Intranet and Organizational Learning

In this article, we will, after reviewing the literature, analyze the cultural dimension of Intranets as knowledge management tools within organizations. Intranet is an Information Communication Technology (ICT) based upon the Internet (http:// www, TCP/IP) technology. The Intranet phenomenon has been introduced in the early 1990s by the idea that it can integrate all the computers, software and databases within a particular organization into a single system that enables employees to find and share all the information they need for their work (Bernard, 1997, Cortese, 1996). Intranets function as a Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) tool and are used as computing networks used for sharing organizational information. While Internet technology is leading, access is restricted exclusively to organizational members (by means of electronic firewalls). In a study to the role of Intranets in strategic management decisions, Curry and Stancich (2000) define Intranets as ‘…private computing networks, internal to an organization, allowing access only to authorized users’ (p. 250). The term private indicates that Intranet is a network that can be accessed only by members of a particular organization. The term network emphasizes the connection between computers that enables corporate communication. Intranets run on open but controlled networks that enable organization members to employ the same www servers and browsers, which are distributed over the local area network (LAN).

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Intranet and Organizational Learning

Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-573-3.ch040 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 305-310 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kees Boersma ◽

Sytze Kingma

Keyword(s):

Local Area Network ◽

Computer Mediated Communication ◽

Local Area ◽

Internet Technology ◽

Cultural Dimension ◽

Area Network ◽

Information Communication ◽

Mediated Communication ◽

Management Tools ◽

Computer Mediated

In this article, we will analyze the cultural dimension of intranets as knowledge management tools within organizations. An intranet is an information communication technology (ICT) based upon Internet technology (http://www, TCP/IP). The intranet phenomenon was introduced in the early 1990s following the idea that it can integrate all the computers, software, and databases within a particular organization into a single system that enables employees to find and share all the information they need for their work (Bernard, 1997; Cortese, 1996). Intranets function as a computer-mediated communication (CMC) tool and are used as computing networks used for sharing organizational information. While Internet technology is leading, access is restricted exclusively to organizational members (by means of electronic firewalls). In a study to the role of intranets in strategic management decisions, Curry and Stancich (2000) define Intranets as “…private computing networks, internal to an organization, allowing access only to authorized users” (p. 250). The term private indicates that an intranet is a network that can be accessed only by members of a particular organization. The term network emphasizes the connection between computers that enables corporate communication. Intranets run on open but controlled networks that enable organization members to employ the same WWW servers and browsers, which are distributed over the local area network (LAN).

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Working Anywhere and Working Anyhow?

Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development - Anywhere Working and the New Era of Telecommuting ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-2328-4.ch004 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 90-112

Author(s):

Alessandro Wärzner ◽

Martina Hartner-Tiefenthaler ◽

Sabine Theresia Koeszegi

Keyword(s):

Computer Mediated Communication ◽

Job Demands ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Analytical Framework ◽

Information Communication Technologies ◽

Information Communication ◽

Mediated Communication ◽

Communication Performance ◽

Computer Mediated ◽

The Impact

Working from anywhere relies heavily on information communication technologies (ICT). Scholars are increasingly utilizing a tension-based research lens to investigate organisational paradoxes which are rooted in opposite tendencies that might negate one another. Thus, computer-mediated communication can be both demanding and resourceful. The aim of this chapter is to present an analytical framework integrating three distinct but interrelated perspectives (task, medium and individual) to account for individuals' perceptions of job demands and job resources associated with the usage of ICT when working from anywhere. This chapter draws on insights from theories of media choice and communication performance, the self-determination theory and the job demands-resources model to better understand the impact of communication in the remote setting.

