽  
Wayne Wakeland
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Knowledge Flow ◽  
Shared Knowledge ◽  
Theory Analysis ◽  
Agent Based Simulation ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Game Theoretic Analysis ◽  
Game Theoretic ◽  
Amount Of Knowledge ◽  
The Impact

Knowledge sharing in organizations, especially the impact of sharing freely versus not sharing, was studied using game theoretic analysis and a Netlogo agent-based simulation model. In both analyses, some agents hoarded knowledge while others shared knowledge freely. As expected, sharing was found to greatly increase the overall amount of knowledge within the organization. Unexpectedly, on average, agents who share acquire more knowledge than hoarders. This is in contradiction to the conclusion from the prisoner’s dilemma analysis. This is due to the synergy that develops between groups of agents who are sharing with each other. The density of the agents is important; as the density increases, the probability increases that an agent with a large amount of knowledge to share happens to be organizationally nearby. The implications are that organizations should actively encourage knowledge sharing, and that agent-based simulation is a useful tool for studying this type of organizational phenomena.

Design and Analysis of Volute Casing: A Review

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beena D. Baloni ◽  
S. A. Channiwala
Keyword(s):  
Flow Structure ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Flow Domain ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Insight Into

Future development of more efficient volute casing depends on improving understanding of the design and flow analysis of the volute casing. This paper reviews different aspects of design and flow behavior inside the volute casing. It describes advantages and disadvantages of the different designs, the relation between flow and geometry, the impact on the impeller and the flow behavior inside the volute. The main purpose is to provide an insight into the flow structure that can be used later to improve the performance or remediate some problems. The use of CFD is also discussed for the flow domain.

scholarly journals The Impact of Strategic Planning on Growth of Small Businesses in Nigeria.

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-84
Author(s):  
Babandi Ibrahim Gumel
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Business Growth ◽  
Small Business Growth ◽  
The Impact

Purpose- There is a need to develop a framework that will improve the understandings of business planning and performance and its effects on growth particularly during the stages of small business development. The study attempted to fill in the gap stated.  Design - The single case qualitative study relates small business growth with strategic planning where financial performance, market share, sales, and profits or instead return on investment is used to measure the growth. Existing literature fails to establish a concrete relationship between strategic planning and growth of small businesses which indicates a gap in the literature that will help understand the steps of managing the organizational transition of small business growth.  Findings - The study fails to establish a significant relationship between formal planning and transitional growth, but instead found the influence of the planning process in communication the owner’s goals, vision, mission, and intentions to both internal and external stakeholders of small businesses. The study influence of the shared vision with customers on making them loyal and advertisers through word of mouth. The study revealed how customers’ word of mouth increased the customer base of small businesses thereby increasing the product demand and eventual expansion of capacity leading to the growth of small businesses. The growth of small businesses will result in an increased reduction in the unemployment rate which will reduce the poverty rate in the Nigerian economy.  Practical Implications- Answering the primary and supporting questions will help small business owners to understand how strategic planning is essential in the transitional growth of their businesses.

scholarly journals The Impact of Internal Knowledge Sharing on Sales Department’s Innovativeness and New Product Commercialization

Organizacija ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-160
Author(s):  
Erik Ružić ◽  
Dragan Benazić
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Value Added ◽  
New Product ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Internal Knowledge

Abstract Background and Purpose: Innovativeness and new product commercialization are highly important for companies. Therefore, a deep understanding of the impact of all potentially influential drivers of success is critical. The purpose of the paper is to explore the impact of internal knowledge sharing on new product selling and sales innovativeness as well as the impact of empowerment on internal knowledge sharing and, indirectly, on new product selling and sales innovativeness. Design/Methodology/Approach: The research encompassed 101 salespeople working at the top 1000 value added creators in Croatia. The questionnaire was developed and adapted using four scales, to assess internal knowledge sharing, new product selling, sales innovativeness, and empowerment. The data was analyzed by using the PLS-SEM method to examine the relationships between constructs. Results: As evidenced by the survey results, internal knowledge sharing positively impacts new product selling and sales department’s innovativeness, and empowerment is positively linked to internal knowledge sharing and, indirectly, to new product selling and sales department’s innovativeness. Conclusion: Managers should underpin different activities in order to enhance empowerment and internal knowledge sharing with the aim to affect companies’ performance in commercialization of a new product and sales department’s innovativeness. Future research could include moderator variables between the empowerment construct and the internal knowledge sharing construct and deepen the insight into the type of information shared, the dynamics of sharing and the barriers in the process, and other factors that positively affect knowledge sharing.

