The purpose of this study is to investigate the importance of knowledge management and to identify the factors that influence and encourage the implementation of knowledge management in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Existing studies have mainly focused large organizations and no study has been carried out from the perspective of small companies systematically. Qualitative design has been used in this research study to identify knowledge management factors that influence the knowledge management implementation in small organizations. A case study has been used and data was collected through interviews from employees of kunjah online service provider. Properly utilizing these factors make a contribution towards organizational growth.

Title: Relation between aerobic endurance and static strength of elderly female athletes to selected anthropometric parameters. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to analyse an aerobic endurance, tested by 2 km walk test and static strength tested by prone bridge maneuver and to investigate any existing association to selected anthropometric parameters. These tests were undertaken by elderly female athletes studying U3A at the UK FTVS. Methods: 48 elderly female athletes (age 66,1±2,35, body height 1,67±0,064cm, body weight 69,80±10,42kg, waist circumference 88,82±10,64cm, body mass index (BMI) 25,10±3,62), studying U3V of UK FTVS at the time of taking the part in the research. The original sample of elderly athletes accounted for 86, but elderly athletes over age of 70 and athletes under heart - rate medication were excluded. Male athletes were also excluded for greater group compatibility. Measurement of aerobic endurance was realized by a 2 km walk test at the athletic stadium of UK FTVS according to Mr. Stejskal. Time and heart rate were scanned by sporttesters (PolarS610i). Static strength was measured by isometric method of prone bridge maneuver. Selected anthropometric parameters to the aerobic endurance and prone bridge maneuver were investigated. All data was processed using the...

Marist International University College, Nairobi – Kenya is challenged with problems like duplication of work due to lack of a central repository for knowledge, loss of knowledge through expertise leaving the institution without knowledge being captured and over reliance on a few known subject experts as others have not been identified. This research thus set out to address these problems. The aim of the study was to conduct a knowledge management assessment at the Marist International University College (MIUC) in order to identify and recommend a suitable strategy for the institution. The study employed a concurrent triangulation mixed methodology approach which encompassed a questionnaire and an interview schedule to collect data from 33 academic staff and 9 members of the MIUC management respectively. These two groups were purposively selected as the target population for the study as they play the key role in knowledge creation at MIUC. All 33 copies of the questionnaires that were distributed to the teaching staff were returned by respondents and all the 9 MIUC members of management were successfully interviewed. Data transformation analysis was applied during which qualitative data from open-ended questions and interviews were quantified using content analysis. Quantitative data in the questionnaires was descriptively analysed using SPSS. The study revealed a variety of informal knowledge management structures and resources at MIUC and the challenges of managing knowledge at Marist. The main challenge was that there was no uniformity and consistency in the management of knowledge. The study hence, formulated a KM strategy for MIUC that would help leverage its knowledge assets. / Information Science / MA (Information Science)

Marist International University College, Nairobi – Kenya is challenged with problems like duplication of work due to lack of a central repository for knowledge, loss of knowledge through expertise leaving the institution without knowledge being captured and over reliance on a few known subject experts as others have not been identified. This research thus set out to address these problems. The aim of the study was to conduct a knowledge management assessment at the Marist International University College (MIUC) in order to identify and recommend a suitable strategy for the institution. The study employed a concurrent triangulation mixed methodology approach which encompassed a questionnaire and an interview schedule to collect data from 33 academic staff and 9 members of the MIUC management respectively. These two groups were purposively selected as the target population for the study as they play the key role in knowledge creation at MIUC. All 33 copies of the questionnaires that were distributed to the teaching staff were returned by respondents and all the 9 MIUC members of management were successfully interviewed. Data transformation analysis was applied during which qualitative data from open-ended questions and interviews were quantified using content analysis. Quantitative data in the questionnaires was descriptively analysed using SPSS. The study revealed a variety of informal knowledge management structures and resources at MIUC and the challenges of managing knowledge at Marist. The main challenge was that there was no uniformity and consistency in the management of knowledge. The study hence, formulated a KM strategy for MIUC that would help leverage its knowledge assets. / Information Science / MA (Information Science)

Measuring knowledge management performance was one of, if not the most challenging knowledge management activities. This study suggested using intellectual capital as a proxy for knowledge management performance in evaluating its impact on organizational performance. The Value Added Intellectual Coefficient model was employed to measure intellectual capital. Although being used widely in research, the model had its limitations. Also, for intellectual capital measurement, there was a lack of guidelines supported by empirical evidence or best practices. The present study aimed to test the classic and a modified version of this model, and based on the results, shed light on whether the classic version was good enough or the modified one should be highly recommended. The financial fundamental and market data of 425 randomly selected publicly listed firms were collected, and the structural equation modeling technique was employed to test the models. Chi-square difference test was performed to determine whether there was a statistically significant difference between these two models. The results of the tests indicated that the difference between them was insignificant. Therefore, it was concluded that the classic model is adequate, and it can be used effectively to measure intellectual capital. Adding two new efficiency elements – research and development efficiency and relational capital efficiency – in the model did not provide any significant benefit.

