Individual and team-level predictors of SECI and creativity: a multilevel approach

JEL classification: D8Knowledge creation is a prominent theme within the knowledge management field, thus questions arises regarding which factors facilitate SECI. Researchers have investigated knowledge creation enablers, in isolation, at different level of analysis (i.e., organization level). To fill this gap, this paper develops a multilevel research design. As teams have emerged as a key unit of functioning, this research aims not only to examine the effects of individual and team-level enablers on team-level SECI, but also to develop two scales to measure SECI at both levels of analysis, consequently providing integration to a fragmented body of research. The model includes four facilitators: intrinsic motivation, individual-level LMX, team-level trust and team-level LMX. Furthermore, individual-level SECI is studied as a promoter of individual creativity. Analyses of a multi-source data obtained from 431 team-members who worked in 59 teams, in 51 companies based in Lisbon, London and Maputo, showed that team-level trust has a cross-level moderating effect on the positive relationship of individuallevel LMX on team-level SECI. The results may be used for further empirical research and as guide to the use of individual and team processes as a vehicle to improve SECI, in team settings. Furthermore, findings suggest that the developed scale is a reliable measure of SECI, which can help organizations diagnose knowledge creation and sharing practices in teams and develop strategies accordingly.A criação do conhecimento é um tema em destaque na área da gestão do conhecimento, logo, surgem questões sobre os fatores que facilitam SECI. Os investigadores têm estudado as variáveis que facilitam a criação de conhecimento, de forma isolada, em diferentes níveis de análise (ex., nível organizacional). Para preencher esta lacuna, este estudo desenvolve um modelo multinível. Uma vez que as equipas surgiram como uma unidade fundamental de funcionamento, este estudo tem como objetivo não só analisar os efeitos que fatores a nível individual e de equipa têm sobre o SECI, mas também desenvolver duas escalas para medir o SECI nos dois níveis, consequentemente, integrando esta área de estudo. O modelo inclui quatro facilitadores: motivação intrínseca, LMX a nível individual, confiança de equipa e LMX a nível de equipa. Adicionalmente, o a nível individual SECI é estudado como um promotor da criatividade individual. Análises de um conjunto de dados multi-source obtidos a partir de 431 colaboradores originários de 59 equipas, mostraram que a confiança de equipa modera a relação positiva entre o LMX a nível individual com o SECI a nível de equipa. Os resultados podem ser utilizados para pesquisas futuras e como linhas orientadoras para o uso de processos individuais e de equipa, como veículos para melhorar o SECI, a nível da equipa. Além disso, os resultados sugerem que a escala desenvolvida é uma medida confiável do SECI, podendo assim ajudar as organizações a diagnosticar a criação e partilha de conhecimento nas equipas e desenvolver estratégias em conformidade

Fostering Future Agribusiness Professionals: Developing the Skills of Generation Z

The agribusiness industry faces a global challenge in attracting and retaining qualified workers, making it crucial for higher education institutions to understand the skills employers value most in recent graduates. This study aimed to identify the perceptions of the agribusiness industry on the necessary skills needed in agribusiness graduates. The results showed that soft skills such as critical thinking, communication, and time management are highly sought-after by agribusiness employers. This research highlights the importance of preparing future employees with the necessary skillsets before hiring to aid agribusinesses in overcoming their challenges and ensure a capable workforce for society. The findings of this study provide valuable insights for educational institutions to better prepare Generation Z for the contemporary challenges they will face in the agribusiness workforce

Cultural adaptation in different facets of life and the impact of language : a case study of personal adjustment patterns during study abroad

This case study focuses on the processes of adaptation that an Erasmus student, Angela, experienced during her study abroad period. The longitudinal study explores how she coped over time with the various adaptation demands that she faced in the different aspects of her life: social–personal aspects (friends and social life, daily life, language for socialisation) and academic aspects (courses, administrative issues, language for academic purposes). The data gathered involved pre-departure and post return interviews, weekly ‘diary-tables’ and monthly interviews while abroad. The findings show that Angela's adaptive journey followed noticeably different trends in the personal and academic domains of her life, demonstrating clearly how adaptation can evolve at different speeds in these different domains, and can result in ups and downs throughout the sojourn. Even an aspect such as language was perceived differently in the two overarching domains. Further research is needed in order to identify whether there are more generalised patterns within these various domains, or whether the patterns are always subject to significant individual and contextual variation. Moreover, further qualitative research is needed in order to understand the reasons that lie behind the ups and downs, and the extent to which they seem to be idiosyncratic or predictable

Expression profiling of snoRNAs in normal hematopoiesis and AML

Key Points A subset of snoRNAs is expressed in a developmental- and lineage-specific manner during human hematopoiesis. Neither host gene expression nor alternative splicing accounted for the observed differential expression of snoRNAs in a subset of AML.</jats:p

The expression in saccharomyces cerevisiae of a glucose/xylose symporter from Candida intermedia is affected by the presence of a glucose/xylose facilitator

Microbiology, 154Two glucose/xylose transporter genes from Candida intermedia were recently cloned and characterized: GXF1, which encodes a glucose/xylose facilitator; and GXS1, which encodes a glucose/xylose proton symporter. Here we report the functional expression of these transporters in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. While Gxf1p seems to be fully functional in S. cerevisiae, the symporter Gxs1p exhibits very low glucose/xylose transport activity, which could not be ascribed to insufficient production of the protein or incorrect subcellular localization. In addition, coexpression of glucose/xylose facilitators with Gxs1p strongly reduced GXS1 mRNA levels, and consequently symport activity, in glucose-grown, but not in ethanol-grown, cells. The observed decrease in GXS1 transcript levels seems to be related to an enhanced glucose influx mediated by glucose facilitator protein(s), and not to a specific interaction between Gxs1p and other transporters. We found GXS1 mRNA levels to be severely reduced as a result of glucose addition, and we show that this effect takes place at the level of GXS1 mRNA stability. Our results suggest that a decrease in mRNAs encoding high-affinity/active sugar transport systems may be a widespread and conserved mechanism in yeasts, limiting expression of these proteins whenever their activity is dispensable

Effects of ocean acidification on macroalgal communities

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Human Powered Vehicle Team Challenge

Design and build a Human Powered Vehicle in a team of five. Compete at the ASME HPVC competition in March of 2022. Re-establish the Human Powered Vehicle Team at the University of Akron