Knowledge management in public sector

The notion of "Knowledge value stream" promoted from Lean Product Development brought knowledge to the fore-front of Product Development area as a core value created in product development process. Managing knowledge generally is a complex area, particularly in Product Development context. However, it is not a new topic and researchers have investigated this area from different angles. This thesis research is based a real case in an organization's Product Development department, with a purpose to figure out how knowledge flow can be improved, especially how knowledge capture and reuse can be supported and facilitated. This is realized mainly through a thorough literature review on related issues followed by twenty-seven semi-structured interviews with interviewees from various levels and functions involved in product development projects. The researchers investigated knowledge flow in three dimensions in the organization: the explicitness of knowledge; the reach of knowledge flow in the organization; and knowledge management lifecycle. Current status and improvement areas are identified in the abovementioned three dimensions. How to achieve the improvement is however looked into from following three areas, around which conclusion is drawn: 1) What methods and mechanisms can enable knowledge flow; 2) What organizational structure can support knowledge flow; 3) What cultural factors can facilitate knowledge flow. Recommendations to the case organization are given by presenting what works well? What does not work well? What can be done both in strategic level and actionable level? respectively in knowledge capture, Share and Reuse. Finally researchers review the research by criticizing the model employed in the research and look at empirical data more from organizational learning perspective. Future research areas are discussed.

Las  universidades,  además  de  formar  profesionales  competentes,  deben  garantizar  un sistema de conocimiento socialmente pertinente. Bajo esta premisa, este estudio –fundamentado epistemológicamente en el Modelo de Variabilidad de la Investigación Científica– tuvo por objetivos: i) analizar la estructura actual del currículo universitario del  Programa  Formación  de  Grado  en  Administración  de  Empresas  Agropecuarias  impartido en Unesur; y, ii) proponer las competencias clave para una nueva estructura curricular,  basada  en  la  investigación  como  eje  fundamental  de  producción  de  conocimiento científico y orientada a la formación profesional agroalimentaria como base  del  desarrollo  territorial.  Los  principales  hallazgos  subrayan  la  importancia  de  la  dimensión  cognitiva  para  articular  las  dimensiones  social,  política,  económica,  ambiental, cultural y física en una propuesta para materializar el desarrollo territorial.

Universities, in addition to training competent professionals, should also guarantee a  socially  relevant  knowledge.  Based  on  this  premise,  main  objectives  of  this  study  were: i) to analyze the structure of the current university curriculum of the Farming Business  Administration  undergraduate  program  at  the  Unesur;  and,  ii)  to  propose  key competences for a new curricular structure, based on research as the fundamental axis  for  producing  scientific  knowledge  and  oriented  to  the  agro-food  professional  training  as  the  basis  to  achieve  territorial  development.  Epistemologically,  it  was  hinged  on  the  Variability  of  Scientific  Research  model.  Main  findings  underline  the  importance  of  the  cognitive  dimension  to  articulate  social,  political,  economic,  environmental, cultural and physical dimensions in a proposal oriented towards the materialization of territorial development.

As  universidades,  além  da  formação  de  profissionais  competentes,  devem  também  garantir  um  conhecimento  socialmente  relevante.  Com  base  nessa  premissa,  os  objetivos  deste  estudo  foram:  i)  analisar  a  estrutura  atual  do  currículo  universitário  do  programa  de  formação  no  curso  de  Administração  de  Empresas  Agropecuárias  da Unesur; e, ii) propor as competências chaves para uma nova estrutura curricular, baseada  na  pesquisa  como  o  eixo  fundamental  de  produção  de  conhecimento  científico e orientada para a formação profissional agroalimentar como base para o desenvolvimento territorial. Epistemologicamente baseou-se no Modelo de Variação da  Investigação  Científica.  As  principais  conclusões  são  no  sentido  de  destacar  a  importância  da  dimensão  cognitiva  para  articular  as  dimensões  restantes  (social,  política, econômica, ambiental, cultural e física) para materializar o desenvolvimento territorial.

