Gown to Town: The Yabatech Saga

The need for industrial driven research in recent times is been promoted through patenting and commercialization of inventions in higher institutions of learning, which is aimed at meeting societal needs through the industry. The basic concept of technology transfer lies in the recognition that the existing technology is available in the academia and is needed in the industry. The purpose of this article describes how identified technologies are deployed from the institutions to the industry where qualitative and quantitative techniques are used to explore the transfer. This is to understand existing relationship and suggest more suitable arrangements through industry – academic linkage. Research and Development (R&D) department of the industry should relate directly with Research Centres of the Institutions to foster the desired need driven research in Nigeria. Keywords: Academia, Industry, Need Driven Research, Technology Transfer

Identifying the relevance of personal values to e-government portals' success: insights from a Delphi study

Most governments around the world have put considerable financial resources into the development of e-government systems. They have been making significant efforts to provide information and services online. However, previous research shows that the rate of adoption and success of e-government systems vary significantly across countries. It is argued here that culture can be an important factor affecting e- government success. This paper aims to explore the relevance of personal values to the e-government success from an individual user’s perspective. The ten basic values identified by Schwartz were used. A Delphi study was carried out with a group of experts to identify the most relevant personal values to the e-government success from an individual’s point of view. The findings suggest that four of the ten values, namely Self-direction, Security, Stimulation, and Tradition, most likely affect the success. The findings provide a basis for developing a comprehensive e-government evaluation framework to be validated using a large scale survey in Saudi Arabia

Analisis Faktor-faktor yang Mempengaruhi Performansi Proses Knowledge Transfer (Studi Kasus PT. Ebako Nusantara)

Knowledge tranfer in PT Ebako Nusantara pertained less well due to the large number of delayed implementation of the new systems, the low delta learning curve, and low interest and satisfaction of employees towards knowledge transfer. Therefore, it is required an analysis to find out what factors are the most influenting against performance of the knowledge transfer and ways to enhance it. The model containing 10 influencing factors of knowledge transfer is used to answer the needs of the company. Those factors are ambiguity, systematism, transfer willingness, capacity of impartation, capacity of absorption, incentive mechanism, culture, technical support, trust, and knowledge distance. Then, it is analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis to see which factors are the most influential. The results of this study revealed that the trust factor and technical support are the most influential against performance knowledge transfer towards the company

The influence of trust, information technology and communication skill on knowledge transfer in MADA (Muda Agricultural Development Authority)

This study was conducted to investigate the influence of trust, information technology and communication skill on knowledge transfer among extension officer in Muda Agricultural Development Authority (MADA). The aim of this study is to identify the relationship of trust, information technology and communication skill towards knowledge transfer. The dependent variable used in this study is knowledge transfer, whereas the independent variables comprises of trust, information technology and communication skill. This study was done through quantitative approach in which questionnaires were used as a medium to collect data. The respondents for this study were MADA extension officer and 113 questionnaires were distributed. The results of the study showed positive significant relationship between information technology and knowledge transfer

Data-based identification of knowledge transfer needs in global production networks

Manufacturing companies’ value chains are increasingly distributed globally, which presents companies with the challenge of coordinating complex production networks. In general, these production networks grew historically rather than having been continuously planned, leading to heterogeneous production structures with many tangible and intangible flows to be coordinated. Thereby, many authors claim that the knowledge flow is one of the most important flows and the source of competitive advantage. However, today’s managers face major challenges in transferring production knowledge, especially across globally distributed production sites. The first obstacle to a successful knowledge transfer is to identify what kind of knowledge should be transferred between whom and at what time. This process can take months of information collection and evaluation and is often too time-consuming and costly. Thus, this paper presents an approach to automatically identify at what point knowledge should be transferred. In order to achieve this, the company's raw data is being used to identify which employees work on similar production processes and how these processes perform. Therefore, production processes, which can be compared with each other, need to be formed, even though these processes may be performed at different production sites. Still, not every defined cluster of production processes necessarily requires the initiation of knowledge transfer since performing a knowledge transfer always entails considerable effort and some processes might already be aligned with each other. Consequently, in a next step it is analyzed how these comparable production processes differ from each other by taking into account their performances by means of feedback data. As a result, trigger points for knowledge transfer initiation can be determined

Knowledge transfers between academia and the creative industry

Author's accepted version (postprint)This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Academic Conferences & Publishing International in Proceedings of the European conference on knowledge management in 2019.Available online: https://www.academic-conferences.org/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2019/09/ECKM-abstract-booklet-Download_embedded.pdf#page=87acceptedVersio

Реклама під час війни

На сьогодні реклама вже не просто повідомлення про певний товар, послугу чи виробника, а справжня художньо-артистична, словесна чи художня творчість. Рекламна діяльність знаходиться в постійному розвитку, набуває багаторівневості та багатофактурності, що в свою чергу зумовлює необхідність уточнення ряду законодавчих дефініцій, що не цілком відповідають реаліям сучасного ринку рекламних послуг

Knowledge Archetype: Facilitating Cross Cultural Knowledge Sharing

Studies have indicated that national culture may impact the choice of who shares knowledge with whom. This paper considers the problem of tacit knowledge sharing in multi-cultural environments and the issues that relate to trust, language, and culture that could impact on tacit knowledge sharing choices. A study was conducted in an international and multi-cultural Business School to discover if the theoretical research relating to a potential tacit and implicit knowledge sharing archetype had validity. The study which was conducted with 70 students from 28 nations speaking 24 languages, discovered that the variables that impacted who students chose to ask for indicated that the longer that students spent in the Business School; the longer they were in London and the UK; and the older they were, the less they were concerned about the nationality, ethnicity, and language of the person they asked. Additionally, testing the knowledge archetype module it was found that there were no moderating factors. This indicates that a knowledge archetype that is common to all nationalities can be developed

Людський капітал як фактор успішного міжнародного трансферу технологій

Міжнародний трансфер технологій посідає особливе місце в міжнародній економіці як механізм, за допомогою якого компанія в одній країні отримує та використовує продукцію, вироблену в іншій [1]. Його можна розглядати як правовідносини, що виникають між суб’єктами, які є резидентом і нерезидентом країни відповідно, пов’язані зі створенням, передачею прав і впровадженням технологій, укладенням певних договорів, які будуть спрямовані на передачі прав на технологію чи інформації про технологію або матеріальне втілення (відтворення) технології. Не менш важливою є дифузія інновацій (нові товари, ідеї, технології тощо), яка тлумачиться як поширення або розповсюдження інновацій серед споживачів за кордоном

Trust and knowledge sharing in diverse global virtual teams

Global virtual teams (GVTs) allow organizations to improve productivity, procure global knowledge, and transfer best practice information instantaneously among team members. GVTs rely heavily on IT and have little face-to-face interaction, thereby increasing problems resulting from geographic barriers, time language, and cultural differences, and inter-personal relationships. The purpose of our study was to design a normative framework that would assist organizations in understanding the relationship between diversity, mutual trust, and knowledge sharing among GVTs, with additional focus on understanding the moderating impact of collaborative technology and task characteristics. Empirical data was collected from 58 GVTs and analyzed using a Hierarchical Multiple Regression technique. Results showed that in GVTs, deep level diversity has a more significant relationship with team processes of mutual trust and knowledge sharing than visible functional level diversity. This relationship is moderated by the collaborative capabilities of available technology and levels of interdependence of the task. Furthermore, knowledge sharing and mutual trust mediate the relationship between diversity levels and team effectiveness