scholarly journals Organisational and Personal Values Impact on Knowledge Transfer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Dany A. Hovinga
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Knowledge Repositories ◽  
Knowledge Asset ◽  
Employee Values ◽  
Organisational Values ◽  
Asset Creation

<p>This case study research showed that employees’ values were having a greater impact on the transfer of knowledge than those of the organisation. The result was due to limitations faced by employees in adopting organisational values. Semi-structured interviews were carried out to discover employee values and knowledge asset creation behaviours. The interviewees faced difficulties with the organisations knowledge repositories available. The transfer of knowledge was limited within the organisation, which hindered knowledge creation and the interviewees relied on their own values to provide direction to their knowledge actions.</p>

scholarly journals Organisational and Personal Values Impact on Knowledge Transfer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Dany A. Hovinga
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Knowledge Repositories ◽  
Knowledge Asset ◽  
Employee Values ◽  
Organisational Values ◽  
Asset Creation

<p>This case study research showed that employees’ values were having a greater impact on the transfer of knowledge than those of the organisation. The result was due to limitations faced by employees in adopting organisational values. Semi-structured interviews were carried out to discover employee values and knowledge asset creation behaviours. The interviewees faced difficulties with the organisations knowledge repositories available. The transfer of knowledge was limited within the organisation, which hindered knowledge creation and the interviewees relied on their own values to provide direction to their knowledge actions.</p>

Management of Records in Adapted Buildings as Records Centres in Zimbabwe

Mousaion ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samson Mutsagondo ◽  
Getrude Maduyu ◽  
Godfrey Tsvuura
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Personal Observation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Professional Management ◽  
The Government

This paper discusses the challenges of records management that arise from the use of adapted buildings as records centres in Zimbabwe, despite the advantages of using such buildings. A qualitative research approach was used as well as a case study research design. Data were collected from seven officers of the Gweru Records Centre through semi-structured interviews. Personal observation was used to triangulate findings from interviews. It was found that the use of adapted buildings as records centres was a cheaper and quicker way of establishing records centres throughout the country. However, a number of preservation, security and management challenges cropped up as the conditions of the buildings and the environment of the adapted buildings were not conducive to the proper and professional management of records. This study is important in that it explores the prospects and challenges of using adapted buildings as records centres in Zimbabwe, an area that has not been researched by many authors. This provokes archival authorities and the government to seriously consider establishing purpose-built records and archival centres.

scholarly journals How Robot/human Orchestration Can Help in an HR Department: A Case Study From a Pilot Implementation

Organizacija ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 204-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalibor Šimek ◽  
Roman Šperka
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Multinational Company ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Service Orchestration ◽  
Study Research

Abstract Background and Purpose: Motivation of this research is to explore the current trend in automating the business processes through software robots (Robotic Process Automation – RPA) and its managing within enterprise environment where most of the processes are executed by human workforce. As the RPA technology expands the demand for its coordinating grows as well. The possible solution to this challenge is shown in case study research in form of implementing orchestration platform to a concrete business process of onboarding in HR department of a multinational company. The aim of this paper is to explore the phases and activities of the pilot project implementation of Robotic Service Orchestration (RSO) in combination with RPA technology and to assess the potential benefits. Design/Methodology/Approach: Case study research approach was selected to explore the research phenomena, which is the implementation of RSO platform in combination with RPA technology and assessing incoming benefits. The case is formed with 2 companies – (1) multinational company with ongoing effort of automating onboarding process, (2) technology and consulting company delivering the automation solution. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with respondents from two involved companies and by analysing internal documents. Results: The analysis of case provided in this paper revealed some key insights: (1) strategical position of RSO and tactical position of RPA towards the existing legacy systems, (2) need for increased focus on initial process modelling phase, (3) Application Programming Interface (API) integration is more viable solution for RPA, (4) the biggest benefit of RPA - its agility, (5) future potential of the RSO replacing the BPMS. Conclusions: First of all, there is a need of higher number of software robots adopted in a company before orchestration could pay off. On the other side, current Business Process Management Systems (BPMS) solutions don’t offer functionalities for managing human and software robots workforce altogether. RPA is expected to expand and without proper orchestration the effectivity will not grow constantly.

