A Mathematical Model of Knowledge Transfer and Case Studies

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 9-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takanori Ugai ◽  
Kouji Aoyama ◽  
Jun Arima
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Case Studies

Book Works’ Archive: a partial response

2013 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 36-41
Author(s):  
Karen Di Franco
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Partial Response ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Classification System ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Transfer Scheme ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Select Material ◽  
Search Facility ◽  
Working Processes

Since 2010, Book Works has been digitising material from its archive – whether finished works, ephemera, correspondence, photographs, or manuscripts – to give access to the working processes of the organisation (at www.bookworks.org.uk). The archive database is constructed around a chronological timeline and includes a search facility that allows visitors to filter and select material using a bespoke classification system. It currently comprises detailed content relating to two case studies from Book Works back catalogue: After the Freud Museum by Susan Hiller and Erasmus is late by Liam Gillick, as well as ephemera and material from other works. The project has been developed in collaboration with Ligatus Research Centre, University of the Arts London, with support from the AHRC Knowledge Transfer scheme.

Influence of Tooth Errors and Truing Principles of Grinding Wheel Abrasion for Machining Arc Enveloping Worm

2013 ◽  
Vol 652-654 ◽  
pp. 2153-2158
Author(s):  
Wu Ji Jiang ◽  
Jing Wei
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
High Precision ◽  
High Performance ◽  
New Method ◽  
Grinding Wheel ◽  
Grinding Process ◽  
The Mathematical Model

Controlling the tooth errors induced by the variation of diameter of grinding wheel is the key problem in the process of ZC1 worm grinding. In this paper, the influence of tooth errors by d1, m and z1 as the grinding wheel diameter changes are analyzed based on the mathematical model of the grinding process. A new mathematical model and truing principle for the grinding wheel of ZC1 worm is presented. The shape grinding wheel truing of ZC1 worm is carried out according to the model. The validity and feasibility of the mathematical model is proved by case studies. The mathematical model presented in this paper provides a new method for reducing the tooth errors of ZC1 worm and it can meet the high-performance and high-precision requirements of ZC1 worm grinding.

MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER REPRESENTATION

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Goran Sirovatka ◽  
Vlatko Mićković ◽  
Petra Čavka
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Knowledge Transfer

Who Controls Whom?

2015 ◽  
pp. 173-186
Author(s):  
Ainurul Rosli ◽  
Peter Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Full Understanding ◽  
Boundary Spanner ◽  
Enterprise Network ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
University Industry

This chapter looks into the importance of having a clear identity of a boundary spanner in determining the role of the partners in a university-industry knowledge transfer programme. It highlights issues around the relationship between the business and the graduate as the boundary spanner, where the university's level of control differs between two programmes: Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) and Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise Network (KEEN) programme. The four case studies illustrate interesting points since the university is the employer for the KTPs associate and the business is the employer for the KEEN associate, whilst successful KTP and KEEN projects rely on a full understanding of the role of the graduate within the business.

The Generational Succession in Family Firms

2020 ◽  
pp. 22-42
Author(s):  
Concetta Lucia Cristofaro ◽  
Anna Maria Melina ◽  
Rocco Reina
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Empirical Approach ◽  
Organizational Strategies ◽  
Generational Change ◽  
Health Organizations ◽  
South Italy ◽  
Generational Succession

Knowledge transfer is essential to managing a family firm's succession. Given the importance of knowledge in family firms, this chapter identifies, through an empirical approach, which are the main organizational strategies used for sharing, disseminating, and using the knowledge available as fundamental elements for survival and the development of companies in the phase of generational succession. The authors investigate the phenomenon and verify the evidence in some private health organizations interested in the generational change located in South Italy, given the lack of previous case studies. This chapter deepens the phenomenon and its recognizability by examining with a qualitative analysis of the problems existing in those who are currently living or have experienced this particular moment of business life.

Location of a multinational corporation in a cluster

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorota Leszczyńska ◽  
Erick Pruchnicki
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Mathematical Expression ◽  
Decision Criterion ◽  
Specific Knowledge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The One ◽  
Effective Transfer ◽  
The Impact

