Trust in Knowledge-Based Organizations

2005 ◽  
pp. 2892-2896
Author(s):  
Maija-Leena Huotari ◽  
Mirja Iivonen
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Economic Globalization ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Positive Aspect ◽  
Knowledge Based

The knowledge-based society of the 21st century is characterized by knowledge generation as the primary source of wealth and social well-being. As partly intangible in nature, increased understanding of knowledge and information as a resource is critical (Sveiby, 1996; Teece, 1998). Such intangibles are gradually replacing traditional elements of power in states (Rosecrance, 1999), also emphasizing the role of trust in the positive aspect of economic globalization.

Managing Knowledge-Based Organizations Through Trust

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maija-Leena Huotari ◽  
Mirja Iivonen
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Organizational Development ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Shared Meanings ◽  
Organizational Behaviour ◽  
Knowledge Based

This chapter provides a comprehensive basis for understanding the role of trust in knowledge management and systems in organizations. The point of departure is the resource and knowledge-based theories of an enterprise that place knowledge generation as the primary source of wealth and social well-being. The authors show the crucial role of the intangible factors of trust, knowledge and information as related to the social capital and the development of the intellectual capital of an organization. The multidisciplinary nature of the concept of knowledge management and of trust is examined by a thorough review of literature. Trust is seen as a situational and contextual phenomena whose impact on the development of an organizational culture and climate and on success with collaborating is explored as related to the relational, cognitive and structural dimensions of social capital. The overall aim is to sustain strategic capability in the networked mode of performing. The importance of normative trust, shared values and shared meanings is stressed as a frame of reference to organizational behaviour and in communities of practice, but also the role of swift trust is highlighted. The authors provide ideas for empirical research to develop theory of the strategic management of knowledge and information and outline implications for practices for the organizational development.

scholarly journals Entering Global Knowledge Society: Role of Education

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivo Slaus
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Global Education ◽  
Obstet Gynecol ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Holistic Approaches ◽  
Contemporary Education

ABSTRACT We discuss the role of global education in the 21st century for a changing human being and for a rapidly changing world in order of achieving global knowledge-based society. It is shown that contemporary education has to encompass specialized, disciplinary education and paradigmatically different holistic approaches, and that the universities have a mission and a responsibility which goes far beyond the task of providing industry with efficient employees, marketable ideas or sciencebased solutions. Their mission is to produce mature, independent, critical and responsible personalities, who are not tools in anybody's service. How to cite this article Slaus I. Entering Global Knowledge Society: Role of Education. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2013;7(3):239-247.

scholarly journals Postcolonialism, Islamophobia and Inserting Islam Facts in African-American Fiction: Umm Zakiyyah’s If I Should Speak

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (Special Issue) ◽  
pp. 1-33
Author(s):  
Nadira Brioua
Keyword(s):  
Primary Source ◽  
American Fiction ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The World ◽  
Critical Materials ◽  
Do So

Islam has been growing quickly in the world, yet it is a predominately misunderstood religion. Othering Islam through media propaganda and western writings, and mis associating it with some assumptions are still rampant. Thus, the researcher attempts at showing these assumptions stereotypical prejudgments of Islam and Muslims that are commonly associated with Western assumptions resulted in Islamophobia and exploring the role of counter-discourses in contemporary Black-American Fiction by analyzing Umm Zakiyyah’s If I Should Speak and showing to what extents the novel has an important role in correcting assumptions and narrating the Islamic facts. Thus, this article highlights Umm Zakiyyah’s narrative of Islam’s truth within its historical sources the Qur’an and the Sunnah. The paper analyses Umm Zakiyyah’s reconsideration of Islam’s truth, by focusing on the meaning of Islam and being a Muslim. To do so, this qualitative and non-empirical research is conducted in a descriptive-theoretical analysis, using the selected novel as a primary source and library and online critical materials, such as books and journal articles, as secondary references. Based on the analysis, it is found that Umm Zakiyyah narrates Islam and Muslims to counter the West’s negative view on Islam. Furthermore, based on the story, the power of Muslim self-identification within the historical transparent knowledge based on the Quran’s perspectives leads to the conversion of Tamika Douglass, proving that Islam can be perceived positively by non-Muslims; in this case, it is represented within its subjectivity. It is found that the novel can be a tool of Islamic da’wah [call for the faith]. Hence, the Muslim writers and novelists should write to solve the challenges facing Muslims and the Ummah by Islamizing English fiction.

