How are we able to construct truly realistic representations of knowledge organizations (KOs)? The paper introduces and defines the knowledge profile as a method to investigate the epistemological basis of any KO to outline the consequences this basis has upon its research object. The knowledge profile is inspired by C. S. Peirce’s doctrine of pragmaticism, and it further reflects the relevance...

introduction: having a desirable image in a market can be considered as an asset for an organization. therefore, using proper approaches, managers of such organizations must monitor and manage the image of their organizations in order to achieve their organizational goals and their customer’s satisfaction. as an important sector of every society, managers of hospitals also must try their best t...

knowledge management is an applied course dealing with identification, selection, organizing, summarization, and classification of knowledge necessary for business, so that the organization competition advantage and its employees' performance can improve. due to its importance, it seems quite necessary for a military research organization to acquire recent knowledge and technology. referri...

o er the past decade knowledge bas become a central concept in the field of organization studies. Knowledge helps companies to outperform competitors (Winter 1987). Knowledge can be compared with an accurate map. Ha ing a map of the territory in which we want to travel gives us tbe coordinates of tbe places we want to go to and routes to get there. The map enables efficient travelling and avoid...