into the interdependencies between technical aspects of the work itself and the broader social milieu in which the work is done Yet for all its merit, the socio-technical systems approach provides few explicit specifications of how (and under what circumstances) the work itself and the social surroundings affect one

main goal is to contribute to the current discussion of cooperative ties and dynamic aspects of interfirm networks, adding new dimensions to resource-based and knowledge-based interpretations of company performance. Copyright Ó 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

in the .50 and .60 range may be regarded as problematic by some researchers. We feel that there is no need for concern on this issue, however, because internal consistency that is based on the alpha coefficient may not be an adequate reliability estimate for a scale made up of a small number of items. Indeed

Most enterprises agree that knowledge is an essential asset for success and survival on a increasingly competitive and global market. This awareness is one of the main reasons for the exponential growth of knowledge management in the past decade. Our approach to knowledge management is based

in knowledge management, which content focuses on socialization processes and interpersonal interactions. These processes help to create common organization knowledge base, to successful assimilate existing knowledge within the organization and externally, ensuring new knowledge creation process. The paper

investments, using a comprehensive sample of U.S. based VCs over the period 1980 to 2003. VC funds whose parent firms enjoy more influential network positions have significantly better performance, as measured by the proportion of portfolio company investments that are successfully exited through an initial

Example from a Geographic Information System 2.1 The Domain Knowledge 2.2 A Car Navigation Application 2.3 Modifying the Domain Knowledge 3 Applying AOP Principles 3.1 Introducing the Domain Aspect 3.2 The Aspect Program 3.3 The Component Program 4 Other Issues 5 Conclusions 6 References 1 1

domain of our eco-social system is thereby transformed. We live in a new economy, characterized by three fundamental features. First, it is informational , that is, the capacity of generating knowledge and processing/managing information determine the productivity and competitiveness of all kinds

ABSTlZACT In order to faithfully describe real-life applications, knowledge bases have to manage general integrity constraints. In this article, we analyse methods for an efficient verification of integrity constraints in updated knowledge bases. These methods rely on the satisfaction

Modern management has discovered in knowledge a never ending source of wealth and competitive advantage for organisations. Nevertheless, for this to be as effective as it promises, a sound conceptual framework and good methodologies for Knowledge Management (KM) are needed. This paper addresses