Results 241 to 250 of about 5,431,838 (297)
Some of the next articles are maybe not open access.

Measuring knowledge of cancer

Social Science & Medicine, 1991
At best, most individuals are able to recount two to three of the seven warning signs of cancer [1]. However, this finding is primarily based on free recall of symptoms personally experienced by the respondent. In the present study, a new approach is introduced as an alternative to traditional assessment of knowledge of cancer warning signs.
S H, Berman, A, Wandersman
openaire   +2 more sources

Measuring the value of knowledge

International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 1995
The quality of knowledge that a system has substantially influences its performance. Often, the terms "knowledge", its "quality" and how it is "measured" or "valuated", are left vague enough to accommodate several ad hoc interpretations. This paper articulates two definitions of knowledge and their associated value measures.
openaire   +1 more source

Measuring knowledge in organizations: a knowledge-in-practice approach

Journal of Knowledge Management, 2016
Purpose This paper aims to develop a reliable and valid scale for measuring the underlying knowledge involved in work. To do so, it builds on the knowledge-in-practice (KIP) framework that suggests different types of work have different underlying knowledge characteristics.
Derrick McIver, Xiaodan Abby Wang
openaire   +1 more source

Measuring unconscious knowledge: distinguishing structural knowledge and judgment knowledge

Psychological Research Psychologische Forschung, 2005
This paper investigates the dissociation between conscious and unconscious knowledge in an implicit learning paradigm. Two experiments employing the artificial grammar learning task explored the acquisition of unconscious and conscious knowledge of structure (structural knowledge). Structural knowledge was contrasted to knowledge of whether an item has
Zoltán, Dienes, Ryan, Scott
openaire   +2 more sources

Measuring knowledge assets – implications of the knowledge economy for performance measurement

Measuring Business Excellence, 2004
The business world has enthusiastically adopted the idea that knowledge has become the most strategic of corporate assets, the principal basis for competitive advantage. This enthusiasm has not, however, been matched by an understanding of how to operationalize knowledge.
Bernard Marr, J.‐C. Spender
openaire   +1 more source

Organizational Knowledge Measurement

6th International Conference on Computer Information Systems and Industrial Management Applications (CISIM'07), 2007
Knowledge is currently treated as one of the most important resources of the organization. During the time of global economy, conducted on the strongly competitive market and in conditions of turbulent changes in the surrounding, it is the knowledge which is becoming an important factor determining the position on the market, opportunities of its ...
openaire   +1 more source

Knowledge Sharing Effectiveness Measurement

2010 24th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications, 2010
Knowledge would be considered as important element in knowledge-based economy and it makes a strong competitive advantage in dynamic business environment. In knowledge management, knowledge sharing is the most critical elements of effective knowledge processing.
Behrang Zadjabbari   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Measuring Cardiac Health Knowledge

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 1987
ABSTRACT A Cardiac Knowledge Questionnaire has been developed for the purpose of measuring knowledge about (1) the cardiovascular system and the nature of coronary heart disease (the Basic Cardiac Knowledge Scale), (2) behavioural aspects of the causes and the consequences of a heart attack (the Cardiac Lifestyle Knowledge Scale), and (3) prognostical ...
J G, Maeland, O E, Havik
openaire   +2 more sources

Knowledge creation measurement methods

Journal of Knowledge Management, 2010
PurposeThis paper sets out to examine the operationalisation of knowledge creation. Given the importance of knowledge creation for national and corporate wealth, assessing its measurement is a valuable exercise; however, current research utilises a range of measures, and this lack of agreed construct operationalisation is a barrier to robust empirical ...
Rebecca Mitchell, Brendan Boyle
openaire   +1 more source

Performance Measures for Knowledge Management

Journal of Information & Knowledge Management, 2002
An exploratory study of the existing performance measures carried out through reviews of websites revealed a variety of approaches that organizations use in implementing knowledge management. The main measures are the balanced scorecard and the intangible assets monitor, both of which provide a comprehensive, developed and tested approach to ...
Jasna Dhansukhlal, Abdus Sattar Chaudhry
openaire   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy