Examining Tacit Knowledge Acquisition and Opportunity Recognition in International Buyer-Supplier Collaborations

2016 ◽  
pp. 58-75
Author(s):  
Norsafinas Md. Saad ◽  
Mohd. Haniff Jedin
Keyword(s):  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Training ◽  
Future Business ◽  
Foreign Buyer

The purpose of this chapter is to provide initial understanding of how tacit knowledge and potential business opportunities can be generated in international buyer-supplier collaboration. Working jointly with a foreign buyer allows Malaysian manufacturing suppliers to upgrade their capabilities and competitive advantage as the buyer will often provide assistance in various forms ranging from setting up quality standard for product and delivery, to providing technical support and training, to assisting with innovation and finally to helping the supplier detect future business opportunities through the buyer's networks. This can only be achieved when the suppliers are open to such opportunities to acquire tacit knowledge since absorbing newly transferred knowledge and skills evidently requires several learning processes and relationship development. The impact of accumulating the knowledge, expertise and experience gained from the relationship with a foreign buyer will subsequently lead to the acquisition of tacit knowledge and recognition of new opportunities by the Malaysian manufacturing suppliers.

Examining Tacit Knowledge Acquisition and Opportunity Recognition in International Buyer-Supplier Collaborations

2016 ◽  
pp. 93-110
Author(s):  
Norsafinas Md. Saad ◽  
Mohd. Haniff Jedin
Keyword(s):  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Training ◽  
Future Business ◽  
Foreign Buyer

The purpose of this chapter is to provide initial understanding of how tacit knowledge and potential business opportunities can be generated in international buyer-supplier collaboration. Working jointly with a foreign buyer allows Malaysian manufacturing suppliers to upgrade their capabilities and competitive advantage as the buyer will often provide assistance in various forms ranging from setting up quality standard for product and delivery, to providing technical support and training, to assisting with innovation and finally to helping the supplier detect future business opportunities through the buyer's networks. This can only be achieved when the suppliers are open to such opportunities to acquire tacit knowledge since absorbing newly transferred knowledge and skills evidently requires several learning processes and relationship development. The impact of accumulating the knowledge, expertise and experience gained from the relationship with a foreign buyer will subsequently lead to the acquisition of tacit knowledge and recognition of new opportunities by the Malaysian manufacturing suppliers.

The impact of psychological safety on transformative learning in the workplace: a quantitative study

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 533-547
Author(s):  
Chang-kyu Kwon ◽  
Seung-hyun Han ◽  
Aliki Nicolaides
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Psychological Safety ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Specific Practice ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of psychological safety on transformative learning in the workplace. This study focused on psychological safety as a specific practice that may or may not independently contribute to transformative learning outcomes. Design/methodology/approach Data was gathered from 132 employees in one US manufacturing company through a survey asking about the perception of psychological safety and the experience of transformative learning. A mediation analysis was conducted to test the effects of transformative learning processes – social support, attitude toward uncertainty and criticality – on the relationship between psychological safety and transformative learning outcomes. Findings The results of this study showed that psychological safety led to transformative learning outcomes mediated by transformative learning processes including social support, attitude toward uncertainty and criticality. Originality/value Existing literature reveals little about the mechanism of how transformative learning occurs in the workplace. This study contributes to the field of human resource development by explaining the relationship between psychological safety and transformative learning, as well as first attempting to use transformative learning as a viable construct in workplace research.

The Impact of IT Personnel Skills on IS Infrastructure and Competitive IS

2011 ◽  
pp. 63-91
Author(s):  
Terry A. Byrd ◽  
Bruce R. Lewis ◽  
Douglas E. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Canonical Correlation ◽  
Statistical Technique ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Managerial Skills ◽  
Strategic Value ◽  
Value Of It ◽  
The Impact ◽  
It Personnel ◽  
The Relationship

The knowledge and skills of information technology (IT) personnel have become of critical importance as the strategic value of IT in modern organizations has become apparent. In addition to technical skills traditionally expected of IT personnel, organizational, functional, and managerial skills have been increasingly cited as mandatory for these employees. This paper used a well-accepted typology of IT personnel knowledge and skills, and investigated its relationship to desirable technological traits in organizations and to technological variables that have been closely aligned to competitive advantage in organizations. This exploratory examination used the statistical technique of canonical correlation analysis to investigate the relationship between IT personnel knowledge and skills and the flexibility of information systems (IS) infrastructure. Additionally, the same technique was used to test the relationship between the knowledge and skills of these personnel and measures of IT contribution to competitive advantage. In both cases, the relationships were significant and positive. Implications of these findings and a call for further research into the strategic value of IT personnel knowledge and skills are discussed.