Purpose A multinational company (MNC) looking to locate within a cluster is mainly interested in gaining access to scarce and highly valuable tacit knowledge. The transfer of such resources first requires sharing a certain degree of architectural and specific knowledge. This paper aims to examine the transfer of systemic technological expertise (specific tacit knowledge) that is incorporated into organisational practices (architectural knowledge). To quantify the level of knowledge transfer involved, the present study defines the architectural distance between the MNC and the cluster. Design/methodology/approach The mathematical expression of acquisition performance is inferred from a conceptual study that formulates hypotheses regarding the impact of these variables on knowledge transfer. The MNC chooses its location in such a way as to maximise this performance. Findings Applying a mathematical model to knowledge transfer between two of the MNC units helps to determine if the locally acquired knowledge could benefit other units of the MNC. Research limitations/implications The present study defines the architectural distance between the MNC and the cluster. This architectural distance is defined by a vector composed of social, organisational, cultural, institutional, technological and geographic distances between the new acquisition and its network of local partners, on the one hand, and the MNC, on the other. Knowledge transfer also depends on the business players’ trust and motivation. Further research through a quantitative study would be useful to improve the links between the proposed mathematical model and the efficiency of an MNC’s location within a cluster. Practical implications The solution to the optimisation problem allows to put forward a simple decision criterion to assist a manager who has to face the problem of an optimal location choice. Originality/value First, this study contributes to a better understanding of how knowledge transfer effects may interact with cluster effects, while explaining a subsidiary’s performance with regard to location. Second, it provides an interpretation of the concept of knowledge embeddedness by showing that the effective transfer of architectural and specific knowledge involves the prior sharing of a certain amount of this knowledge.

Case Studies of Coupled Heat and Moisture Diffusion in Wool Beds

1969 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. David ◽  
P. Nordon
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Heat Flow ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Satisfactory Agreement ◽  
Moisture Diffusion ◽  
Wool Fabrics ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Coupled Heat And Moisture ◽  
Heat And Moisture

The predictions from a previously developed mathematical model for coupled heat and moisture diffusion in beds of hygroscopic fibers have been tested against experimental observations on wool bales and wool fabrics. The experiments on wool bales were concerned with the changes in regain and temperature consequent upon changes in the relative humidity and temperature of the surrounding air. The experiments on fabrics included measurements of temperature and regain during Hoffman pressing and measurements of heat flow through the fabric during changes in regain. Satisfactory agreement was found between the predictions from the model and the experimental observations.

A Simple Criterion to Locate a Multinational Corporation Resulting from Optimization of Technological Knowledge Transfer

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-76
Author(s):  
Dorota Leszczynska ◽  
Erick Pruchnicki
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Local Knowledge ◽  
Multinational Corporation ◽  
Optimization Problem ◽  
Mathematical Expression ◽  
Technological Knowledge ◽  
Simple Criterion ◽  
Conceptual Argument ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this study is to formulate both a conceptual and a mathematical model giving a criterion of choice for the location of an MNC in search of new technological knowledge and the means to optimize it. On the basis of a bibliographical study, we develop a conceptual argument in order to formulate hypotheses regarding the impact of distances and motivation on knowledge transfer and the acquisition's resulting performance. The assumptions thus formulated make it possible to justify the mathematical expression of performance in a function of the architectural distance, the knowledge transfer, and the motivation. The resolution of this optimization problem makes it possible to obtain the optimal architectural distance and the optimal motivation corresponding to the best choice of localization of an MNC. The authors deduce a simple criterion aiming at helping a manager confronted with the problem of localization choice. The presented model helps to define the typology of MNC units: isolating and exploiting a MNC's knowledge or using the local knowledge and transferring it to other units.

scholarly journals Assessing the Process of Knowledge Transfer — An Empirical Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 08 (03) ◽  
pp. 251-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Champika Liyanage ◽  
Tabarak Ballal ◽  
Taha Elhag
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Private Finance Initiative ◽  
Business Environments ◽  
Organisational Knowledge ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Competitive Nature

This paper investigates and evaluates the process of knowledge transfer in construction projects. Due to the highly competitive nature of business environments, knowledge transfer between organisations has become increasingly popular in recent years. However, although organisations can realise remarkable benefits by transferring knowledge from one unit to another, successful knowledge transfer can be difficult to achieve. The discussions presented in the paper are mainly based on findings of two case studies. The two cases were selected from Private Finance Initiative (PFI) projects in the UK. According to the case study findings, different stages of a knowledge transfer process can be overlapped, omitted, repeated as well as intermitted and then restarted. One of the significant findings of the case studies was the role of the "knowledge mediator". In selected case studies, there were external consultants and expert staff in the form of knowledge mediators. The importance of their roles was frequently highlighted by the interview participants. They were not only facilitating the close liaison between the knowledge source and the receiver, but also their role was strongly associated with practices of translation and interpretation. This combined role of mediator/translator, therefore, appears to be particularly significant for inter-organisational knowledge transfer in PFI projects.

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