The purpose of this study was to identify the knowledge and successful strategies utilized by intercollegiate team sport coaches who have worked with a large number of international athletes. Six head coaches were selected to participate in a semi-structured open-ended…

This dissertation is a study of organizational learning. Organizational learning is a cyclical process through which knowledge that has been learned on an individual or group level is institutionalized on the organizational level. Organizational learning is at the heart of…

This article describes the authors' experiences of delivering a 3-day introductory diabetes workshop for healthcare professionals and unregistered practitioners (such as healthcare assistants), aimed at helping them develop diabetes knowledge and confidence in working with people with diabetes. The training…

There has been a lot of research addressing the relationship between Information Technology (IT) investments and productivity. Most of the work has been based on firm-level metrics such as total IT investment. We present what we believe is one of…

Esta investigación tuvo como propósito dilucidar la fundamentación de la holística como nueva visión y abordaje de lo real y su articulación con la generación de teorías, basada en dos grandes categorías, la holología, que lleva a la búsqueda de…

En el área de estudios ambientales confluyen diversas disciplinas que van desde las ciencias biológicas, económicas, administrativas, sociológicas, jurídicas, entre otras, con diferentes planteamientos que, en general, se reducen al interés de cada materia en particular. Por otra parte, en…

Este artículo esboza la nueva visión de la ciencia y tecnología en Venezuela,
en la cual se está construyendo el nuevo modelo económico, político, social y
cultural que implica la apropiación social del conocimiento científico y técnico
para facilitar la…

This study addressed computer-supported collaborative scientific inquiries in Remote Networked Schools. Three dyads of grade 5-6 classrooms from remote locations collaborated using the knowledge-buildng tool Knowledge Forum. Customized scaffold supports embedded in the online tool were used to support student…

Representing a major public health concern, suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide. Generally regarded as a behavior with a multitude of state and trait dependent risk factors (e.g. psychiatric disorders, substance abuse, genetics), explanations as to why certain…

Knowledge networks have received a significant amount of attention in the past few decades as people look beyond corporate governance and resource-based approaches to uncover sources of competitive advantage. While this area of research is useful for organizations in general,…