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Antti Lönnqvist - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Embedded Knowledge management: towards improved managerial relevance
    Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 2017
    Co-Authors: Antti Lönnqvist
    Abstract:

    Despite the large volume of research and managerial literature on Knowledge management, many practitioners seem to find it difficult to appreciate its added value for their managerial work. This paper aims to understand and elaborate the added value that Knowledge management as a managerial approach can bring to the management of Knowledge-intensive organizations. This study explores empirically the actual management practices of a Knowledge-intensive organization and examines how Knowledge-related phenomena are managed as Embedded aspects of management. This paper makes a contribution to prior discussions concerning the relevance of Knowledge management and the role of Knowledge management as an Embedded management practice. The findings of this study should be useful in explaining practitioners the nature, relevance and value of Knowledge management.

Sophie D'armagnac - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Issues in the management of Embedded Knowledge in project-based organizations: the project actor’s role
    Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 2015
    Co-Authors: Sophie D'armagnac
    Abstract:

    Knowledge management (KM) in project-based organizations has received substantial attention in recent years, as Knowledge processes are insufficiently supported within the organization as a whole. This study specifically focuses on the project actor’s role in managing Knowledge. From an actor’s perspective, the problems raised by Knowledge Embeddedness are identified as a key issue to link project Knowledge and organizational Knowledge. A conceptual framework is developed that addresses three different aspects of Knowledge Embeddedness: a relational dimension, a temporal dimension and a structural dimension. Three cases are studied, covering varying forms of organizations in different areas (a consulting firm, an R&D department and an industrial business unit). The results concerning the relational dimension indicate that project actors re-build the network of relationships supporting Knowledge. Regarding the temporal dimension, and specifically in their professional field, actors frame professional Knowledge related to their project experience. However, actors fail to surmount the problems raised by the structural dimension of Knowledge Embeddedness. The resulting recommendations for KM concern both Human Resource Management practices and organizational design.

Souran Manoochehri - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • an Embedded system for Knowledge based cost evaluation of molded parts
    Knowledge Based Systems, 2007
    Co-Authors: Kishore Pochiraju, Souran Manoochehri
    Abstract:

    In this paper, we present an Embedded Knowledge-base system and apply it to estimate the manufacturing cost of molded parts. This system is designed on a tiny single board computer, called the ''Gumstix(TM)'', which is an inexpensive and high-performance miniaturized platform. It consists of a Knowledge-base, Knowledge processing units and server service unit for user interactions, all of which are implemented on the Gumstix computer. A CAD server is provided for the interaction with commercial CAD software and all operations with users are performed via a web browser. This hardware and software structure features a realization of the Plug & Play concept and provides low-cost, low-power consumption, high-performance and high portability of complex engineering software. The system is demonstrated with cost estimation of molded parts. A Knowledge set for the injection molding process is formalized in XML and a Knowledge-base is constructed. The system is tested with examples, which illustrate the capability of our system for engineering applications.

Alice Lam - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Embedded firms Embedded Knowledge problems of collaboration and Knowledge transfer in global cooperative ventures
    Organization Studies, 1997
    Co-Authors: Alice Lam
    Abstract:

    Research on global cooperative ventures has tended to focus on governance forms and task structures. This study highlights the importance of Knowledge structures and work systems in influencing the success of collaborative ventures. Based on an empirical analysis of a close collaboration in the Knowledge-intensive area between a Japanese and a British high-technology firm, it illustrates how the socially Embedded nature of Knowledge can impede cross-border collaborative work and Knowledge transfer. The research has applied and extended Michael Polanyi's con cept of 'tacit Knowledge' in a much wider context. It develops a conceptual frame work for analyzing the main differences and 'points of friction' between the Japanese 'organizational' and the British 'professional' models of the organization of Knowledge in high-level technical work. It shows how the dominant form of Knowledge held in organizations, its degree of tacitness, and the way in which it is structured, utilized and transmitted can vary consi...

Kishore Pochiraju - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • an Embedded system for Knowledge based cost evaluation of molded parts
    Knowledge Based Systems, 2007
    Co-Authors: Kishore Pochiraju, Souran Manoochehri
    Abstract:

    In this paper, we present an Embedded Knowledge-base system and apply it to estimate the manufacturing cost of molded parts. This system is designed on a tiny single board computer, called the ''Gumstix(TM)'', which is an inexpensive and high-performance miniaturized platform. It consists of a Knowledge-base, Knowledge processing units and server service unit for user interactions, all of which are implemented on the Gumstix computer. A CAD server is provided for the interaction with commercial CAD software and all operations with users are performed via a web browser. This hardware and software structure features a realization of the Plug & Play concept and provides low-cost, low-power consumption, high-performance and high portability of complex engineering software. The system is demonstrated with cost estimation of molded parts. A Knowledge set for the injection molding process is formalized in XML and a Knowledge-base is constructed. The system is tested with examples, which illustrate the capability of our system for engineering applications.