This paper presents a method for using subjective factors to evaluate project success. The method is based on collection of subjective measures with respect to project characteristics and project success indicators. The paper introduces a new classification scheme for assessing software projects. The classification scheme is illustrated in a case study using data from 12 industrial projects. Th...

As healthcare organisations seek to enhance safety and quality in a changing environment, organisational learning practices can help to improve existing skills and knowledge and provide opportunities to discover better ways of working together. Leadership at executive, middle management, and local levels is needed to create a sense of shared purpose. This shared vision should help to build effe...

Methods A retrospective qualitative content analysis of a Norovirus outbreak was undertaken, using critical incident analysis as the basis for conducting semi-structured interviews with 24 key clinical and managerial participants. Behavioural references were mapped to a behavioural framework (Weick and Sutcliffe, 2007) that describes positive behaviours, known as ‘mindful behaviours’ and negati...

While theoretically distinct, learning and knowing are meshed in practice. This paper builds on this observation and argues that organisational transformation and the development of best practices in e-learning share some similar context. This is particularly evident when knowledge management perspectives are considered. Specifically, trust and collaboration are shown to be common enablers of b...

Purpose – First, to explore the application of e-learning as a medium for workplace learning, as a form of adult learning and organisational learning from a theoretical point of view, second, to review empirical studies on recent solutions to pedagogical problems encountered in workplace learning in general and in e-learning in particular, and finally, to consider the challenges facing the furt...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To present a discussion on newcomer adaptation as a lens through which to understand how nursing students adapt to clinical practice and raise awareness of strategies that can be used to enhance their learning experiences. BACKGROUND Socialisation is an important factor that facilitates students' learning in the clinical setting. Therefore, it is beneficial to examine orga...

This paper aims to explore the role of knowledge management in information systems planning. Knowledge management is used in a proposed integration model as organisational memory by storing the participants' knowledge and allowing them to access the organisation's knowledge and that of other participants, providing information to support decision-making and to facilitate the strategy developmen...

The introduction of active learning in engineering education is often started by enthusiastic teachers or change agents. They usually encounter resistance from stakeholders such as colleagues, department boards or students. For a successful introduction these stakeholders all have to learn what active learning involves for them. This means that active learning has to take place on three levels:...

Digital technologies are revolutionizing the practices of teaching and learning at colleges and universities all around the world. With the emergence of internet and web technologies, tertiary institutions are increasingly exploring the potential uses of e-learning technologies to cater for the ever growing demands of flexible teaching needs in distance education. Teaching institutions are maki...

This paper looks at a recipe for the construction of an intelligent Learning Management System from the perspective of a learning community focussed LMS research and development team. Four key ingredients; the Educational Activity Toolset, the Learning Object Library, the Adaptive Intelligent Agent and the Learning Community Agents, are defined and mixed well. However, this basic recipe only so...