Relational influence on entrepreneurial orientation: an exploratory study of small religious enterprises in Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Silva Corrêa ◽  
Julio Araújo Carneiro-da-Cunha ◽  
Vânia Maria Jorge Nassif ◽  
Ernesto Michelangelo Giglio
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pentecostal Churches ◽  
Competitive Aggressiveness ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
Restricted Use

Purpose Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) is highly emerging in the management literature. However, recent studies highlight the necessity to associate with reflections on this theme, usually approached from an economic perspective, propositions also derived from relational approaches. This paper aims to investigate associations between EO and social networks, specifically about the still little explored relational coupling/decoupling theme. Design/methodology/approach This paper provides an empirical and qualitative study of religious entrepreneurs. A total of 18 pastors responsible for creating and leading independent neo-Pentecostal churches located in Belo Horizonte/Brazil, selected using the snowball technique, participated in this qualitative, case-study research. Two analysis categories guided data collection: pastors’ EO (behaviors suggestive of their innovativeness, proactivity, competitive aggressiveness, risk-taking and autonomy) and churches’ social framework (the resources and attributes that pastors obtain from their institutional structure). Findings The study concludes that pastors combine attributes representing their EO and their social structure in developing their religious endeavors. Research limitations/implications Among the limitations are the restricted use of semi-structured interviews as a data collection source and the absence of data proving the churches’ performance. Originality/value The paper contributes by showing that entrepreneurs can influence the structure of their networks by using EO; proving that networks influence pastors’ EO; revealing recursivity between EO and networks; emphasizing a relational dimension of the EO construct and presenting new theoretical propositions that can be explored and tested in future investigations.

Knowledge Asset Dynamics and Firm Performance

2011 ◽  
pp. 188-204
Author(s):  
Karim Moustaghfir
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Value Drivers ◽  
Continuous Innovation ◽  
Knowledge Asset ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Competitive Forces ◽  
Over Time

In an economy characterized by rapid change, continuous innovation and high intensity and dynamism of competition, the analysis of strategy and competitive advantage has shifted from the more aggregate competitive forces to the idea that firms are essentially different and compete on the basis of their specific physical, human and organizational resources. The key to this new view of the firm as a collection of resources both human and material is understanding the relationships between resources, capabilities, competitive advantage, and profitability, in particular, an understanding of the mechanisms through which competitive advantage can be sustained over time. Even if knowledge assets have been widely recognized as the firm’s main value drivers, little guidance is provided of how these unique attributes affect the firm’s profitability and its overall performance. Through a case study research in the IT sector, this chapter provides empirical evidence as regards such interdependencies and analyze the effects of knowledge asset dynamics on firm’s performance and value creation mechanisms.

scholarly journals Permanent health education based on research with professionals of a multidisciplinary residency program: case study

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristiane Trivisiol da Silva ◽  
Marlene Gomes Terra ◽  
Silviamar Camponogara ◽  
Maria Henriqueta Luce Kruse ◽  
Camila Castro Roso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Residency Program ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Systematic Observation ◽  
Clinical Practices ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis

This research aims to identify the perception of professional members of a multi-professional residency program on Permanent Health Education. It is a case study research using a qualitative approach, with sixteen members of a multi-professional residency program. The data were collected from January to May 2012, through semi-structured interviews, document analysis and systematic observation, and analyzed according to Thematic Content Analysis. Two categories were identified: Permanent Health Education establishing collective spaces of reflection of practices and Permanent Health Education that promotes integration between disciplines. The members of the multiprofessional residency team were found to be aware that permanent education permeates their training and enables reflection on their clinical practices and multidisciplinary action as producers of health actions.

scholarly journals Maintenance Efforts of Bali Culture and Language Through Local Content in Primary Schools

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Ketut Susiani
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Local Content ◽  
Research Procedure ◽  
Culture And Language

