Knowledge Fusion

2010 ◽  
pp. 358-374
Author(s):  
Peter Keen ◽  
Margaret Tan
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Demand Side ◽  
Knowledge Mobilization ◽  
Personal Choice ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Fusion ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
The Individual

The article proposes a simple framework termed ‘knowledge fusion’ to extend the rigor and relevance of knowledge management (KM). It points to some gaps in the current body of knowledge about KM, and provides a parsimonious set of ‘partitions’ that link to and from traditional knowledge management research and practice. It proposes that attention be paid to knowledge mobilization that reflects the demand side that is dominated by knowledge being part of individual identity and hence personal choice of whether, where, why and with whom to share knowledge and expertise as oppose to just understanding the traditional knowledge management that addresses only the supply side of information and the creation of environments for communication and collaboration, especially those “knowledge” largely being independent of the individual.

Knowledge Fusion

2011 ◽  
pp. 9-25
Author(s):  
Peter Keen ◽  
Margaret Tan
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Demand Side ◽  
Knowledge Mobilization ◽  
Personal Choice ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Fusion ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
The Individual

The chapter proposes a simple framework termed ‘knowledge fusion’ to extend the rigor and relevance of knowledge management (KM). It points to some gaps in the current body of knowledge about KM, and provides a parsimonious set of ‘partitions’ that link to and from traditional knowledge management research and practice. It proposes that attention be paid to knowledge mobilization that reflects the demand side that is dominated by knowledge being part of individual identity and hence personal choice of whether, where, why and with whom to share knowledge and expertise as oppose to just understanding the traditional knowledge management that addresses only the supply side of information and the creation of environments for communication and collaboration, especially those “knowledge” largely being independent of the individual.

Traditional and non-traditional knowledge management in research and practice

2008 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Tao Jin ◽  
France Bouthillier ◽  
Buff Bowen ◽  
Skip Boettger ◽  
Mark Montgomery ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Research And Practice

Beyond Payment and Delivery Reform: The Individual Mandate's Cost-Control Potential

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 185-194
Author(s):  
Abigail R. Moncrieff ◽  
Manisha Padi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Cost Control ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Healthcare Decision ◽  
Demand Side ◽  
Control Potential ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Healthcare Decision Making ◽  
Individual Mandate ◽  
The Individual

In a symposium focused on healthcare cost control, most of our authors have unsurprisingly highlighted and assessed Obamacare’s payment and delivery reforms—the supply-side efforts to decrease costs of medical treatment. But there is another party in healthcare decision-making who is equally or even more important: the patient. The question we will tackle here is whether the individual mandate and its accompanying patient-centered insurance reforms might decrease costs for patients in ways that ought to matter in assessing Obamacare’s cost control provisions.The individual mandate’s cost control potential lies in its reduction or even elimination of patients’ decision costs. The mandate, together with its minimum coverage requirements and a handful of the statute’s substantive insurance reforms, combats demand-side inefficiencies that might arise from patients’ bounded rationality. Decisions about whether to buy commercial insurance, how much insurance to buy, whether to consume preventive care, and how much to pay for that care are all difficult decisions. In order to make optimal choices, patients need a lot of information that is costly to obtain and to evaluate.

ROUTING AROUND ORGANIZATIONS: SELF-DIRECTED POLITICAL CONSUMPTION*

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Earl ◽  
Lauren Copeland ◽  
Bruce Bimber
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Demand Side ◽  
Citizen Preferences ◽  
Citizenship Norms ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Political Consumption ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The U.S

Recent research on activism in the context of digital media has argued that organizing can happen outside of organizations and even without SMOs. This work has been focused primarily on the “supply side” of participation. In this article, we expand this line of work by focusing on the “demand side.” We examine the distinction between self-directed and organizationally directed activism from the perspective of the individual, finding that shifts toward movement societies, the rise of lifestyle politics, and, to a lesser extent, changing citizenship norms explain citizen preferences for self-directed versus organizationally directed political consumption. We also analyze the relationship between political interest, different kinds of digital media use, and preferences for self-directed activism. We use original data from a survey in the U.S. on political consumption.

