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Reciprocity of Knowledge Flows in Internal Network Forms of Organizing
Fundamental changes in the competitive landscape triggered many firms to leverage and build competencies by focusing on transition processes towards internal network forms of organizing. These forms ameliorate exploration through knowledge creation and transfer.
Internal networks are characterized by horizontal knowledge flows that supplement and
supplant the vertical knowledge flows that characterize other organization forms like the
functional and multi-divisional forms. As these horizontal knowledge flows facilitate
knowledge integration, internal networks have an advantage over other organization forms in
leveraging and building competencies. One characteristic that makes these horizontal
knowledge flows work is the reciprocity ensuing them. Reciprocity relates to the
interdependence and coordination modes that characterize internal networks. As reciprocity is
influenced by managerial coordination, by the intention to deploy knowledge, and by goal
attainment, creating and maintaining reciprocity of knowledge flows can be considered as a managerial competence.
In this paper, the attributes of organization form that impact the reciprocity in a firm are explored from structural, managerial and knowledge perspectives. Hypotheses are developed which suggest that specialization and the use of formal meetings restrict
reciprocity, whereas job rotation, the number of employees with a coordination function, and
teams have a positive effect on the level of reciprocity. These hypotheses are tested by means
of a questionnaire administered in a business unit of a multinational financial services firm.
Reciprocity of knowledge flows was found to be dependent on the characteristics mentioned above in a predicted way. Since none of the hypotheses needed to be rejected, the evidence suggests that reciprocity is a fundamental feature of internal networks and the horizontal knowledge flows that characterize them. This suggests reciprocity to be an important managerial competence
Duurzaamheid van een regionale voedselketen : Energieverbruik, emissie van broeikasgassen en voedselvoertuigkilometers voor de keten Oregional â Sint Maartenskliniek
Dit rapport laat zien dat regionale voedselsystemen een vermindering van fossiel energieverbruik en broeikasgasemissie kunnen opleveren ten opzichte van landelijke/mondiale voedselsystemen. Wanneer de logistiek goed georganiseerd is en er een voldoende volume gerealiseerd kan worden, is ook een vermindering van het aantal voedselvoertuig kilometers praktisch goed haalbaar. De omvang van de vermindering in verbruik, emissies en kilometers is zeer sterk afhankelijk van de lokale/regionale omstandigheden en van de samenstelling van het productpakket in de specifieke keten
Parental and child factors associated with inhalant and food allergy in a population-based prospective cohort study: the Generation R Study
The prevalence of allergic diseases in children is markedly increasing to epidemic proportions. The aim of this study is to describe the presence and examine associated parental and child characteristics of allergic sensitization an
The ANTARES Optical Beacon System
ANTARES is a neutrino telescope being deployed in the Mediterranean Sea. It
consists of a three dimensional array of photomultiplier tubes that can detect
the Cherenkov light induced by charged particles produced in the interactions
of neutrinos with the surrounding medium. High angular resolution can be
achieved, in particular when a muon is produced, provided that the Cherenkov
photons are detected with sufficient timing precision. Considerations of the
intrinsic time uncertainties stemming from the transit time spread in the
photomultiplier tubes and the mechanism of transmission of light in sea water
lead to the conclusion that a relative time accuracy of the order of 0.5 ns is
desirable. Accordingly, different time calibration systems have been developed
for the ANTARES telescope. In this article, a system based on Optical Beacons,
a set of external and well-controlled pulsed light sources located throughout
the detector, is described. This calibration system takes into account the
optical properties of sea water, which is used as the detection volume of the
ANTARES telescope. The design, tests, construction and first results of the two
types of beacons, LED and laser-based, are presented.Comment: 21 pages, 18 figures, submitted to Nucl. Instr. and Meth. Phys. Res.
Measurement of the Atmospheric Muon Spectrum from 20 to 3000 GeV
The absolute muon flux between 20 GeV and 3000 GeV is measured with the L3
magnetic muon spectrometer for zenith angles ranging from 0 degree to 58
degree. Due to the large exposure of about 150 m2 sr d, and the excellent
momentum resolution of the L3 muon chambers, a precision of 2.3 % at 150 GeV in
the vertical direction is achieved.
The ratio of positive to negative muons is studied between 20 GeV and 500
GeV, and the average vertical muon charge ratio is found to be 1.285 +- 0.003
(stat.) +- 0.019 (syst.).Comment: Total 32 pages, 9Figure
First results of the Instrumentation Line for the deep-sea ANTARES neutrino telescope
In 2005, the ANTARES Collaboration deployed and operated at a depth of 2500 m a so-called Mini Instrumentation Line equipped with Optical Modules (MILOM) at the ANTARES site. The various data acquired during the continuous operation from April to December 2005 of the MILOM confirm the satisfactory performance of the Optical Modules, their front-end electronics and readout system. as well as the calibration devices of the detector. The in situ measurement of the Optical Module time response yields a resolution better than 0.5 ns. The performance of the acoustic positioning system, which enables the spatial reconstruction of the ANTARES detector with a precision of about 10 cm, is verified. These results demonstrate that with the full ANTARES neutrino telescope the design angular resolution of better than 0.3 degrees can be realistically achieved
The data acquisition system for the ANTARES neutrino telescope
The ANTARES neutrino telescope is being constructed in the Mediterranean Sea.
It consists of a large three-dimensional array of photo-multiplier tubes. The
data acquisition system of the detector takes care of the digitisation of the
photo-multiplier tube signals, data transport, data filtering, and data
storage. The detector is operated using a control program interfaced with all
elements. The design and the implementation of the data acquisition system are
described.Comment: 20 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in Nucl. Instrum. Meth.
The zebrafish cohesin protein Sgo1 is required for cardiac function and eye development
BACKGROUND: Cohesinopathies is a term that refers to/covers rare genetic diseases caused by mutations in the cohesin complex proteins. The cohesin complex is a multiprotein complex that facilitates different aspects of cell division, gene transcription, DNA damage repair, and chromosome architecture. Shugoshin proteins prevent the cohesin complex from premature dissociation from chromatids during cell division. Patients with a homozygous missense mutation in SGO1, which encodes for Shugoshin1, have problems with normal pacing of the heart and gut. RESULTS: To study the role of shugoshin during embryo development, we mutated the zebrafish sgo1 gene. Homozygous sgo1 mutant embryos display various phenotypes related to different organs, including a reduced heart rate accompanied by reduced cardiac function. In addition, sgo1 mutants are vision-impaired as a consequence of structurally defective and partially non-functional photoreceptor cells. Furthermore, the sgo1 mutants display reduced food intake and early lethality. CONCLUSION: We have generated a zebrafish model of Sgo1 that showed its importance during organ development and function
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