Closing the knowing-doing gap

Bridging the Knowing-Doing Gap

Many researchers argue that information systems (IS) can play an important role in supporting organizational knowledge application. However, recent IS research indicates that knowledge management systems (KMS) often fail when implemented in the knowledge work practice of contemporary organizations. While KMS maintenance has been recognized as an important IS research area, imbalance between the...

Change Management: Bridging the ‘Knowing-Doing’ Gap

Let’s be clear. In spite of the considerable energy, time, resources, knowledge and efforts we allocate to them, the vast majority of change projects in our organizations fail pretty miserably. Failure, in this case, means that the targeted performance improvements are not achieved, as the new ways of operating and the new systems and mindsets supposed to enable such transitions are not integra...

Health education: bridging the gap between knowing and doing.

Hierdie artikel gaan hoofsaaklik oor form ele gesondheidsvoorligting in vinnig veranderende oorgangstydperke in die sameling. ’n Kort beskry wing word gegee van die veranderingsproses, verwant aan sekere begrippe met betrekking tot gesondheidsvoorligting — gem eenskapsbetrokkenheid, vrywillige gesondheidsvoorligters, groepbesprekings en gem eenskapsleiers. D ie afleiding word gemaak dat, slegs ...

Knowing, and Doing: Closing the Gaps in Board Leadership for Improvement of Quality and Safety.

Closing the Technology Gap? Closing the Technology Gap?

This paper focuses on the dimensions shaping the dynamics of technology. We present a model where the knowledge stock of a country grows over time as a function of three main factors: its innovation intensity, its technological infrastructures and its human capital. The latter two variables contribute to determine the absorptive capacity of a country as well as its innovative ability. Based on ...