Application of a Tax to E-Commerce Deliveries in Barcelona

2021 ◽  
pp. 036119812110124
Author(s):  
Genís Majoral ◽  
Francesc Gasparín ◽  
Sergi Saurí
Keyword(s):  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Environmental Tax ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Demand Side ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Revenue Collection ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
The Impact

The number of e-commerce transactions is increasing worldwide. Deliveries of goods purchased online generate externalities throughout the whole supply chain and, particularly, the increasing concern about the last-mile distribution of goods. The escalating presence of vans in cities contributes to poor air quality, climate change, noise, and congestion. So far, the majority of solutions to address this issue are based on the supply side, such as electric vans, optimizing the routing and pick-up-points, and so forth. Even in other transport sectors, pricing solutions are well known, yet they have not been extended to e-commerce delivery. This paper aims to propose an environmental tax falling on the demand side and equaling the externalities from this activity. The analysis has been particularized for the case of Barcelona. A cost–benefit analysis to assess the impact of such a tax has been carried out. When revenue collection is reinvested in the logistics sector, and for subsidizing electric distribution vehicles, the results indicate that the levying of the tax can generate positive outcomes.

scholarly journals The position of the farm holiday in Austrian tourism

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 697-711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Quendler
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Relative Position ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Demand Side ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Tourist Accommodation

AbstractTourism is vitally important to the Austrian economy. The number of tourist destinations, both farms and other forms of accommodation, in the different regions of Austria is considerably and constantly changing. This paper discusses the position of the ‘farm holiday’ compared to other forms of tourism. Understanding the resilience of farm holidays is especially important but empirical research on this matter remains limited. The term ‘farm holiday’ covers staying overnight on a farm that is actively engaged in agriculture and has a maximum of 10 guest beds. The results reported in this paper are based on an analysis of secondary data from 2000 and 2018 by looking at two types of indicator: (i) accommodation capacity (supply side) and (ii) attractiveness of a destination (demand side). The data sets cover Austria and its NUTS3 regions. The results show the evolution of farm holidays vis-à-vis other forms of tourist accommodation. In the form of a quadrant matrix they also show the relative position of farm holidays regionally. While putting into question the resilience of farm holidays, the data also reveals where farm holidays could act to expand this niche or learn and improve to effect a shift in their respective position relative to the market ‘leaders’. However, there is clearly a need to learn more about farm holidays within the local context. This paper contributes to our knowledge of farm holidays from a regional point of view and tries to elaborate on the need for further research.

The role of organizational culture in the knowledge management process

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 433-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Ling-hsing Chang ◽  
Tung-Ching Lin
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Survey Methodology ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Resources ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Individual

Purpose – The purpose of the study is to focus on the enhancement of knowledge management (KM) performance and the relationship between organizational culture and KM process intention of individuals because of the diversity of organizational cultures (which include results-oriented, tightly controlled, job-oriented, closed system and professional-oriented cultures). Knowledge is a primary resource in organizations. If firms are able to effectively manage their knowledge resources, then a wide range of benefits can be reaped such as improved corporate efficiency, effectiveness, innovation and customer service. Design/methodology/approach – The survey methodology, which has the ability to enhance generalization of results (Dooley, 2001), was used to collect the data utilized in the testing of the research hypotheses. Findings – Results- and job-oriented cultures have positive effects on employee intention in the KM process (creation, storage, transfer and application), whereas a tightly controlled culture has negative effects. Research limitations/implications – However, it would have been better to use a longitudinal study to collect useful long-term data to understand how the KM process would be influenced when organizational culture dimensions are changed through/by management. This is the first limitation of this study. According to Mason and Pauleen (2003), KM culture is a powerful predictor of individual knowledge-sharing behavior, which is not included in this study. Thus, this is the second limitation of this paper. Moreover, national culture could be an important issue in the KM process (Jacks et al., 2012), which is the third limitation of this paper for not comprising it. Practical implications – In researchers’ point of view, results- and job-oriented cultures have positive effects, whereas a tightly controlled culture has a negative effect on the KM process intention of the individual. These findings provide evidences that challenge the perspective of Kayworth and Leidner (2003) on this issue. As for practitioners, management has a direction to modify their organizational culture to improve the performance of KM process. Social implications – Both behavioral and value perspectives of the organizational cultural dimensions (results-oriented, tightly control, job-oriented, sociability, solidarity, need for achievement and democracy) should be examined to ascertain their effects firstly on KM culture and then on the KM process intention of the individual. It is hoped that the current study will spawn future investigations that lead to the development of an integrated model which includes organizational culture, KM culture and the KM process intention of the individual. Originality/value – The results-oriented, loosely controlled and job-oriented cultures will improve the effectiveness of the KM process and will also increase employees’ satisfaction and willingness to stay with the organization.