scholarly journals Role of innovations and knowledge – infrastructure and institutions

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 7-10
Author(s):  
András Nábrádi
Keyword(s):  
National Income ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Infrastructure ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
Long Run ◽  
European Institute ◽  
Innovation And Technology ◽  
Capital Development

There is a well known saying: Research converts money into knowledge, innovation converts knowledge into money. The knowledge-based economy has four pillars: innovation, education, the economic and institutional regime, and information infrastructure. Transformation towards a knowledge-based economy will necessarily shift the proportion and growth of national income derived from knowledge-based industries, the percentage of the workforce employed in knowledge-based jobs and the ratio of firms using technology to innovate. Progress towards a knowledge-based economy will be driven by four elements: human capital development, knowledge generation and exploitation (R&D), knowledge infrastructure. Increased investment in these four areas will certainly have an impact. National experience, however, suggests that an incremental approach will not work. Nations that have achieved accelerated growth in outputs and capabilities have acted decisively, targeting investments in areas of strategic opportunity. The organizational and infrastructural improvement of research requires supranational cooperation and the promotion of the free movement of knowledge. Therefore, the EU decision on the establishment of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), which ensures that the GDP proportion for research and development (R&D) shall achieve 3% stipulated by member states in the long run, is particularly welcome.

At What Cost

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Freudenberg
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Premature Death ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Modern Capitalism ◽  
Financial Speculation ◽  
Human Costs ◽  
Corporate Profits ◽  
Changing Role

Every day people decide what to eat, how to educate their children, where to find health care, and how to connect to others. For many, freely choosing a lifestyle defines the American dream. But in the 21st century, these choices are increasingly constructed by corporations and designed not to promote well-being, happiness, and planetary health, but to increase corporate profits and power. As a result, the decisions that corporations encourage individuals to make can lead to premature death, illness, or psychological distress as well as environmental pollution and social conflict. At What Cost: Modern Capitalism and the Future of Health maps the landscape of the changing role of capitalism in shaping health in America, documenting the human costs of the dominant political and economic system. It describes how globalization, financial speculation, monopoly concentration, and business control of science and technology have enhanced the ability of corporations and their allies to overwhelm influences of government, family, and community. It analyses how 21st-century capitalism structures the choices that affect the well-being of individuals, families, communities, and the planet. The book also explores how people, governments, civil society, and social movements are challenging corporate domination and forging alternative paths to a healthier, more sustainable world. While other books have explored pieces of this story, At What Cost offers a comprehensive analysis of the health consequences of modern capitalism. It provides citizens, parents, activists, scholars, and policy makers with the evidence they need to construct a better world for current and future generations.

scholarly journals The Role of Universities in the Knowledge based Society

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 227-232
Author(s):  
Andreea Simina Răulea ◽  
Constantin Oprean ◽  
Mihail Aurel Ţîţu
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The People ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
Clear Idea

Abstract As a concept, knowledge covers vast ground and has multiple meanings. In the present day, it is frequently encountered through the term ‘knowledge economy,’ which is usually used to refer to the importance of knowledge as a contemporary commodity. Public awareness of the importance of intellectual property in the information age is essential to the successful implementation and growth of the knowledge economy. Most people do not have a very clear idea about the role of intellectual property in encouraging creativity and the importance to our economic well-being. While it is necessary to increase public awareness in this area, it will not be easy. Intellectual property is typically perceived as being incomprehensible because just a little part of the people has education in this field. IP education means the skills and competences that young people can be expected to acquire in the classroom that enable them to become familiar with intellectual property, understand its potential to generate income and economic growth and lead them to respect IP rights. This paper will present the role that universities play in the development of the knowledge based economy and the need to have more educational programs in this field.

scholarly journals ABOUT THE SCHOOL AND THE STUDENT-TEACHER RELATIONSHIP IN THE 21ST CENTURY: SOME PERSPECTIVES AND CHALLENGES

