Investigating the role of knowledge management in the development of asset management practice in selected public sector organisations in Nigeria.

Research Aim: This research explores the conceptualisation of knowledge management in developing asset management practices in a developing country. Nigerian public sector is used as a case because it is a developing country where asset management practices and knowledge management are not fully implemented. Methodological adoption processes:This study assumes that knowledge is fluid, and based on this assertion, exploratory research was used to investigate how knowledge management can be used to facilitate the development of asset management practices in the public sector and since this research aims to examine a problem driven by the respondents’ views as such an interpretivist stance was employed. The study employed a qualitative research method with an inductive approach and used federal government organisations in Nigeria as a case. Using zoom and Microsoft teams, semi-structured interviews were conducted. 30 participants, comprised of asset managers, fixed asset officers, and information technology experts, were interviewed, and guided by open-ended questions. It was purposively ensured that the data reflected the six geo-political zones in Nigeria, and the data were analysed using thematic analysis. Summary of findings: Applying the system thinking approach, organisational development theory, and institutional theory, this study found that knowledge management is not recognised and established while asset management practice is yet to be at its peak within the various critical institutions and organisations in the public sector in Nigeria. Lack of knowledge of asset management practices, lack of understanding of the relevance of establishing Knowledge Management and its processes which includes inadequate sources for acquiring knowledge on asset management, consultants’ unwillingness to train asset managers effectively, lack of adequate training and development for asset management officers, lack of understanding of public sector asset management, non-existent knowledge repositories, non-established knowledge sharing and exchange culture, lack of IT infrastructure for knowledge management and asset management practices, lack of synergy between Government Integrated Financial and Management Information and various asset management departments in various ministries. Also, the study confirmed that asset management is not developing due to the non-existent of knowledge-oriented leadership, ineffective knowledge governance, lack of continuous capacity building, inadequate funding due to poor political will, lack of legal and operational framework, lack of employees’ participation in decision making and unestablished reward systems. Research contributions: This is the first study that integrates three theoretical concepts, system thinking, organisational development theory and institutional theory, to show how knowledge management and asset management practices are intertwined and related and how they function together to produce enhanced organisational performance. In addition, this study shows the importance of knowledge management and asset management practice in the public sector, specifically in developing nations where such research is dearth and, to some extent, not recognised. This study also highlights how knowledge management, its processes; knowledge creation, organisation, storage, application, sharing, transfer, and its mechanisms; knowledge management governance, monitoring and evaluation, and knowledge-oriented leadership, together with other inner organisational dynamics such as organisational culture, crisis management, incentives, sociocultural context, function holistically as an entity to foster the development of asset management practice. Developing a framework that explains how knowledge management can boost asset management growth provides a starting point for examining the challenges of establishing asset management in public sector organisations like those in the Nigerian context. Similarly, this study points out how the government and policymakers can overhaul and implement a viable asset management practice through established knowledge management by introducing and implementing knowledge management practices, setting, and adopting technology adoption to boost productivity through knowledge management processes that facilitate competitive advantage. Finally, various reward systems were identified and adopted based on asset managers’ and fixed asset management officers’ needs, which can significantly boost employees’ satisfaction, and productivity and ultimately enhance asset management practice within the country

Collected Papers (on Neutrosophics, Plithogenics, Hypersoft Set, Hypergraphs, and other topics), Volume X

