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GIOIA The Pennsylvania State University Although the knowledge-based view of strategy has significantly advanced understanding of the foundations of competitive advantage, less is known about how knowledge becomes a strategic resource. In this study, we develop an inductive, process model of the relationships among (1) top managers’ beliefs about knowledge as a resource (termed executive knowledge schemes), (2) the ways that executives search or scan for knowledge, and (3) how they use that knowledge in practice to transform common knowledge into distinctive, uncommon knowledge as a way of achieving competitive advantage. In the course of generating the grounded model, we also uncovered a new concept, scanning proactiveness, and identified two distinct forms of knowledge use in practice: knowledge adaptation and knowledge augmentation. One of the most venerable observations about knowledge is Francis Bacon’s dictum that “knowledge is power.” Management scholars have now firmly established the role of knowledge as one of the key competitive resources of modern times (Drucker, 1993; Penrose, 1959) and have underscored the importance of knowledge in strategic and competitive contexts by proposing a knowledge-based view of the firm (Grant, 1996; Kogut & We are indebted to Bob Voigt for aiding our access to the U.S. metal-casting industry and counseling us about the workings of foundries. We thank Don Hambrick and Wenpin Tsai for their valuable consultations during…

perspectives on the collection, analysis, and broader relevance of variable language data. In the first half of the book, the focus is firmly on the description and comparison of methods for collecting and analysing examples of variation in language. Novel quantitative and computational methods are introduced and exemplified alongside more traditional approaches. The innovative second half of the book establishes and tests the relevance of language variation to other aspects of…

president for the Latin American division of Microsoft was preparing semi-anual strategic planning meeting. For that, he used the Business ScoreCard management system Santillan wanted: Launching a new software package SQL 7.0 Use launch of Windows 98 to focus His managers on reducing the level of piracy in the region (85% was pirated) Business ScoreCard strategic planning and management system align business activities to vision and strategy of organization objective is to give a…

conheçam, não reconhecem sua toxidade. Aparentemente o reconhecimento da toxidez da planta se deve a eficiência da toxina, pois plantas que só são tóxicas quando consumidas em maior quantidade são pouco reconhecidas como tóxicas ou citadas. Unitermos: Etnobotânica, Segurança alimentar animal, Bem estar animal. PERCEPTION OF CATTLE BREED ABOUT TOXIC PLANTS IN THE CITY OF ARAPIRACA, ALAGOAS. ABSTRACT: This study aimed to analyze the perceptions of cattle breeder about plant toxicity…

Chinese Colonialism or South-South Cooperation? The Case of Chinese Resources for Infrastructure Contracts in Angola Aslaug Aarsæther Master thesis Department of Comparative Politics University of Bergen June 2011 Abstract This thesis examines the use of Chinese resources for infrastructure contracts in Angola. China has engaged in this mechanism that trades African natural resources for Chinese infrastructure construction with several African countries. The main debate in…

limitações motoras e redução de mobilidade, daquela decorrente das perdas cognitivas. Discute-se também a importância do uso racional dos instrumentos de rastreio cognitivo e avaliação funcional na mensuração do grau de autonomia dos indivíduos acometidos. Palavras-chave: doença de Alzheimer, autonomia, qualidade de vida, memória, teste cognitivo, escala funcional. Abstract Alzheimer disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that leads to cognitive impairment and…

não-imersão na terceira língua70; mas apenas confirmar as tendências que já haviam sido apontadas durante a qualificação, com parte dos dados dos estrangeiros estudantes da PUC-Rio. 5.2.1 O questionário Os questionários (vide Anexo 3, com as versões PUC-Rio, Brown e FIU, respectivamente) foram aplicados, na sua maioria, em sala de aula, pela própria pesquisadora, a fim de aumentar as chances de resposta (metodologicamente chamado índice de retorno). Quando isso não foi possível – o que…

dos informantes. MARKETING OF MEDICINAL PLANTS: AN ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDY IN THE STREET MARKETS IN ARAPIRACA-AL Daiana Wilma da Silva Lós¹, Rubens Pessoa de Barros², Jhonatan David Santos das Neves³ ABSTRACT - The research aimed to evaluate and explore the diversity of medicinal plants commercialized in street markets in the city of Arapiraca and information about the use of medicinal plants, from the indications given by the sellers. The use of medicinal plants is currently a…

existe uma versão brasileira do DAWBA, aqui denominado “Levantamento sobre o Desenvolvimento e Bem-Estar de Crianças e Adolescentes”, a qual está atualmente em fase de testagem.** A Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC-4)10 é uma entrevista estruturada, que gera diagnósticos com base em algoritmos. Optou-se por comentar aqui a DISC-4, dentre outras possíveis, por se tratar de uma entrevista cuidadosamente traduzida e adaptada para uma cultura diversa da original. A DISC-4,…

xis&src=google&base=LILACS&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=502927&indexSearch=ID FONSECA, S.R. et al. Perfil neuropsiquiátrico na doença de Alzheimer e na demência mista. J Bras Psiquiatr. 2008;57(2):117-121. Disponível em: http://www.scielo.br/pdf/jbpsiq/v57n2/a06v57n2.pdf FORNARI, L.H.P. et al. As diversas faces da síndrome demencial: como diagnosticar clinicamente?. Scientia Medica (Porto Alegre) 2010; volume 20, número 2, p. 185-193. Disponível em:…