Effective Knowledge Utilization Research Articles

Effect of Knowledge Acquisition on Organizational Performance

In today's ever-evolving and fiercely competitive business environment, the acquisition, assimilation, and effective utilization of knowledge have emerged as quintessential drivers of organizational success. Knowledge acquisition, which encompasses not just the accumulation of data but also the cultivation of tacit and explicit knowledge, plays a pivotal role in fuelling innovation, facilitating informed decision-making, and fostering adaptability. This study examines the impact of knowledge acquisition on organizational performance, with a null hypothesis guiding the inquiry. The research design adopted was survey research, A purposive technique was utilized. A sample size of 412 respondents from selected manufacturing companies in Oyo State, Nigeria, formed the study's subject group. Data collection was executed through a questionnaire, with a rigorous validation process. The findings of this study indicate a significant positive effect of knowledge acquisition on organizational performance. Enhanced knowledge acquisition is shown to empower organizations to achieve sustainability by developing new competencies that cascade across different organizational levels. This underscores the vital role of knowledge acquisition in positively influencing organizational performance. It was recommended that organizations invest in structured knowledge acquisition processes, mentorship programs, and knowledge management systems. Fostering a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing should also be a top priority, as these measures are poised to yield substantial enhancements in overall organizational performance and long-term sustainability.

Adaptive knowledge push method of product intelligent design based on feature transfer

To facilitate more effective knowledge utilization in the process of product intelligent design, aiming at the sparsity and cold start issues in knowledge push, an adaptive push method of product intelligent design knowledge based on feature transfer is proposed in the current study. First, based on the research of the current solution strategy, a heterogeneous domain collaborative filtering algorithm model based on feature transfer is constructed, which completed the knowledge transfer from the user behavior domain to the user rating domain, and alleviates the data sparsity issue. Then, for new users, the user-item rating model has been transformed into a tag-keyword relationship model, completing the adaptive reconstruction of the new user rating model, and solves the cold start issue. Finally, the method proposed in this study has been verified by an example, which is proven to be able to accurately push knowledge to new users under the condition of data sparseness while increasing the push rate. It provides a new method for solving knowledge push problems of similar nature.

Islamic Universities towards Knowledge-Based Society

<p>The phenomenon related to foreign workers entering the country; seems to be unstoppable anymore. On the other hand, the rapid rapidness of breakthroughs in information technology, consciously or unconsciously, has formed new social moral attitudes and knowledge for human individuals. In response to this, people often experience cultural shock. University also, as an institution that is required to be able to translate the situation almost stuttering. Some of them were forced to close and no longer operate. This study is qualitative with a phenomenological approach using the literature review method. Field data was obtained from various books and other documents. Finally, the researcher synthesizes various existing data and then makes an interpretation (analysis) so that this research produces a comprehensive and accurate result. The study results explain, Islamic universities as an entity can develop a Knowledge-Based Society. Through production activities, dissemination, and effective utilization of knowledge, of course, there will be an increase in aspects of social development, even economics. Building a Knowledge-Based Society is not a light problem, but it is necessary to implement groundbreaking policies, for example, completing the dichotomy of science, strengthening academic culture, strengthening various research institutions, preparing knowledge workers and cooperation.</p>

Influence of transactive memory systems and strategic orientations on the performance of hospitality firms

PurposeSince the hospitality industry is driven by people, effective utilization of knowledge among various organizational units is required to ensure guest satisfaction and in turn superior performance. Research trying to find the implications of transactive memory systems (TMSs), an integrative mechanism for knowledge management in organizations, has yielded ambiguous and mixed results, leading the researchers to believe that the linkages may not be as straightforward as previously imagined. In this study, the authors theoretically build their arguments based on the knowledge-based view of the firm and empirically test these linkages using data collected from the small hotels of India.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from the owner-managers or senior executives of small hotels operating in the Uttarakhand state of India, and analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM) and Hayes process macro.FindingsIt was found that for the hospitality firms, the TMS is an enabler for performance only when the focus of knowledge creation and utilization is on building effective strategic orientations. Further, the technology orientation (TO) and learning orientation (LO) of the hotel mediate the relationship between the TMS and firm performance.Practical implicationsEffective knowledge sharing among employees helps availability of credible and crucial information about customers, which eventually helps in long-term mutually beneficial relationships with the customers, leading to greater economic value creation for the hotel.Originality/valueBy establishing theoretical links between knowledge creation and utilization, and validating these linkages using data collected from the hotel industry in India, this study offers unique and useful insights for the theoretical advancement of the hospitality literature. This study also makes a case that small hotels investing their energy and resources into the creation of a transactive memory systems could reap benefits through appropriate strategic postures.

Types of Human Capital as a Legacy from Olympic Games Hosting

One of intangible legacies mega events have is the acquisition and development of knowledge and skills (i.e., human capital) while working to deliver the Olympic Games. What is unknown in the literature is human capital types that are created from having worked for such event. This study explored the dimensions of human capital generated from working for a mega event and how these dimensions are used after the event to enhance the legacy outcomes derived from the Games. Semi-structured interviews with seventeen employees from the Athens 2004 Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games were conducted and analyzed. Findings yielded four main human capital dimensions: (a) network cultivation, (b) teamwork/interpersonal relationship skills, (c) adaptability/flexibility, and (d) Olympic level skillset. Theoretical implications relate to conceptualization of human capital dimensions, while practical implications include suggestions related to effective utilization of knowledge in sport and non-sport contexts generated from working at the Games.