L’objectif de la thèse est d’abord d’analyser les rapports croisés existant entre modélisation d’entreprise et gestion des connaissances (modélisation comme explicitation des connaissances et connaissances comme une vue en modélisation) et ensuite de déboucher sur un ensemble méthodologique unifiant les deux approches. L’apport de nos travaux est décomposé comme suit : 1.Une étude comparative conceptuelle et théorique de ces méthodes. 2.Une chaîne de valeur ajoutée de la création des connaissances nommée VCKC. 3.Un cadre générique pour la mise en place de gestion des connaissances en entreprise nommé I2CE. 4.Un cadre d’ingénierie d’entreprise basé sur la connaissance nommé KBEE. / The main objective of this thesis is to analyze the relation between enterprise modeling and knowledge management (modeling as a way of knowledge externalization and knowledge as a view in modeling) and next to propose a global framework which will be able to unify two approaches. The contribution of this research is divided into four major axes: 1. To propose a conceptual and theoretic comparison study of two approaches. 2. To propose a value chain of knowledge creation in a value added way to unify the basic terminology in the context of knowledge in the organizations. This proposition named Value Chain of Knowledge Creation (VCKC). 3. To propose a reference model as the theoretic foundation of implementing knowledge management approach in the organizations named Intent-Content-Context-Evolution (I2CE). 4. To propose a knowledge engineering framework in the enterprises named Knowledge Based Enterprise Engineering (KBEE).

Submitted by Fabielle Cheuczuk (fabielle.cheuczuk@unioeste.br) on 2018-07-12T14:06:40Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Aline Tortora de Oliveira - PDF.pdf: 15091262 bytes, checksum: ad469e9d9e86606557c6d1a8c9559ca7 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-07-12T14:06:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Aline Tortora de Oliveira - PDF.pdf: 15091262 bytes, checksum: ad469e9d9e86606557c6d1a8c9559ca7 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-29 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This dissertation analyzes the cultural identity of São Pio X – Km 20 community, from Francisco Beltrão, Paraná. In the investigation, we established as a research problem the question: How do community dwellers build cultural identity? We have as a general objective to record the history of São Pio X community, including the process of identity and cultural identification. The specific objectives stated were: a) to identify the cultural markers selected by residents of São Pio X community as elements of identity; b) to point out the correlations between the cultural heritage of the Italian descendants and the process of community identification; c) to establish the meanings of the school and the church to the cultural identity assumed by the residents of São Pio X community; d) to analyze the significance of the parties to the construction of the process of identity and identification. It is a qualitative research of ethnographic type, in which we use the following instruments for data collection: a) observation and description; b) photographic record (registered by the researcher and kept in the personal collection of the community residents; c) documentary analysis (Atas Books, Beltrão Journal and official documents); d) Field Diary; e) narrative interviews. We selected the church, the school and the feast of the Italian Culture – Fest Vin, as the main sociality spaces, in which the inhabitants participate and shape their identities. Food, religious beliefs and festivities make up the daily customs of the residents. The main intention of the research is to understand how the inhabitants construct the cultural identity in these spaces and places and the relations with the identities that these subjects assume. In order to give theoretical and methodological support to the actions we use the contributions of Bauman (2005), Costa (1985), Geertz (1981), Hall (2015), Iotti (2001, 2010), Kossoy 1986), Marques (2008), Martins (1986), Scheneider (2012), Vannini (2003), Wenczenovicz (2014), among others. In the years 2016 and 2017, we sought the information that compose the dissertation. The totality of the collected and analyzed material indicates that the locus of the research uses cultural markers to frame the processes of identity and identification. These include: the production and usufruct of food, the usage of Italian language expressions to demarcate a connection with the past and its ancestors that came from Italy; The religiosity as an aggregating element and producer of the social bond and the experience of the party. It is necessary to emphasize the place occupied by the school: production and dissemination of a representation of the Italian ethnicity. Such markers have been identified as determinants of how subjects see and perceive themselves. / A dissertação analisa a identidade cultural da comunidade São Pio X – Km 20, de Francisco Beltrão, Paraná. Na investigação, estabelecemos como problema de pesquisa o questionamento: Como os moradores da Comunidade, constroem a identidade cultural? Traçamos como objetivo geral registrar a história da comunidade São Pio X, compreendendo o processo de identidade e identificação cultural. Os objetivos específicos enunciados foram: a) identificar os marcadores culturais selecionados pelos moradores da comunidade São Pio X como elementos de identidade; b) apontar as correlações entre a herança cultural dos descendentes italianos e o processo de identificação da comunidade; c) estabelecer os significados da escola e da igreja para a identidade cultural assumida pelos moradores da comunidade São Pio X; d) analisar o significado das festas para a construção do processo de identidade e identificação. Tratase de uma pesquisa qualitativa de tipo etnográfica, na qual utilizamos os seguintes instrumentos para a coleta de dados: a) observação e descrição; b) registro fotográfico (registrados pela pesquisadora e constante no acervo pessoal dos moradores da comunidade; c) análise documental (Livros Atas, Jornal de Beltrão e documentos oficiais); d) Diário de Campo; e) entrevistas narrativas. Selecionamos a igreja, a escola e a festa da Cultura Italiana – Fest Vin, como os principais espaços de socialidade, nos quais os moradores participam e moldam suas identidades. A alimentação, as crenças religiosas e as festividades, compõem os costumes diários dos moradores. A principal intenção da investigação é perceber como os moradores constroem a identidade cultural nesses espaços e lugares e as relações com as identidades que estes sujeitos assumem. Para dar suporte teórico-metodológico às ações utilizamos as contribuições de Bauman (2005), Costa (1985), Geertz (1981), Hall (2015), Iotti (2001, 2010), Kossoy (2009), Lazier (2003, 1997, 1986), Marques (2008), Martins (1986), Scheneider (2012), Vannini (2003), Wenczenovicz (2014), entre outros. Nos anos de 2016 e 2017, buscamos as informações que compõem a dissertação. A totalidade do material coletado e analisado indica que os moradores do lócus da pesquisa usam marcadores culturais para emoldurar os processos de identidade e identificação. Dentre estes destacam-se: a produção e usufruto dos alimentos, o uso de expressões da língua italiana para demarcar uma conexão com o passado e seus ancestrais que vieram da Itália; A religiosidade como elemento agregador e produtor do vínculo social e a vivência da festa. Há que se ressaltar o lugar ocupado pela escola: produção e disseminação de uma representação da etnia italiana. Tais marcadores foram identificados como determinantes de como os sujeitos se veem e são vistos.