La computadora es una herramienta poderosa y de aplicabilidad múltiple. Sus capacidades actuales de velocidad de procesamiento, de almacenamiento y de diversidad de dispositivas (capacidades que tienden a aumentar) la hacen una herramienta versátil y de posible aplicación en muchas áreas del quehacer humano. Actualmente la computadora cuenta con dispositivos que permiten interacciones muy diversas con el sujeto. Entre los más comunes se encuentran los monitores y las impresoras de alta resolución, que permiten un excelente manejo de gráficos, color, animación y efectos especiales. Asimismo, podemos encontrar altas capacidades de audio, graficadoras, digitalización de todo tipo de imágenes, grabación digital a partir de cámaras de video, conexión de videodiscos, micrófonos, etcétera. Por otro lado, los fabricantes de programas (software) han puesto su empeño en que las interfases con el usuario sean cada vez más atractivas, amigables y ergonómicas. La computadora, una máquina programable -de ahí sus múltiples aplicaciones-es, sobre todo, una máquina que permite la interacción con el sujeto. Estos factores están propiciando una rápida incorporación de la computadora a la vida cotidiana. El avance tecnológico está afectando la forma de trabajar; el uso de la computadora como una herramienta poderosa para incrementar la productividad en la mayoría de las áreas, es cada vez más común y, en muchos casos, indispensable. La educación es una de las áreas involucradas ya que la computadora brinda herramientas de trabajo diversas para el educador, así como la posibilidad de usarla en el aula. Por otro lado, la necesidad de capacitación en el uso de herramientas computacionales y del cómputo mismo atañe a la educación. Es por ello que tradicionalmente se conocen tres tipos de relaciones entre el cómputo y la educación:

Commissioned by T his document comprises a summary and analysis of a benchmark index and learning tool that assesses the capacity of countries in the Asia-Pacific region to carry out sustainable publicprivate infrastructure partnerships, as of June 2011. The methodology is based on a similar study of Latin America and the Caribbean published in 2009 and 2010. The index was built by the Economist Intelligence Unit and commissioned by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the Economist Intelligence Unit and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the ADB. An Economist Intelligence Unit research team, led by Manisha Mirchandani, Vanesa Sanchez and Manoj Vohra conducted the study. Michael Regan, professor of Infrastructure at Bond University, Queensland, was research consultant and project adviser. This publication follows the Economist Intelligence Unit's editorial style and practice in references to country names.

The objective of this study was to examine the mediating role of psychological safety in the relationship between high
performance work systems (HPWS) and employee voice behavior. Moreover, this study examined the moderating effect of
supportive leadership on the indirect effect of HPWS on voice behavior through psychological safety. Data were gathered
in a survey of middle and lower level bank employees (N = 261). Data validity/reliability and estimations were performed
by applying the principles of partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The findings indicate that
psychological safety mediates the link between HPWS and voice behavior, and supportive leadership enhances voice
behavior by strengthening the effect of HPWS on psychological safety. This study contributes to organizational psychology
literature by explaining how supportive leadership affects the indirect effect of HPWS on voice behavior through
psychological safety. Study limitations are related to external validity and cross-sectional testing of data.

Background: Women in the present era has leaped past the traditional barriers for their gender and have established great standards in all fields including medicine and dentistry. Though structure of dental profession provides opportunities for both male and female. There are many challenges that women dentist face in achieving professional excellence. Aim: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the difficulties faced by women dental practitioners in Tamil Nadu. Methodology: The study was carried out among 50 women dental practitioners using a structured questionnaire consisting of 10 multiple choice questionaries in google form. The questions evaluated the perception of women practitioners about balancing family and dentistry and difficulties in their practice. The responses were recorded and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: Majority of the women practitioners face difficulties in clinical practice due to various factors such as male dominance, pregnancy and menstrual cycle. However, Majority of dentists believe in balancing their work and family. Conclusion: The study concluded that considerable proportion of women report obstacles they face in dental practice. Hence, government authorities and law makers should implement appropriate policies to encourage women dental practitioners to overcome the gender based discrimination and dominance.

It is well established that a person's productivity is strongly related to interactions among their network cycles. Despite this, much of the literature concerning farmers' productivity describes only their formal relationships with extension officials, ignoring their personal relationships. This study was motivated by the need to understand how farmers can use their social networks to promote information diffusion and learning among themselves. The study assessed whether farmers' information networks can positively influence their productivity and performance through the study of their network structure. We used survey data from 200 Ghanaian farmers. The data was then analyzed using descriptive statistics and an exponential random graph model (ERGM). The results of this study showed that farmers' information networks had a positive effect on their performance and productivity. The study also revealed that farmers seek information from key and influential farmers while key farmers also seek information from other key farmers. A further finding of the study showed that many factors contributed to the successful diffusion of information, such as popularity, activity spread, reciprocity, multiple connections, and homophily of experience. However, on the other hand, transitivity was not significant in this network. Hence, this study clarifies the effect of the structural characteristics of farmers' information network which influence information diffusion for higher performance and productivity. This study argues that agricultural managers should take measures to ensure that farmers understand how their information network can benefit their peers, as well as their own performance and productivity.