A study on leadership behaviors of coach, team climate, and team cohesion- an example of football players

Rapidly mastering and effectively applying knowledge would be the key success factors for enterprises in the knowledge economy era. Internal knowledge flow, on the other hand, is the key factor in enterprises rapidly mastering and effectively applying knowledge. The acquisition, creation, and conservation of knowledge as well as the effective utilization of knowledge have become the key success factors in individual and enterprise competition. Possessing and using knowledge through knowledge exchange to maintain the core competitive capability of enterprises could not only resist the competition of other international businesses, but could further present the vitality and advantage in the international stage.International businesses in Taiwan are selected as the research subjects in this study. Total 500 copies of questionnaire are distributed and collected through emails to supervisors and employees in top ten international businesses, ranked by Taiwan Ratings, in Taiwan. 327 valid copies are retrieved, with the retrieval rate 65%. The research results reveal 1.the better organizational learning process, the more knowledge outflow of subsidiaries, 2.the higher subsidiary autonomy degree of international businesses, the better organizational learning process, and 3.the higher subsidiary autonomy degree of international businesses, the larger knowledge outflow. It is expected to propose suggestions, according to the research results, for the knowledge management and flow of domestic international businesses.

The search for skills: Knowledge stars and innovation in the hiring process

The effective utilization of knowledge has become an important part of how firms gain competitive advantage in the marketplace. However, the recruitment, search, and selection processes used to obtain workers who would develop and deploy that knowledge have not materially changed for many years, with human resources (HR) frequently automating legacy procedures. We believe that the hiring processes for exceptional knowledge workers, whom we call knowledge stars, must adapt to the current business environment. Using the framework of architectural innovation, we propose that HR’s recruitment of knowledge stars should begin before specific jobs are announced, should be done in partnership with line managers, and should be done in coordination with implementation of other workplace innovations such as the development of communities of practice and participative management. We conclude by discussing how changes in the search processes for knowledge stars fit in context with some other ongoing challenges for HR personnel.

Future software organizations \u2013 agile goals and roles

Digital transformation is rapidly causing major, even disruptive changes in many industries. Moreover, global developments like digital platforms (cloud) and IoT create fundamentally new connections at many levels between objects, organizations and people (systems-of-systems). These are by nature dynamic and often work in real time – further increasing the complexity. These systemic changes bring up new profound questions: What are those new software-intensive systems like? How are they created and developed? Which principles should guide such organizational design? Agile enterprises are by definition proficient with such capabilities. What solutions are the current scaled agile frameworks such as SAFe and LeSS proposing, and why? In this paper, we aim to recognize the design principles of future software organizations, and discuss existing experiences from various different organizations under transformations, and the insights gained. The purpose is to systematize this by proposing a competence development impact-mapping grid for new digitalization drivers and goals with potential solutions based on our agile software enterprise transformation experiences. Our research approach is based on the resource-based and competence-based views (RBV, CBV) of organizations. We point out how most decision-making in companies will be more and more software-related when companies focus on software. This has profound impacts on organizational designs, roles and competencies. Moreover, increasing data-intensification poses new demands for more efficient organizational data processing and effective knowledge utilization capabilities. However, decisive systematic transformations of companies bring new powerful tools for steering successfully under such new business conditions. We demonstrate this via real-life examples.

Effects of organizational learning process on knowledge outflow of the subsidiaries of international businesses

Rapidly mastering and effectively applying knowledge would be the key success factors for enterprises in the knowledge economy era. Internal knowledge flow, on the other hand, is the key factor in enterprises rapidly mastering and effectively applying knowledge. The acquisition, creation, and conservation of knowledge as well as the effective utilization of knowledge have become the key success factors in individual and enterprise competition. Possessing and using knowledge through knowledge exchange to maintain the core competitive capability of enterprises could not only resist the competition of other international businesses, but could further present the vitality and advantage in the international stage.International businesses in Taiwan are selected as the research subjects in this study. Total 500 copies of questionnaire are distributed and collected through emails to supervisors and employees in top ten international businesses, ranked by Taiwan Ratings, in Taiwan. 327 valid copies are retrieved, with the retrieval rate 65%. The research results reveal 1.the better organizational learning process, the more knowledge outflow of subsidiaries, 2. the higher subsidiary autonomy degree of international businesses, the better organizational learning process, and 3.the higher subsidiary autonomy degree of international businesses, the larger knowledge outflow. It is expected to propose suggestions, according to the research results, for the knowledge management and flow of domestic international businesses.

EXPERTISE UTILIZATION IN ACCOUNTING AND CONSULTING TEAMS: THE EFFECTS OF SHARED REPRESENTATIONS.

Why do some teams fail to use their members' knowledge effectively, even after they have correctly identified each other's expertise? This paper identifies shared representations as a critical moderator of effective knowledge utilization in teams, revealing how and when teams appropriately draw on their members' expertise.

Conceptual modeling of multimedia objects for user-tailored information presentations

This paper presents a formal framework for the representation of knowledge concerning the use of multimedia information in the context of designing user-tailored information presentations. The aim is to support efficient development and maintenance of knowledge bases and effective utilization of knowledge for adaptive information presentations. It is conjectured that a hybrid knowledge representation framework that mixes formal knowledge structures with canned fragments of multimedia information and distinguishes between categories of medium-independent information items and types of presentation forms comprehensively can achieve this aim. The framework supports subject-based classification of reusable multimedia objects and their utilization according to presentation intentions and to pragmatic constraints. This approach, although it is considered complementary, contrasts to approaches that require systems to build every presentation from scratch.