Guiding Informed Choices on Participation Tools in Spatial Planning

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 38-61
Author(s):  
Giorgos Somarakis ◽  
Anastasia Stratigea
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Participatory Planning ◽  
Deep Insight ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Exhaustive List ◽  
Research And Policy

Participatory Planning (PP), as a streamline approach in coping with sustainability concerns, is nowadays largely acknowledged in research and policy makers' community as a ‘bridge' between decision-making processes and society. Its implementation implies substantial preparation, ending up with certain choices on participation tools, relevant for use at the different stages of the planning process. However, lack of planners' deep insight into such tools leads them to either follow well established traditional planning paths, discouraged by a possible failure of participatory attempts; or join PP processes that lead to unsuccessful planning outcomes and frustrating participation results. The contribution of this article lies on increasing capacity of planners towards more informed PP tools' selection by: providing an exhaustive list/explanation of factors affecting such choices in each single PP context; and sketching the architecture/functioning of an e-Decision Support System (e-DSS) as a tool supporting planners towards the design of more effective PP processes.

scholarly journals The experience of the Municipal Spatial Planning in Ecuador

ESTOA ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 133-144
Author(s):  
Manuel Benabent Fernández de Córdoba ◽  
Lorena Vivanco Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
National Development ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Future Planning ◽  
Territorial Planning ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Planning Processes ◽  
The Impact

Since 2010, Ecuador's legal system has obliged provincial, cantonal and parochial decentralized autonomous govern-ments to develop two planning processes, one in 2011 of formulation and the other in 2015 of respective updating of development plans and territorial planning (PDOT). This planning process has been of little benefit, due to the quality of its contents and the vagueness of the legislation regarding the procedure for articulating the different plans with each other and with the National Development Plan. According to this approach, it is necessary to reflect on the planning experience so far, analyzing the different phases of the PDOT: diagnosis, proposal and management model; and the impact of the Organic Law of Territorial Ordinance, Use and Management of Land and other laws in the different instruments of territorial ordering and urban planning, in order to extract inputs for future planning processes.

scholarly journals Integrated Decision Support System for Pluvial Flood-Resilient Spatial Planning in Urban Areas

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 3340
Author(s):  
Murel Truu ◽  
Ivar Annus ◽  
Janet Roosimägi ◽  
Nils Kändler ◽  
Anatoli Vassiljev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Support System ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Weather Extremes ◽  
Actual Performance ◽  
Planning Support ◽  
Planning Support System ◽  
The Impact

Flood-resilient spatial planning in urban areas involves designing and implementing structural and nonstructural measures. For the latter, urban planners apply a precautionary principle, which is normally not grounded in the actual performance of the urban drainage system (UDS). This approach, however, fails during weather extremes with heavy precipitation. This paper presents a new concept for reducing pluvial flood risks in the urban planning process. The novelty of the developed planning support system named Extreme Weather Layer (EWL) is that it creates dynamic interlinkages between land developments, the performance of UDS, and other factors that contribute to flood risk. The EWL is built on the digital twin of the existing UDS and delivers an easy-to-use concept, where the end user can analyze hydraulic modelling results interlinked with climate scenarios using the GIS platform. This allows planning specialists to consider land use and soil types in the urban environment to simulate the response of the storm water system and the catchments to different rainfall events. This proposed approach was piloted in Haapsalu (Estonia) and Söderhamn (Sweden). The resulting planning support system, which performs as a set of layers within municipalities’ GIS, allows decision makers to understand and predict the impact of various spatial planning decisions on the pluvial flood risk.

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