Abstract Expertise provides numerous benefits. Experts process information more efficiently, remember better, and often make better decisions. Consumers pursue expertise in domains they love chase experiences that them feel something. Yet, might becoming an expert carry a cost for these very feelings? Across than 700,000 consumers 6 million observations, developing hedonic domain predicts emoti...

BACKGROUND Shunts, the main treatment for hydrocephalus, are problematic because they frequently malfunction. Detecting shunt malfunction is challenging because symptoms are similar to those of common childhood illnesses, particularly viral infections. Parents are responsible for identifying shunt malfunction and responding accordingly. Understanding parents' experiences has the potential to im...

As firms focus on their particular competencies, they are increasingly using contingent but highly skilled workers. This increased use of externalized labor permits firms in dynamic environments to modify and upgrade their specific technical skills, while retaining and developing skills at organizing outsourced competencies. This increased externalization of highly skilled work in competitive m...

A question that continues to be asked by Clinical Trials Units is ‘Should we invest in commercial trials software or should we develop our own solutions?’ The answer depends on the expertise available within the organisation, volume and diversity of work undertaken by the Unit and of course the resources available. The benefits of using electronic technologies are well known; they promote bette...

In this paper, we describe an innovative process towards digital transformation in the high-educational field, developed at University of Geneva since 2016. It aims to provide novel services identified proactively as high value for improving student and university members experience. This approach is made possible through our Digital Innovation Hub its different tools. One these tools “Accelera...

This article outlines new technologies in the areas of automated expertise finding, expert network discover, virtual place-based collaboration, and automated question answering. We illustrate each of these areas with implemented and in some cases empirically evaluated systems. Collectively, these illustrate new methods for automatic discovery of knowledge, experts, and communities in an effecti...

Patients are valuable sources of expertise for other patients in similar situations, but little is understood about the nature of this expertise. To address this knowledge gap, we investigated informational support as a mechanism for peers to help one another learn to cope with the breast cancer experience. We analyzed the types of problems discussed and recommendations offered by correspondent...