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Teaching Practicum Assessment Application

Handbook of Research on Diverse Teaching Strategies for the Technology-Rich Classroom - Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-0238-9.ch017 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 254-267

Author(s):

M. Noor Davids

Keyword(s):

Industrial Revolution ◽

Computer Mediated Communication ◽

Optimal Solution ◽

Dominant Mode ◽

Information Communication ◽

Mediated Communication ◽

Pedagogical Content ◽

Teaching Practicum ◽

Computer Mediated ◽

E Learning

This chapter reports on an ongoing case study that focuses on the development of a computer-mediated communication technological solution intended to assess the teaching practicum (TP). The context of this chapter is the TP module at an open distance e-learning (ODeL) university in South Africa. This university is faced with the demanding task of arranging mandatory supervisory visits for purposes of assessment, for more than 40,000 student teachers located both inside and outside of the country. The TP module forms a major part of a teaching qualification as it provides the pedagogical space for students to apply, integrate, and acquire various forms of knowledge. While the traditional “manual model” is still the dominant mode of assessment, at ODeL institutions, it holds grave limitations, leaving thousands of students unassessed which undermines the value of the qualification. Given that, we currently find ourselves in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, an information communication technology (ICT)-based response to this predicament arguably offers the most appropriate solution. Such a solution would however require innovative design, critical thinking, research, and funding. This chapter reports on the development of an ICT-based project on the verge of being piloted at the ODeL institution concerned, as well as contact institutions. Informed by a theoretical framework that draws on technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK), critical connectivity, and open source software (OSS), this chapter responds to the questions: “Why” would an ICT-based instrument offer an optimal solution to TP assessment? and “How” would an ICT-based application offer an optimal solution to the assessment of the TP module? After the first pilot cycle with the prototype application, improvements and refinements will be made before a second pilot run. The objective of this project is to produce a TP application to be used in both contact as well as in distant, remote, and real-time/delayed assessment.

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Patterns of Interactions in a Synchronous Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) Collaborative Activity in the Saudi EFL Context

Studies in English Language Teaching ◽

10.22158/selt.v5n2p307 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 307 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Muna Al-Mutairy ◽

Nadia Shukri

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Computer Mediated Communication ◽

Internet Technology ◽

Learning Collaborative ◽

Mediated Communication ◽

School Students ◽

Collaborative Activity ◽

Instructional Content ◽

Computer Mediated

This study explored patterns of interaction in a synchronous Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) collaborative activity in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) setting in the Saudi Arabian context. The study focused on the use of synchronous Chat in teaching and learning. Collaborative learning is considered to lead to a deeper level of learning, enhanced critical thinking, shared understanding and long-term recognition of the learned material. A qualitative approach was used in the data collection process. Participants were 20 high school students, native speakers of Arabic, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The study examined participants’ English usage in conversation, a quiz, and a discussion, all of which took place online, in a CMC format. There was also a paired work presentation of 25 minutes’ duration. Results revealed that CMC enabled learners to further their understanding of instructional content and to better apply what they had learned when they were placed in a group. The results from the online discussion showed that participants’ linguistic performance improved, including better utilization of words. Although grammatical usages lack certain accuracy, the use of CMC to a larger extent contributed to enhanced communication skills and autonomy. Based on the findings some suggestions and recommendations were provided as to aid teachers as well as students in implementing the Internet technology in EFL classrooms.

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Group Decision Making in Computer-Mediated Communication as Networked Communication

Handbook of Research on Global Information Technology Management in the Digital Economy ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-875-8.ch012 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 243-256 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Bolanle A. Olaniran

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Information Technologies ◽

Computer Mediated Communication ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Global Information ◽

Information Communication ◽

Mediated Communication ◽

Computer Mediated ◽

Decision Making Processes ◽

Coordination Tool

Networked communication is proliferating our world. The fact that global information communication technologies (ICTs) are becoming increasingly available is facilitating human computer interaction, which permeates the use of computer-mediated communication (CMC) in various organizations, groups, and interpersonal contexts. As a result, the issue facing today’s organizations is not whether to use global information technologies (GITs) in networked communication, but rather how to use them for effective functioning and as efficient coordination tool; especially how to incorporate GITs into the decision-making process. Consequently, this chapter examines the issues in designing CMC into group interactions and decision-making processes.