Este trabalho relata uma experiência pedagógica proporcionada por um projeto de Química do Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação à Docência (PIBID). A atividade educativa teve como objetivo desenvolver uma abordagem ambiental sobre o tema "Agrotóxico" associando-o a um problema de saúde humana, comumente identificado atualmente nas escolas: o Transtorno de Déficit de Atenção/Hiperatividade (TDAH). A apresentação dos impactos ambientais também produzidos pelo modelo de sociedade e suas relações com o sistema produtivo, bem como a aclamação de proposições inovadoras que visam resolver alguns desses problemas têm ganhado espaço nas escolas de Educação Básica, inclusive, por meio das políticas públicas educacionais. Essas ações têm sido realizadas com muita intensidade pelas Instituições de Ensino Superior representadas pelas licenciaturas em parceria ou não com programas governamentais. Nesse caso, licenciandos em Química criaram, planejaram e desenvolveram uma intervenção pedagógica de Educação Ambiental que teve como eixo central a apresentação e a discussão dos riscos à saúde humana como um dos principais impactos relacionados ao uso de agrotóxicos. Desenvolveu-se um projeto que buscou envolver temas sobre poluição e contaminação da água por agrotóxicos, primando pela atividade lúdica como forma de avaliação frente ao exercício da criatividade e criticidade dos alunos. Concluiu-se que temas relacionados ao cotidiano podem contribuir para o desenvolvimento crítico dos alunos, entretanto nem todos os assuntos vivenciados, tais como o TDAH, são de interesse dos alunos, apesar da alta presença no ambiente escolar.

This study examines the strategic role of knowledge management in enhancing the foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction capabilities of Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) in emerging economies. By integrating the resource-based view of the firm with knowledge management theory, this research develops a comprehensive theoretical framework that explains how IPAs can leverage knowledge as a strategic resource to gain competitive advantages in the global FDI market. Through systematic literature review and theoretical analysis, the study identifies four distinct knowledge management strategies employed by IPAs: external knowledge acquisition, internal knowledge development, knowledge codification, and knowledge personalization. The research addresses critical gaps in public sector knowledge management literature while acknowledging the heterogeneity among IPAs in terms of resources, capabilities, and operational contexts. The findings contribute to both theoretical understanding and practical applications, offering insights for policymakers, IPA managers, and scholars interested in public sector innovation and economic development strategies.

SAP has transitioned its development paradigm from SAP Web IDE to SAP Business Application Studio (BAS), pushing developers to migrate legacy UI5 and Fiori applications to the new environment. This paper outlines a structured and scalable methodology to migrate SAPUI5 applications from Web IDE to BAS, focusing on connectivity, tooling, and configuration challenges encountered during the transition.

In many African societies, the belief in witchcraft is deeply ingrained and has an impact on the psychological, social, and economic facets of daily life, including business endeavours. With a particular focus on business owners in South Africa's Limpopo Province, this study examines how witchcraft beliefs affect African entrepreneurs' success. The study used a qualitative, exploratory design based on a systematic literature review methodology, guided by an interpretivist paradigm. To guarantee methodological transparency and reproducibility, the review adhered to the PRISMA framework. From scholarly databases such as Scopus, JSTOR, Web of Science, and Google Scholar, a purposeful sample of forty-five peer-reviewed articles published between 2010 and 2024 was selected. The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) was used to screen the chosen literature in order to evaluate its quality and applicability. Thematic analysis of the data revealed significant trends related to reputational harm, mistrust in corporate networks, fear of supernatural retaliation, and the psychological strain of succeeding in culturally sensitive settings. Research indicates that entrepreneurial risk-taking and visibility are frequently restricted by witchcraft beliefs; however, some entrepreneurs exhibit exceptional resilience by implementing coping strategies like spiritual fortification, community relationship management, and symbolic redefinition of success. By shedding light on the ways in which conventional belief systems can both support and influence business practices, this study adds to the expanding corpus of research on culturally embedded entrepreneurship. The observations have useful ramifications for creating frameworks and policies for culturally sensitive support that acknowledge the influence of traditional knowledge in forming Africa's entrepreneurial environment.

This article, which primarily focuses on South Africa but has wider applicability to other developing regions, explores how political environments affect the establishment, survival, and expansion of start-up businesses. It analyses how philanthropic interventions, institutional frameworks, governance practices, and political stability influence entrepreneurial opportunities and constraints by drawing on recent local and international literature. The study examines how entrepreneurs adjust to environments characterised by political fragmentation, weak institutions, and regulatory uncertainty. It is based on organisational politics, institutional theory, and dynamic capabilities theory. The results show that access to resources, formalisation, and entrepreneurial confidence are all greatly increased by political stability and well-executed policies. On the other hand, institutional inefficiencies, policy inconsistencies, and corruption impede innovation and limit the scalability of businesses. Philanthropic and civil society actors frequently intervene in areas where public sector support is insufficient, bringing attention to systemic governance flaws while simultaneously offering shortterm respite. This research paper's conclusion is that isolated interventions are insufficient to create inclusive and resilient entrepreneurial ecosystems. To have inclusive and resilient entrepreneurial ecosystems, It is imperative to have evidence-based, integrated policy design that takes into account the realities of local governance. Future studies ought to focus on in-depth examinations of political dynamics at the micro level and investigate how business owners operate within unofficial systems, particularly in decentralised or politically unstable environments.