scholarly journals Australian prison vocational education and training and returns to custody among male and female ex-prisoners: A cross-jurisdictional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesse Cale ◽  
Andrew Day ◽  
Sharon Casey ◽  
David Bright ◽  
Jo Wodak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Prisoners ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Training

The current study examined the impact of vocational education and training in the custody setting on returns to custody among Australian adult prisoners from selected jurisdictions. Vocational education and training, education, and behavioural change programme participation in custody and demographic and risk assessment data were provided by correctional services in four Australian states for 10,834 Australian prisoners released from custody in 2010–2011. This information was used to predict returns to custody by 2015–2016. Overall, the results showed that participating in vocational education and training in custody contributed to the likelihood of remaining custody free at two and five years post-release for both male and female prisoners. However, for males the relationship was moderated by risk level. These findings are discussed in the context of developing vocational education and training in prison settings to address the specific needs of individuals and expectation of the wider community.

scholarly journals The impact of project-based organization on competence management practices

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-191
Author(s):  
Mohamed Ali Hedhili ◽  
Sami Boudabbous
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Career Management ◽  
Central Question ◽  
Competence Management ◽  
Training Compensation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Training

The present article aimed at studying the relationship between project-based organization and competence management practices (recruitment, assessment, training, compensation and career management). The central question of our research is formulated as follows: To what extent does project-based organization influence competence management practices? To answer this question, we adopted a quantitative study. A total of 156 Tunisian project managers participated in our survey. We tested our hypotheses through a linear regression analysis. The results show that the majority of competence management practices, namely recruitment, evaluation and training, are more relevant to project-based organizations and thus the three first hypotheses are confirmed. However, other practices, like remuneration and career management, are insensitive to project activities.

scholarly journals Current trends in the training of elite judo athletes

2021 ◽  
pp. 254-264
Keyword(s):  
Physical Training ◽  
Sports Activity ◽  
Sports Clubs ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Competitive Activity ◽  
Judo Athletes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Training

Abstract. Studies on the training of elite judo athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic are indispensable, in the context of observing the necessary measures and their influence on the training components to solve the specific demands of competitive activity. Similar research is being conducted in various countries to determine the impact of the pandemic on the training of judo athletes. This research aims to identify the most efficient means and methods of training and assessment in orderto remodel them. The focus is on establishing the main adaptation criteria regarding the way of conducting judo competitions in pandemic conditions, as well as the structure of the fight and its effects on technical, tactical, psychomotor and physical training. Results are statistically processed, interpreted in relation to similar studies and graphically represented. Research participants are elite judo athletes of both genders from different sports clubs, competing in the 2020-2021 Romanian National Judo Championship. The data highlight the characteristics of the fight structure, the actual combat time related to weight divisions, the efficiency of various techniques and the technical and tactical model, the penalties and the relationship with physical training. Determining the effects induced by the new pandemic conditions and training remodelling allow coaches, athletes and methodologists to effectively intervene on the use of material resources, means and methods of training and participation in competition. Conclusions are drawn regarding the characteristics of current competitions and the cause-effect relationship with the selection and training of elite judo athletes in the pandemic context of sports activity.

scholarly journals Paramedic Practice – Knowledge Invested in Action

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Wyatt
Keyword(s):  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Clinical Judgments ◽  
Tacit Knowing ◽  
Knowing That ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Practice Knowledge ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Training

The ability of expert practitioners to make sound judgments when faced with non-routine situations calls on a form of tacit knowing that has been loosely branded as ‘intuition’, a ‘sixth sense’, or ‘gut feeling’. The development of tacit knowledge is associated with nonformal learning that occurs in the context of the workplace; however, the elusive nature of this phenomenon has served to hamper research efforts. The focus has therefore shifted away from tacit knowledge toward the more observable concept of ‘judgment’. Paramedics are called to make clinical judgments as part of their everyday practice, often unaware of the basis behind these judgments. This case study examines the source of knowledge drawn on by experienced paramedics when making judgments, especially when faced with situations they have not previously encountered, and proposes how new knowledge and meaning is constructed through such involvements. A better understanding of the relationship between knowing and judgment, and how they are developed, will have future implications for the provision of ongoing education and training programs for paramedics.

scholarly journals Are ICTs Prerequisites for the Eradication of Poverty?