This tenth volume of Collected Papers includes 86 papers in English and Spanish languages comprising 972 pages, written between 2014-2022 by the author alone or in collaboration with the following 105 co-authors (alphabetically ordered) from 26 countries: Abu Sufian, Ali Hassan, Ali Safaa Sadiq, Anirudha Ghosh, Assia Bakali, Atiqe Ur Rahman, Laura Bogdan, Willem K.M. Brauers, Erick González Caballero, Fausto Cavallaro, Gavrilă Calefariu, T. Chalapathi, Victor Christianto, Mihaela Colhon, Sergiu Boris Cononovici, Mamoni Dhar, Irfan Deli, Rebeca Escobar-Jara, Alexandru Gal, N. Gandotra, Sudipta Gayen, Vassilis C. Gerogiannis, Noel Batista Hernández, Hongnian Yu, Hongbo Wang, Mihaiela Iliescu, F. Nirmala Irudayam, Sripati Jha, Darjan Karabašević, T. Katican, Bakhtawar Ali Khan, Hina Khan, Volodymyr Krasnoholovets, R. Kiran Kumar, Manoranjan Kumar Singh, Ranjan Kumar, M. Lathamaheswari, Yasar Mahmood, Nivetha Martin, Adrian Mărgean, Octavian Melinte, Mingcong Deng, Marcel Migdalovici, Monika Moga, Sana Moin, Mohamed Abdel-Basset, Mohamed Elhoseny, Rehab Mohamed, Mohamed Talea, Kalyan Mondal, Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Aslam Malik, Muhammad Ihsan, Muhammad Naveed Jafar, Muhammad Rayees Ahmad, Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Saqlain, Muhammad Shabir, Mujahid Abbas, Mumtaz Ali, Radu I. Munteanu, Ghulam Murtaza, Munazza Naz, Tahsin Oner, ‪Gabrijela Popović‬‬‬‬‬, Surapati Pramanik, R. Priya, S.P. Priyadharshini, Midha Qayyum, Quang-Thinh Bui, Shazia Rana, Akbara Rezaei, Jesús Estupiñán Ricardo, Rıdvan Sahin, Saeeda Mirvakili, Said Broumi, A. A. Salama, Flavius Aurelian Sârbu, Ganeshsree Selvachandran, Javid Shabbir, Shio Gai Quek, Son Hoang Le, Florentin Smarandache, Dragiša Stanujkić, S. Sudha, Taha Yasin Ozturk, Zaigham Tahir, The Houw Iong, Ayse Topal, Alptekin Ulutaș, Maikel Yelandi Leyva Vázquez, Rizha Vitania, Luige Vlădăreanu, Victor Vlădăreanu, Ștefan Vlăduțescu, J. Vimala, Dan Valeriu Voinea, Adem Yolcu, Yongfei Feng, Abd El-Nasser H. Zaied, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas.‬

ATHENA Research Book, Volume 2

ATHENA European University is an association of nine higher education institutions with the mission of promoting excellence in research and innovation by enabling international cooperation. The acronym ATHENA stands for Association of Advanced Technologies in Higher Education. Partner institutions are from France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal and Slovenia: University of Orléans, University of Siegen, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Niccolò Cusano University, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Polytechnic Institute of Porto and University of Maribor. In 2022, two institutions joined the alliance: the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University from Poland and the University of Vigo from Spain. Also in 2022, an institution from Austria joined the alliance as an associate member: Carinthia University of Applied Sciences. This research book presents a selection of the research activities of ATHENA University's partners. It contains an overview of the research activities of individual members, a selection of the most important bibliographic works of members, peer-reviewed student theses, a descriptive list of ATHENA lectures and reports from individual working sections of the ATHENA project. The ATHENA Research Book provides a platform that encourages collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects by advanced and early career researchers

BIM in the construction industry

En las últimas décadas, el término modelado de información de construcción (BIM) se ha mencionado en una amplia gama de esfuerzos de investigación de la construcción. BIM es una nueva solución para la recesión sin precedentes en la industria de la construcción, es decir, pérdida de productividad, escasez de mano de obra, sobrecostos y competitividad severa. La tecnología BIM proporciona muchos beneficios: detección rápida de conflictos de diseño, regulación automática de diseño algoritmo de verificación, visualización de realidad virtual/aumentada y entorno de trabajo de colaboración. BIM los expertos, así como los profesionales de la industria, enfatizan la importancia de las aplicaciones BIM en el campo de construcción. Dado el rápido desarrollo y adopción de BIM en la arquitectura, ingeniería, y construcción (AEC), están surgiendo nuevas tendencias relevantes para la investigación de BIM, siendo sumamente útil no sólo para los académicos sino también para los profesionales.In recent decades, the term building information modeling (BIM) has been mentioned in a wide range of construction research endeavors. BIM is a new solution for unprecedented recession in the construction industry, i.e., productivity loss, labor shortage, cost overrun, and severe competitiveness. BIM technology provides many benefits: prompt design clash detection, automatic deign regulatory check algorithm, augmented/virtual reality visualization, and collaboration work environment. BIM experts as well as industry practitioners are stressing the importance of BIM applications in the field of construction. Given the rapid development and adoption of BIM in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, new trends relevant to the research of BIM are emerging, being exceedingly helpful not only for academics but also for practitioners

Digital assessment in the clinical workplace : Design, implementation, opportunities, challenges

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Designing and implementing online assessment in the clinical workplace

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Scholarship is not just research : Nurturing scholarship in health professions education

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