An Ontological Representation of Competencies as Codified Knowledge

2011 ◽  
pp. 104-117
Author(s):  
Salvador Sanchez-Alonso ◽  
Dirk Frosch-Wilke
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Recent Work ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Explicit Description ◽  
Codified Knowledge ◽  
Production Of Knowledge ◽  
Lifecycle Model ◽  
Comprehensive Framework

In current organizations, the models of knowledge creation include specific processes and elements that drive the production of knowledge aimed at satisfying organizational objectives. The knowledge life cycle (KLC) model of the Knowledge Management Consortium International (KMCI) provides a comprehensive framework for situating competencies as part of the organizational context. Recent work on the use of ontologies for the explicit description of competency-related terms and relations can be used as the basis for a study on the ontological representation of competencies as codified knowledge, situating those definitions in the KMCI lifecycle model. In this chapter, we discuss the similarities between the life cycle of knowledge management (KM) and the processes in which competencies are identified and assessed. The concept of competency, as well as the standard definitions for this term that coexist nowadays, will then be connected to existing KLC models in order to provide a more comprehensive framework for competency management in a wider KM framework. This paper also depicts the framework’s integration into the KLC of the KMCI in the form of ontological definitions.

An Ontological Representation of Competencies as Codified Knowledge

2007 ◽  
pp. 169-184
Author(s):  
Salvador Sanchez-Alonso ◽  
Dirk Frosch-Wilke
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Recent Work ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Explicit Description ◽  
Codified Knowledge ◽  
Production Of Knowledge ◽  
Lifecycle Model ◽  
Comprehensive Framework

In current organizations, the models of knowledge creation include specific processes and elements that drive the production of knowledge aimed at satisfying organizational objectives. The Knowledge Life Cycle (KLC) model of the Knowledge Management Consortium International (KMCI) provides a comprehensive framework for situating competencies as part of the organizational context. Recent work on the use of ontologies for the explicit description of competency-related terms and relations can be used as the basis for an study on the ontological representation of competencies as codified knowledge, situating those definitions in the KMCI lifecycle model. In this paper, we discuss about the similarities between the life cycle of KM and the processes in which competencies are identified and assessed. The concept of competency, as well as the standard definitions for this term that coexist nowadays, will then be connected to existing KLC models in order to provide a more comprehensive framework for competency management in a wider KM framework. This paper also depicts the framework’s integration into the KLC of the KMCI in the form of ontological definitions.

scholarly journals The Framework of Knowledge Creation for Online Learning Environments

2004 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsiu-Mei Huang ◽  
Shu-Sheng Liaw
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Online Learning Environments ◽  
Codified Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Management Practices

Abstract: In today’s competitive global economy characterized by knowledge acquisition, the concept of knowledge management has become increasingly prevalent in academic and business practices. Knowledge creation is an important factor and remains a source of competitive advantage over knowledge management. Information technology facilitates knowledge management practices by disseminating knowledge and making codified knowledge retrievable. Thus, this paper proposes a framework of knowledge creation in online learning environments. In addition, the features and issues of knowledge creation in these environments are discussed.

Sharing Knowledge across Boundaries

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudio U. Ciborra ◽  
Rafael Andreu
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Transfer Processes ◽  
Knowledge Processes ◽  
Organizational Knowledge Creation ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
Use Of Knowledge

Practical solutions concerning the strategic use of knowledge and its management depend upon the relevant organizational context. By applying the ‘learning ladder’ model (i.e. a compact way of describing the unfolding of multiple organizational knowledge creation, transformation and transfer processes), three different contexts are explored. First, the single firm is considered and the governance of its internal knowledge processes performed according to the tenets of the resource-based view of strategy. Second, the boundaries of the single firm are crossed and the characteristics of the processes of knowledge transfer and production between allied firms are considered. Finally, emerging features of how knowledge is managed among a large number of interdependent organizations and individuals are explored with reference to the case of open source software. The latter context highlights behaviours that seem, in a sense, at odds with the traditional principles of knowledge management. This is puzzling: conventional strategic and knowledge management frameworks break down precisely when dealing with the case of highly distributed, knowledge intensive businesses.

scholarly journals A Comprehensive Framework for Standardising System Boundary Definition in Life Cycle Energy Assessments

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 230
Author(s):  
Hossein Omrany ◽  
Veronica Soebarto ◽  
Jian Zuo ◽  
Ruidong Chang
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Embodied Energy ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
System Boundary ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Energy Assessment ◽  
Boundary Definition ◽  
Comprehensive Framework

