Basics of qualitative research: Grounded theory procedures and techniques

世界経済・社会統計 = World development indicators

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Development as Freedom

Sustainable Development Goals

The Rise of the Creative Class

Organizations exist to create value that members could not create individually. They create value by harnessing the intellectual resources of their members to provide goods and services tailored to the needs of their clients. This paper investigates the tenets of the IntellectualBandwidth (IB) model by exploring its use by a team of corporate managers. The results provide insight into the key concepts underlying the model and enable it to be revised. The analysis of the results suggest IB has definite boundaries. While further research is required todevise reliable measures of IB constructs, this paper's contribution is in the "treasure map" that enables future research to focus on uncovering the relationships between value creation and Intellectual Bandwidth.

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Revising the intellectual bandwidth model and exploring its use by a corporate management team

As the driving force behind the economic growth of the United States and China, Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) have fundamentally shaped a dramatic transformation in Small businesses, which represents the majority of all firms in both countries. However, while ICTs provide new opportunities and significant room of growth for the small business owners, the adoption of ICTs is still a challenge for the owners with limited resources in knowledge, skills, and abilities. In order to investigate how ICTs are adopted in small businesses in the United States and China, Grounded Theory is applied to code the interviews and cases. The contribution of this paper is in the comparative analysis of ICTs adoption in small businesses and the theory building that provides insight into the categories and relationships affecting the ICTs adoption in the two countries.

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A Model of ICTs Adoption for Sustainable Development: An Investigation of Small Business in the United States and China

The following sections are included:IntroductionA Framework for Knowledge Activation:Knowledge-as-IdentityResearch ApproachCase Study: Knowledge Activation at Galaxy CorporationFindingsActivation of accountable knowledgeShared spacesSupportActivation of discretionary knowledgeReciprocityRelationshipActivation of autonomous knowledgeTrustPersonalizationAnalysis: Processes of Knowledge ActivationImplications for IT Transformation in OrganizationsConclusions, Lessons Learned and Future DirectionsReferences

Organizational Transformation by Activating Knowledge: The Mediating Role of Collaboration Technologies

With the growing use of mobile technology to access health information, patients are being empowered in their healthcare choices. While specific mobile applications are becoming available for patients to manage their own care, most treatment processes support healthcare professionals and offer little support for patient centered care. In order to address this problem, federal regulations require providers to become "meaningful users" of Health Information Technology (HIT) in an effort to encourage patient centered care through the assessment of health outcomes. This paper contends that addressing meaningful use practices for patient centered care involves the activation of knowledge, which means bringing knowledge into action. A survey of 73 health care providers sought to discover how their knowledge activation affects patient centered care. The results suggest that current HIT usage by providers has limited knowledge activation. The contribution of this research is in that it identifies areas that would to bring about improvements in patient centered care and a model that shows how mobile access to patient records could potentially streamline the patient care process.

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Mobile Access for Patient Centered Care: The Challenges of Activating Knowledge through Health Information Technology

The rise of distributed collaborative environments has brought about new opportunities for bringing together the experience and skills of geographically dispersed employees towards joint goals. However, the extent to which collaborative technologies can be used to mobilise distributed knowledge and skills remains illusive. The Intellectual Bandwidth model posits that an organizations potential to create value is determined by its intellectual assets and collaboration capabilities. While this is a powerful assertion, and has been demonstrated theoretically, the link between the mobilisation of intellectual resources through collaborative technologies has yet to be linked in practise. This paper investigates the use of collaborative technologies in a distributed organization and provides insight into the processes that enable intellectual bandwidth to be mobilised. Its contribution lies in uncovering the missing links between collaboration and the use of knowledge resources to create value.

Sajda Qureshi

Papers

Revising the intellectual bandwidth model and exploring its use by a corporate management team

A Model of ICTs Adoption for Sustainable Development: An Investigation of Small Business in the United States and China

Organizational Transformation by Activating Knowledge: The Mediating Role of Collaboration Technologies

Mobile Access for Patient Centered Care: The Challenges of Activating Knowledge through Health Information Technology

Mobilizing Intellectual Bandwidth in a Distributed Virtual Organization: The Missing Links