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 283-294
Author(s):  
H P P Lötter
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

I provide a philosophical analysis of the claim that ICTs are necessary preconditions for the eradication of poverty. What are the links between information and communication technologies (ICTs) and poverty? I first define technology and then give a brief depiction of ICTs. Thereafter I define poverty and give a brief expla-nation of its context and causes. Next I discuss the relationship between poverty and ICTs in three paradigm cases: [i] the role of ICTs in poor societies, [ii] the effect of poor ICT knowledge and skill of individuals in highly developed technological societies, and [iii] the impact of impoverished ICT knowledge and skills on the rich, powerful, and intelligent ones in society. I propose a procedure for decision making about the appropria-tion of ICTs by individuals and societies. I assess the claim that both access to ICTs and effective use of them are preconditions for the eradication of poverty.

scholarly journals Organizational Learning Processes as predecessor of Organizational Effectiveness : Conditional Process Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 132-136
Author(s):  
Syed Hussain Mustafa Gillani ◽  
Malkah Noor Kiani
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Organizational Effectiveness ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Process Analysis ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
Telecom Sector ◽  
Conditional Process Analysis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Organizational learning processes are considered to be on of the vital predecures for creation of new products and services or bringing newness in existing ones (Khoshkhoo and Nadalipour, 2016). Operationalization of organizational learning has been one of the well dicussed area of many researchers but still operationalization of organizational leaning processes need attention of researchers (Argote, 2012). This research has enhanced the dimesnions of organizational learning processes by incorporating cogntive and behavioral changes as new dimensions. Telecome sctor of pakstan is one of the most competitive sector and learning is the only survival for them to be effective (PTA, 2017). therefore, this study has empricially checked the impact of organizational learning processess on organizational effectiveness in presence of moderator and mediatior in telecom sector of Pakistan as it is highlighted by researcher to explore the relationship in presence of mediator and modertor (Ugurlu and Kurt, 2016; Said, 2016). Results revealed that organizational learnig procesess with enhanced dimesions has sgnificant direct and indirect effect on organizational effectivness through mediation of organizational innovation and moderation of work attiude of employees among telecom sector of Pakistan.

scholarly journals Work force retention: Role of work environment, organization commitment, supervisor support and training & development in ceramic sanitary ware industries in India

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umamaheswari S ◽  
Jayasree Krishnan
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Supervisor Support ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Sanitary Ware ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Organization Commitment ◽  
Ceramic Sanitary Ware ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Training

Purpose: Although retention of employees has become hot topic in this career turbulent era, practically no empirical research is carried out in the fast growing ceramic sector till now and this research fills the gap in the literature. The literatures surveys reported that organization commitment is an important determinant of retention and work environment, supervisor support and training and development are the most relevant antecedents increasing commitment towards organization. This paper examines the impact of the above factors over organization commitment and explores the effects of organization commitment on retention, and verifies the mediating effect of organization commitment on the relationship between proposed factors and retention.Design/methodology/approach: A survey was completed by 416 employees working in five ceramic sanitary ware factories located at different places in India. Questionnaire consisting of items adopted from previous researches were used to collect data. The selection of respondents was based on the simple random sampling.Findings: Findings reveals that organization commitment influences retention and all the above factors enhances it. Moreover organization commitment partially mediates the relationship between proposed factors and retention. However multiple regression analysis indicated that training and development did not have any notable   influence on retention.Limitations: This study was conducted in a particular country and also in a particular sector of manufacturing industry, which limits generalization .Possibility of bias towards their organization and assumption that respondents know about their organization are other limitations.Implications: This paper offers recommendations to HR(Human resource) managers that they should extend their support to work environment, supervisor support and training and development in order to generate better relationship with employees and to reduce their likelihood of leaving the company.Originality/value: This article makes significant contribution to most turnover prone Indian environment, highlighting the important factors to be given priority for employee’s retention.

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