This study uses a qualitative case study approach, which is a study that aims to describe a condition that is happening in the real world. The research procedure adopted the case study research procedure by Yin which includes (1) design the case study protocol; (2) Conduct the case study; (3) Analyze case study evidence: and (4) Develop conclusions, recommendations, and implications based on the evidence. The subjects of this study were elementary school teachers and students, and school documents were examined related to the maintenance of Balinese culture and language through local content carried out in schools. The data collection technique was carried out by structured interviews using interview guidelines related to maintaining Balinese language culture and Balinese local content. Observations were made with a participatory observation approach, and documentation studies were carried out by collecting documents related to the maintenance of Balinese culture and Balinese language in schools. Qualitative data analysis techniques began with grouping data based on primary data sources and secondary data. The results of this study indicate that the application of local content in elementary schools is one of the contents that can be used in maintaining, preserving and preserving the Balinese language culture in schools. The results of surveys, observations and interviews at SD Buleleng indicate that the maintenance of Balinese culture and language has many weaknesses, seen from the use of local languages that are not used in communication and Balinese culture which is fading due to the influence of other cultures. This can be seen in the language used in schools not using Balinese in daily communication in the sense that many do not understand the meaning of the Balinese language used because SOR is Singgih Bahasa. The results of study have and important implication to the teaching learning contents of Balinese language in elementary school in Bali, Indoensia.

scholarly journals What Is Efficient Social Studies Instruction?

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Çiğdem Kan
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Social Studies Instruction ◽  
Academic Year

Effective social studies instruction should intend to train young individuals who are interested, are capable of participating in the learning process, are capable of utilizing technology, have a good memory, look forward to the future with confidence, and transfer the knowledge they acquire at school to daily life. The aim of the present research is to determine the problems experienced in the instruction of social studies course based on teacher views and the means for an efficient social studies instruction. Thus, the case study method, a qualitative research design, was employed in the present study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 teachers, employed in five middle schools in Elazığ province urban center, during the 2016-2017 academic year, and the data were analyzed with descriptive analysis. Thus, it was determined that the inadequacy of course hours and the redundancy and complexity of the topics were the main problems experienced in social studies courses and these were identified as the factors that led to the lack of student interest. According to the views of the teachers, efficient social studies instruction requires a focus on current issues, requires employment of available technologies, and should allow the individuals to transfer content knowledge to life. It is concluded that an efficient social studies instruction would be possible through the transfer of knowledge to real-life situations, the employment of technological tools, active student participation, the simplification and the elimination the discontinuities between textbook content.

scholarly journals Leadership Communication during Organizational Change: Internal Communication Strategy: A Case Study in Multinational Company Operating in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Agnetha Ophilia ◽  
Z. Hidayat
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Internal Communication ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Multinational Company ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Literature Study

This research discusses the phenomenon of organizational change or restructuring in a multinational company (PT. X) and how leaders in these organizations carry out communication strategies when conveying changes and messages to their employees regarding the rearrangement of organizational structures. What is the leader's role as a liaison or messenger for effective communication at the local level? This research is a qualitative case study research with descriptive research type, and data were obtained through in-depth interviews, researcher observation, and literature study. This case study's primary focus is to understand and describe the production and reception of messages towards organizational change and know the management and employee's perspective during changes communication through leaders. The semi-structured interviews were conducted to find out how communication deploys, and then the message of change can be accepted by employees.   Received: 21 October 2020 / Accepted: 23 December 2020 / Published: 5 March 2021

Analysis of inclusionary housing as an urban planning instrument of the North in the South: the context of Dhaka

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-27
Author(s):  
Kasphia Nahrin
Keyword(s):  
Housing Policy ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Housing Affordability ◽  
Capital City ◽  
The South ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Inclusionary Housing ◽  
The North

Abstract Many cities in the North are adopting an inclusionary housing policy in response to housing affordability and social inclusion, which is implemented in very few cities in the South. There is a research gap to determine the potential of this planning instrument in the fast growing cities in developing countries. This research reviews the possibility of implementing inclusionary housing policies there. This is case study research, which has selected Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, as a case study city. Data have been collected from both primary sources (site surveys and in-depth semi-structured interviews) and secondary sources. A qualitative thematic analysis has been performed. This research revealed that implementing inclusionary housing policy in Dhaka is currently challenging due to the lack of legal, financial and organisational capacity. However, this policy can be enabled through the revision of housing policy, the legal and institutional frameworks, financial mechanisms, the knowledge base, and finally through political will.

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