2018 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 422-424
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Tłuściak-Deliowska
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Student Teacher Relationship ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
Constant Change ◽  
The Face ◽  
Rapid Pace

Contemporaneity, defined as post-modernity, is a stage of civilization changes, which in its nature entails changes in the sphere of didactic and educational thinking and practice. The rapid pace of social change, shaping new interpersonal relationships, progressive axiological chaos, enforce a kind of revision of views on the school as a place and the role of the teacher in it. Over the past several decades, throughout the world we have been observing the role of education, which is increasingly seen as a factor affecting, to a large extent, the well-being, development and quality of life of citizens and the economic progress of the countries. One can also suppose that this process will shape the face of future times to an even greater extent. The persons responsible for the organization of education are therefore wondering what education will be most useful to young people in the future. Attempts are made to identify certain key competences for the 21st century. According to the position of some people, any planning and anticipation of such a rapidly changing reality is impossible because the effects of various phenomena that already exist and inventions that are just emerging will be so great that the forecasts themselves do not make sense. On the other hand, “somehow” we have to find ourselves in this reality. And this uncertainty and variability, which, paradoxically, is certain, becomes the anchor point. From this emerges the task of preparing to cope with the uncertainty and changeability that can be met. The aim is to prepare the young generation to live in a world of constant change and to cope with what is unpredictable. Substantially, the task of the 21st century school seems to be double: prepare the young generation to live here and now and to live in a different, ever-changing reality. Is it possible?

scholarly journals Psychological Well-Being among Public and Private Undertakings in Aligarh

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saqib Bashir ◽  
Prof. Abu Sufiyan Zilli
Keyword(s):  
Personal Growth ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Aspect ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Effective Performance ◽  
Self Acceptance

The aim of this study was to compare the psychological well-being of public and private undertakings in Aligarh. The sample consisted of 100 participants including 50 each from public and private undertakings. Psychological well-being is a positive aspect that is present in every individual in varying degree& it is very important to measure psychological well-being among public & private sector due to its role of productivity in each sector. Psychological well Being is an important aspect for effective performance in each undertaking sector, as it determines the internal feelings to persuade the external actions .Low psychological well-being is obvious to effect any domain of our life may it be academic  or  work life. 42 item versions Psychological well being scale by Carol ryff was used to collect the data from different private & public undertakings in Aligarh. This scale consist of six dimensions namely Autonomy, Environmental Mastery, Personal Growth, Positive Relationship, Purpose in Life, Self-Acceptance. Mean, Standard Deviation and t-test were applied for analysis of data. The findings of this study revealed that over all psychological well-being of public undertakings is higher than private undertakings. Significant difference of overall psychological well-being was found between public and private undertakings in Aligarh .Furthermore, significant difference was found on all above mentioned dimensions of psychological well-being except autonomy and self-acceptance.

Productive Role of Material Resources in the System of Ensuring the Life and Well-Being of the Population

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-11
Author(s):  
V. Babanov
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
International Development ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Unique Property ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
Productive Factor ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Productive Role

The article considers the role of material resources as a productive factor in the system of national and international development goals and ensuring the life and well-being of the population. Material resources, as a substance derived from natural resources, have a unique property of accumulating all the components of utility, the primary source of which is nature and which is further transformed in productive processes into products useful to people, necessary for their life and growth of well-being.

The future role of psychiatrists in Europe in the light of the European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
J. M. Caldas de Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Specific Content ◽  
Future Role ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
The Future ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
The Eu

SummaryThe European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being, launched in 2008, expresses a commitment of the EU and Member States to implement a mental health strategy in Europe. Recognizing that the level of mental health and well-being in the population is a key resource for the success of the EU as a knowledge-based society and economy, the Pact concludes that action for mental health and well-being at EU-level needs to be developed by involving policy makers and all relevant stakeholders. Given the specific content of their discipline and the prestige they have in our societies, psychiatrists will certainly have a key role in the development of the strategies proposed by the Pact. The purpose of this paper is to review the background, objectives and outcomes of the European Pact for Mental Health and Well-being, and reflect on the future role of psychiatrists in the light of its implementation.

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