(2011) "Knowledge processes, knowledge-intensity and innovation: a moderated mediation analysis", Journal of Knowledge Management, Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine innovation from a knowledge-based view by exploring the effect of knowledge processes and knowledge intensity on innovation performance. Design/methodology/approach – First, a theoretical model of the connections bet...

this paper discovers the necessary variables need for creating models for tacit knowledge acquisition, especially in medical care services. the case studied here, was knowledge of diagnosing and time of delivery in twin pregnancy with nuchal translucency screening. this paper covers the empirical work undertaken on semi-structured interview based on thematic analysis. with regard of theoretical...

the corporate entrepreneurship (ce) of firms and enterprises is the subject of current research in the fields of management and business. however, analyses on this subject in agricultural firms are lacking. the purpose of this research was to study the relationships between corporate entrepreneurship and firm performance in agricultural small and medium-sized enterprises (asmes) in iran. specif...

The increased use of intelligent decision support systems has created a demand for efficient acquisition, implementation and maintenance of the knowledge required by such systems. The field of knowledge level modelling has developed as a means to this end. This has led to the construction of methodologies for KBS development that facilitate a generic approach to knowledge acquisition. Such gene...

This paper describes KADD ET, a cognitive diagnostic environment created to assess the conceptual and procedural learning activities of students. It is composed of a diagnostic engine, DETECTive, and a knowledge acquisition tool developed to fulfil its knowledge representation needs, KADI. Both of them share a Model of Learning Tasks (MLT) as a diagnostic basis. One of the main goals of this en...

Thomas, Christopher. PhD, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Wright State University, 2012. Knowledge Acquisition in a System. I present a method for growing the amount of knowledge available on the Web using a hermeneutic method that involves background knowledge, Information Extraction techniques and validation through discourse and use of the extracted information. I present the...

The Joseph Bell Centre for Forensic Statistics and Legal Reasoning has been set up to examine the correct presentation, interpretation and evaluation of scientific and forensic evidence through the use of technology. The aim of the Centre is to build computer systems for those operating in the legal system so that they can follow best practice whether investigating a crime or presenting evidenc...

A system that acquires knowledge from a user should be able to reflect upon the knowledge that it has—at each moment—and understand what kinds of new knowledge it needs to learn. For the past two decades, research in the area of knowledge acquisition has been moving towards systems that have access to richer representations of knowledge about their task. This paper reviews some well-known knowl...