Internalised Values and Fairness Perception: Ethics in Knowledge Management

This chapter argues for ethical consideration in knowledge management (KM). It explores the effect that internalised values and fairness perception have on individuals’ participation in KM practices. Knowledge is power, and organisations seek to manage knowledge through KM practices. For knowledge to be processed, individual employees—the source of all knowledge—need to be willing to participate in KM practices. As knowledge is power and a key constituent part of knowledge is ethics, individuals’ internalised values and fairness perception affect knowledge-processing. Where an organisation claims ownership over knowledge, an individual may perceive being treated unfairly, which may obstruct knowledge-processing. Through adopting ethical KM practices, individual needs are respected, enabling knowledge-processing. Implications point towards an ethical agenda in KM theory and practice

Linguagem oral de adolescentes deficientes auditivos: avaliação fonoaudiológica e relato dos professores

Resumo:OBJETIVO:caracterizar a linguagem de adolescentes deficientes auditivos oralizados que frequentam a escola regular, assim como a percepção do professor a respeito da comunicação desses alunos.MÉTODOS: amostras de fala espontânea de adolescentes portadores de perda auditiva pré-linguística de grau severo ou profundo e entrevista com os professores.RESULTADOS: as maiores dificuldades apresentadas pelos indivíduos na avaliação fonoaudiológica foram em relação à linguagem abstrata e à inteligibilidade de fala; no relato dos professores foram em relação à argumentação em avaliações escritas e à conversação com mais de um interlocutor.CONCLUSÃO: apesar do grau de perda auditiva apresentado pelos indivíduos, observou-se um bom desempenho destes quanto à comunicação, sendo esta efetiva em sua vida diária e escolar

Age-related macular degeneration and protective effect of HMG Co-A reductase inhibitors (statins): results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2008

PURPOSE: To determine the association of hydroxymethylglutarylcoenzyme A (HMG Co-A) reductase inhibitor (statin) use with the prevalence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 5604 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 to 2008, ≥40 years of age, who were ascertained with regard to the diagnosis of AMD, the use of statins, and comorbidities and health-related behaviors such as smoking. RESULTS: The mean age of participants denying or confirming a history of AMD was 68 (SEM 0.90) and 55 (SEM 0.36) years, respectively. Individuals 68 years of age or older who were classified as long-term users of statins had statistically significant less self-reported AMD (odds ratio (OR) 0.64, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.49–0.84; P=0.002), after adjusting for potential confounding variables. No significant association was found between the prevalence of AMD and statin consumption among subjects between 40 and 67 years of age (OR 1.61, 95% CI 0.85–3.03; P=0.137). CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest a possible beneficial effect of statin intake for the prevention of AMD in individuals 68 years of age or older