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Lexical trends in Facebook and Twitter texts of selected Nigerian Pentecostal churches: A stylistic inquiry

Semiotica ◽

10.1515/sem-2016-0197 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 (224) ◽

pp. 45-83

Author(s):

Lily Chimuanya ◽

Christopher Awonuga ◽

Innocent Chiluwa

Keyword(s):

New Media ◽

Computer Mediated Communication ◽

The Internet ◽

Information Communication ◽

Religious Activities ◽

Mediated Communication ◽

Computer Mediated ◽

Linguistic Strategies ◽

The Social ◽

Pentecostal Churches

Abstract The influx of religious activities and religious discourse on the Internet has made it pertinent to examine the fundamental roles of language in the expression, presentation, understanding, and advancement of any set of religious beliefs and practices. One main aspect of online religious activities that continues to arrest the attention of scholars is the uniqueness of language used by religious practitioners. For instance, new linguistic strategies and devices have emerged as a result of bending language to suit trends on a new medium. The emergence of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the twenty-first century has also resulted in the manifestation of computer-mediated communication, with its attendant pervasive new forms of language and practices. Nigerian Pentecostal churches have used the Internet, especially the social media such as Facebook and Twitter, in propagating their doctrines. This study identifies emerging lexical trends in the way six Nigerian Pentecostal churches use language in extending their practices on the new media and submits that such innovations are leading up to the birth of a new cyber-variety of Nigerian English.

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Group Decision Making in Computer-Mediated Communication as Networked Communication

Human Computer Interaction ◽

10.4018/978-1-87828-991-9.ch121 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 1849-1863

Author(s):

Bolanle A. Olaniran

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Information Technologies ◽

Computer Mediated Communication ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Global Information ◽

Information Communication ◽

Mediated Communication ◽

Computer Mediated ◽

Decision Making Processes ◽

Coordination Tool

Networked communication is proliferating our world. The fact that global information communication technologies (ICTs) are becoming increasingly available is facilitating human computer interaction, which permeates the use of computer-mediated communication (CMC) in various organizations, groups, and interpersonal contexts. As a result, the issue facing today’s organizations is not whether to use global information technologies (GITs) in networked communication, but rather how to use them for effective functioning and as efficient coordination tool; especially how to incorporate GITs into the decision-making process. Consequently, this chapter examines the issues in designing CMC into group interactions and decision-making processes.

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Working Anywhere and Working Anyhow?

Remote Work and Collaboration ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-1918-8.ch017 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 305-321 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alessandro Wärzner ◽

Martina Hartner-Tiefenthaler ◽

Sabine Theresia Koeszegi

Keyword(s):

Computer Mediated Communication ◽

Job Demands ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Analytical Framework ◽

Information Communication Technologies ◽

Information Communication ◽

Mediated Communication ◽

Communication Performance ◽

Computer Mediated ◽

The Impact

Working from anywhere relies heavily on information communication technologies (ICT). Scholars are increasingly utilizing a tension-based research lens to investigate organisational paradoxes which are rooted in opposite tendencies that might negate one another. Thus, computer-mediated communication can be both demanding and resourceful. The aim of this chapter is to present an analytical framework integrating three distinct but interrelated perspectives (task, medium and individual) to account for individuals' perceptions of job demands and job resources associated with the usage of ICT when working from anywhere. This chapter draws on insights from theories of media choice and communication performance, the self-determination theory and the job demands-resources model to better understand the impact of communication in the remote setting.

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New Trends in ICTs and Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)

Human Development and Global Advancements through Information Communication Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-60960-497-4.ch012 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 211-224

Author(s):

Bolanle A. Olaniran

Keyword(s):

Language Learning ◽

Computer Mediated Communication ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Computer Assisted ◽

Information Communication Technologies ◽

Computer Assisted Language Learning ◽

Information Communication ◽

Mediated Communication ◽

Computer Mediated ◽

L2 Learning

This chapter explores information communication technologies (ICTs) (e.g., computer-mediated communication) and the implications for use in language learning and second language learning (L2). Further, the chapter presents culture and new trends in ICTs for L2 learning. Specific modality, challenges, and issues for future considerations in L2 learning are discussed. The chapter argues for the need to understand culture and contextual appropriateness of L2 learning in ICT environments. Finally the chapter contends that ICTs are best relegated as a supplemental role or tools, rather than as an outright substitute for traditional L2 learning and curricula.

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