The kontent of the diploma thesis is processing of project documentation for administrative building in Hodonín, first done as a feasibiity study and then as a pilot project. The object is standalone, with free floors. The work also comprises the thermal technical assessment chosen constructions, the fire protection report, the accompanying report, the summary technical report and the technical report. The building is designed with traditional building materials – KM Beta. Encosure is designed as single-layer flat roof.

Internet-based and mobile technologies enable new ways of learning. They offer us new possibilities to access an enormous amount of knowledge at any time and everywhere. Among many advantages, the adaptations require a rethinking of our previous learning behaviour patterns and processes. The challenge for students is no longer to get access to information and knowledge, but to select the right one and to deal with the information and knowledge overflow. The aim of this research is to define, design and validate an advanced concept to support the contemporary learning processes. Therefore, the requirements for a new approach have been assessed, the available solutions from the related area of (personal) Knowledge Management have been investigated, and the weaknesses in the context of learning identified. The identified issues have been substantiated by university students via a quantitative survey. Besides several smaller aspects, knowledge fragmentation and the nescience of the knowledge formation process have been classified as the most critical ones. To overcome these problems, a methodological concept has been developed, and a corresponding technological design created. The chosen approach is an intelligent, independent intermediate layer, which traces the different steps our knowledge entities are going through. Based on personal and individual configurations, the system provides a comprehensive and overall observation of nearly all our knowledge work activities. It supports the building and accessing of the knowledge formation paths for every important knowledge unit, later path combination and the access to automatically generated versions of our work. Moreover, it helps the users not only to remember what they did, but also gives them some strong indications why they did it. This is achieved by combining different knowledge actions and looking at the influences they have on each other. The suggested concept has been critically proved and confirmed via a qualitative expert analysis and backed up by a quantitative survey among university students.

Att ta tillvara på de erfarenheter och kunskaper som genereras i enorganisation är något som, enligt oss, bör ses som en självklarhet. Vårt syftemed uppsatsen är att ge Siemens Enterprise and Communication AB (SEC)en teoretisk referensram på hur man gör detta, samt att vi som författareskaffar oss en djupare förståelse för detta problem.SEC är en ganska nybildad organisation då de för inte allt för längesedanbröt sig loss från kontoret i Köpenhamn och skapade ett eget kontor iMalmö. På grund av att deras organisation är så pass ny har SEC uttryckt ettintresse om vad teorin säger om erfarenhet och kunskap inom organisationer.Vi har intervjuat tre avdelningschefer på företaget för att få en bild av derasnuvarande arbete med kunskap och erfarenhet, samt vad de har förförhoppningar på framtida kunskaps- och erfarenhetshantering.Då vi tycker att Knowledge Management (KM) är den teori som liggerproblemet närmst om hjärtat är det utifrån den vi valt att bygga vår uppsatskring. Till hjälp har vi valt att använda en berättelse om hur det kunde ha gåtttill när SEC implementerar KM i sin organisation. Berättelsen hjälper till attbelysa problemområdet samtidigt som den avslöjar hur organisationen äruppbyggd.Uppsatsen kommer inte visa någon färdig mall för hur erfarenhets- ochkunskapshantering skall gå till utan tenderar snarare till att, med hjälp av ennarrativ ansats, lyfta fram de punkter som KM litteraturen håller somviktigast. / Uppsatsnivå: C