ANALYZING THE RELATIVE INFLUENCE OF SUPPLY SIDE, DEMAND SIDE AND REGULATORY FACTORS ON THE SUCCESS OF COLLABORATIVE ENERGY INNOVATION PROJECTS

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (02) ◽  
pp. 1650029 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALEXANDRA RESE ◽  
ANKE KUTSCHKE ◽  
DANIEL BAIER
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Relative Influence ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Demand Side ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Regulatory Factors ◽  
Innovation Projects ◽  
Energy Innovation

The analysis of the importance of supply side and demand side factors with regard to innovative behavior is quite old. In this paper, these two categories are used to distinguish and examine the relevance of several success factors for collaborative innovation projects on the firm level in the German energy sector. The literature emphasizes that solving environmental problems requires extensive technological change. On the other hand, due to higher prices the market push is weaker. Regulatory factors are therefore designed to stimulate environmental innovations. The relative influence of these three categories on project performance is investigated on the basis of a sample of 128 German collaborative energy innovation projects in the development phase using a scale-based approach and structural equation modeling at the firm level. The results confirm the importance of supply side factors followed by demand side factors. In contrast to literary assumptions, R&D subsidies played no significant role.

scholarly journals Causal Relations of Upscaled Urban Aquaponics and the Food-Water-Energy Nexus—A Berlin Case Study

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 2029
Author(s):  
Gösta F.M. Baganz ◽  
Manfred Schrenk ◽  
Oliver Körner ◽  
Daniela Baganz ◽  
Karel J. Keesman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Demand Side ◽  
Annual Fish ◽  
Causal Relations ◽  
Water Energy Nexus ◽  
Facility Level ◽  
Predominant Effect

Aquaponics, the water-reusing production of fish and crops, is taken as an example to investigate the consequences of upscaling a nature-based solution in a circular city. We developed an upscaled-aquaponic scenario for the German metropolis of Berlin, analysed the impacts, and studied the system dynamics. To meet the annual fish, tomato, and lettuce demand of Berlin’s 3.77 million residents would require approximately 370 aquaponic facilities covering a total area of 224 hectares and the use of different combinations of fish and crops: catfish/tomato (56%), catfish/lettuce (13%), and tilapia/tomato (31%). As a predominant effect, in terms of water, aquaponic production would save about 2.0 million m3 of water compared to the baseline. On the supply-side, we identified significant causal link chains concerning the Food-Water-Energy nexus at the aquaponic facility level as well as causal relations of a production relocation to Berlin. On the demand-side, a ‘freshwater pescatarian diet’ is discussed. The new and comprehensive findings at different system levels require further investigations on this topic. Upscaled aquaponics can produce a relevant contribution to Berlin’s sustainability and to implement it, research is needed to find suitable sites for local aquaponics in Berlin, possibly inside buildings, on urban roofscape, or in peri-urban areas.

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