KM is concerned with how well an organization adapts, survives, and competes in a rapidly changing environment (Malhotra, 2002). Nonaka (1999), on the other hand, defined knowledge management as distinctive features of that enable to gain competitive advantage. Furthermore, considered organizational aspect enables internal external communication, provides higher supply chain efficiency, and, re...

The authors found that the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) is hyposialylated in hereditary inclusion body myopathy (HIBM) muscle, as suggested by its decreased molecular weight by Western blot. This abnormality represented the only pathologic feature differentiating HIBM due to GNE mutations from other myopathies with similar clinical and pathologic characteristics. If further confirmed in...

IntroductIon Over the last decade the fields of knowledge management and organizational learning have developed rapidly, showing increasing diversity and specialization in the academic literature. Ikujiro Nonaka has played a leading role in setting standards and earning academic legitimacy for the emergent field of " organizational knowledge management " (Easterby-Smith & Lyles, 2003). In the p...

Glucosamine (UDP-N-acetyl)-2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase (GNE) myopathy is caused by mutations in GNE, a key enzyme in sialic acid biosynthesis. Here, we reported a case of GNE that presented with atypical mild clinical feature and slow progression. A 48-year-old female had a complaint of left foot drop since the age of 46 years. Electromyography (EMG) and muscle biopsy from left tibia...

This paper discusses the knowledge management issues involved in developing an integrated, support system for the visa approval process at the US Immigration and Naturalization Service agency. This research combined competitive intelligence analysis methods with an understanding of human knowledge as dynamic, socially constructed and situated in context, to determine appropriate roles for IT an...

Decisions based on market segmentation, target market selection and product positioning are among the most critical strategic choices made within any organisation (Dover 2000). It is widely accepted that utilisation and management of knowledge that would underpin such decisions is that which will give organisations a competitive edge (Argote, 2000; Von Krogh, Nonaka & Nishiguchi, 2000). Widespr...

Nonaka describes the process of creating knowledge in enterprises as an interplay of tacit and explicit knowledge. In the interdisciplinary German FOQUS project, industrial engineers and computer scientists have investigated information systems support for this process in the context of a specific knowledge creation strategy, "learning from failures". In the domain of failure management for com...

In today's competitive global economy characterized by shorter product life cycles, increased employee turnover, and ubiquitous information technologies, an organization's ability to manage knowledge may be the only remaining source of competitive advantage (Drucker, 1995; 1999). Even though a number of researchers have outlined the importance of adopting knowledge management and many organizat...