Despite the considerable research interest shown in various types of knowledge management systems, not much academic work can be found on information technology (IT) support for managing competence. This paper addresses this shortage by presenting an 18-month action case study of the design, implementation, and evaluation of a traditional competence system at Volvo Information Technology AB in ...

We introduce a Semantic Web-based competence manager system called Competence Manager, which allows managing employee competencies and other relevant resources about a set of topics. The Competence Manager provides flexible operations for both querying the knowledge base, and managing the ontologies. The usage scenarios of the Competence Manager range from intra-organization use to interoperabi...

The lifelong competence development and transfer of competencies acquisition is a tendency of global world and specifically for e-learning.. Generally, an instructional based-competence process consists in four single sub-processes, the competence definition, competence development, competence assessment process and certification. This paper presents a competence-based adaptive assessment proce...

Introduction: according to the ethology theory mother infant separation immediately after birth can interfere with the infants innate behaviors for the initiation of breastfeeding. The aim of this study was to the effect of an interventional program based on the Theory of Ethology on infant breast feeding competence Materials and Methods: 114 primiparous, Iranian, healthy, full term mothers bet...

Natural competence for DNA uptake is common among bacteria but its evolutionary function is controversial. Resolving the dispute requires a detailed understanding of both how cells decide to take up DNA and how the DNA is processed during and after uptake. We have used whole-genome microarrays to follow changes in gene expression during competence development in wild-type Haemophilus influenzae...

une controverse s'est élevée en droit et pratique judiciaire iranienne sur la question du dessaisissement du juge en cas d'une clause d'arbitrage international. en fait, le problème est résolu lorsqu'il s'agit d'un arbitrage interne par application de l'article 454 du code de procédure civile lequel permet aux parties de soumettre leur différend ne ou a naître...

Genre analysis as an area of great concern in recent decades, involves the observation of linguistic features used by a determined discourse community. The research article (RA) is one of the most widely researched genres in academic writing which is realized through some rhetorical moves and discursive steps to achieve a communicative purpose. This study aimed at proposing a model of generic p...

BACKGROUND Although law is established on a strong presumption that persons younger than a certain age are not competent to consent, statutory age limits for asking children's consent to clinical research differ widely internationally. From a clinical perspective, competence is assumed to involve many factors including the developmental stage, the influence of parents and peers, and life experi...

This paper discusses the meaning and characteristics of core competence, analyzes the relationships between tacit knowledge and core competence, and gets the conclusion that tacit knowledge is the basis for the development of core competence. At last methods that can transfer tacit knowledge into core competence are discussed.