This paper aims to propose a comprehensive framework for a clear description of system boundary conditions in life cycle energy assessment (LCEA) analysis in order to promote the incorporation of embodied energy impacts into building energy-efficiency regulations (BEERs). The proposed framework was developed based on an extensive review of 66 studies representing 243 case studies in over 15 countries. The framework consists of six distinctive dimensions, i.e., temporal, physical, methodological, hypothetical, spatial, and functional. These dimensions encapsulate 15 components collectively. The proposed framework possesses two key characteristics; first, its application facilitates defining the conditions of a system boundary within a transparent context. This consequently leads to increasing reliability of obtained LCEA results for decision-making purposes since any particular conditions (e.g., truncation or assumption) considered in establishing the boundaries of a system under study can be revealed. Second, the use of a framework can also provide a meaningful basis for cross comparing cases within a global context. This characteristic can further result in identifying best practices for the design of buildings with low life cycle energy use performance. Furthermore, this paper applies the proposed framework to analyse the LCEA performance of a case study in Adelaide, Australia. Thereafter, the framework is utilised to cross compare the achieved LCEA results with a case study retrieved from literature in order to demonstrate the framework’s capacity for cross comparison. The results indicate the capability of the framework for maintaining transparency in establishing a system boundary in an LCEA analysis, as well as a standardised basis for cross comparing cases. This study also offers recommendations for policy makers in the building sector to incorporate embodied energy into BEERs.

INSTANCE MIGRATION BETWEEN ONTOLOGIES HAVING STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCES

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (06) ◽  
pp. 1127-1156 ◽  
Author(s):  
MAXIM DAVIDOVSKY ◽  
VADIM ERMOLAYEV ◽  
VYACHESLAV TOLOK
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Software Framework ◽  
Ontology Alignment ◽  
Transformation Rules ◽  
Structural Differences ◽  
Prototype Software ◽  
Descriptive Theories ◽  
Future Work

Ontology instance migration is one of the complex and not fully solved problems in knowledge management. A solution is required when the ontology schema evolves in the life cycle and the assertions have to be transferred to the newer version. The problem may become more complex in distributed settings when, for example, several autonomous software entities use and exchange partial assertional knowledge in a domain that is formalized by different though semantically overlapping descriptive theories. Such an exchange is essentially the migration of the assertional part of an ontology to other ontologies belonging to or used by different entities. The paper presents our method and tool for migrating instances between the ontologies that have structurally different but semantically overlapping schemas. The approach is based on the use of the manually coded transformation rules describing the changes between the input and the output ontologies. The tool is implemented as a plug-in for the ProjectNavigator prototype software framework. The article also reports the results of our three evaluation experiments. In these experiments we evaluated the degree of complexity in the structural changes to which our approach remains valid. We also chose the ontology sets in one of the experiments to make the results comparable with the ontology alignment software. Finally we checked how well our approach scales with the increase of the quantity of the migrated ontology instances to the numbers that are characteristic to industrial ontologies. In our opinion the evaluation results are satisfactory and suggest some directions for the future work.

Reformulation of the Family Life-Cycle Concept: Implications for Residential Mobility

1980 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1103-1118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare M Stapleton
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Residential Mobility ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Life Cycle Model ◽  
Cycle Model ◽  
Social Science Theory ◽  
Science Theory ◽  
The Family ◽  
Comprehensive Framework ◽  
And Behavior

The conventional concept of linear progression through a traditional life cycle underlies much of social science theory. The utility of retaining the traditional life-cycle framework has declined rapidly as patterns of family and nonfamily structure and behavior have become more diversified. A more comprehensive framework which encompasses these new household types is suggested. The utility of this expanded life-cycle model is explored, with particular reference to single-headed family households and primary households.

Issues in Product Life Cycle Engineering Analysis

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. Lee ◽  
Michel A. Melkanoff
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Life Cycle Analysis ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Engineering Analysis ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Product Life ◽  
Life Cycle Engineering

Abstract Traditional engineering analysis of product designs has focused primarily on a product’s operational performance without considering costs of manufacturing and other stages downstream from design. In contrast, life cycle analysis of a product during its initial development can play a crucial role in determining the product’s overall life cycle cost and useful life span. This paper examines product life cycle engineering analysis - measurement of product operational performance in a life cycle context. Life cycle engineering analysis is thus considered both as an extension of traditional engineering analysis methods and as a subset of a total product life cycle analysis. The issues critical to life cycle engineering analysis are defined and include product life cycle data modeling and analysis, analysis tools and their performance regimes, performance tradeoff measurement and problems of life cycle engineering analysis in an organizational context. Recommendations are provided for future research directions into life cycle engineering analysis in the context of integration architectures for concurrent engineering.

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