Promoting Democratic Participation In The Commonwealth Republics And Fighting Nepotism And Corruption.

Head of State Document by the Executive Office of the Head of State of Earth on 27/06/2025.

This Executive Order is enacted and promulgated to promote democratic participation In the Commonwealth Republics and fight nepotism and corruption.

Governance is a process of governing which applies to all organisations. Government is the most formal entity of governance with respect to its citizens. Social balancing also is a process through which a community strives for consistency and understanding within it. The paper is a critical study of the role of government in maintaining social balance in the context of Indian nation-state. There are so many conditionalities of social balancing in a pyramidal structure from the perspective of good governance. Since independence the government authorities at the different levels have been striving to maintain social balance through different citizen-centric policies and programmes. In the 21 st century, particularly in the last decade India has achieved phenomenal socioeconomic growth and development through citizens' participation will the help of e-governance.

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) continues to be a cornerstone for organizations striving to thrive in a dynamic and unpredictable business environment. As we look ahead to 2025, the importance of ERM frameworks is underscored by growing economic volatility, technological advancement, and global regulatory changes. This article will explore the top 10 proven lessons, benefits, and insights from ERM, showcase industry statistics, outline implementation steps, highlight common mistakes to avoid, and wrap up with a useful guide to optimize your organization’s risk management efforts.

Esta ponencia presenta los resultados de una investigacion realizada en la Escuela Superior de Comercio y Administracion, Unidad Santo Tomas (ESCASTO) del IPN, en la licenciatura de Contaduria Publica (CP) en la modalidad a distancia. El objetivo fue identificar las acciones que realizan tutores y asesores al motivar a los estudiantes para elevar la calidad del proceso formativo en la modalidad. Se utilizo un cuestionario tipo Likert integrado por 21 reactivos, de los cuales 8 corresponden a la evaluacion de los asesores y 13 para los tutores. El cuestionario se administro en linea durante los meses de mayo, junio y agosto del 2013, se obtuvo una n = 35 estudiantes como sujetos voluntarios del programa academico de Contaduria Publica.  El principal hallazgo es que los asesores  tienen mejor desempeno que los tutores en su funcion de motivacion en la Modalidad No Escolarizada, principalmente en las dimensiones de estimulo al esfuerzo y logros e identificar y dar atencion a problemati...

Delivering professional service to its clients, knowledge is auditing firm's core capital. In conducting its practices and businesses, auditing firms not only capture knowledge within its organization, among its own people but also capturing and protecting the information of their clients. The nature of auditing firms somehow rather controls the flow of knowledge in the firms. Knowledge management is crucial especially for knowledge-intensive firms that utilize and capitalize knowledge in all its transactions. The challenges are to highlights the knowledge management factors in auditing firms and how much knowledge management contributes to their organizational effectiveness. This empirical study reveals that knowledge dissemination, knowledge storing and knowledge protection are more prominent in this type of industry. In addition, trust played a very crucial role in knowledge flow. Knowledge dissemination was found as a main contributor toward organizational effectiveness and trust prevails as important factor in knowledge management applications in the industry.

Einsatzfahrten gehören zum Alltag im österreichischen Polizeidienst, doch sie bergen auch erhebliche Risiken. In ihrem Fachbeitrag (SIAK-Journal | 02/2025) analysieren Marlon Possard und Andreas Hohensinn die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen, beleuchten potenzielle Gefahrenquellen und zeigen auf, welche Konsequenzen mangelnde Awareness im exekutivdienstlichen Einsatz haben kann. Der Beitrag stellt eine fundierte Auseinandersetzung mit einem Thema dar, das im Spannungsfeld zwischen Eile, Sicherheit und Rechtsstaatlichkeit steht und richtet sich speziell an Polizeibeamt:innen und Personen, die mit Einsatzfahrten betraut sind.

Triple Bottom Line (3 BL) Sustainability has been expressed as a tool in the hands of policy makers to achieve competitive advantage. Closed-Loop Supply Chain (CLSC) conceptualizes the design, control, and operation of the supply chain systems to recover the value from the product even after their useful life through the processes of reuse and recycle. Efficient management of CLSC operations in metal recycling industry will enhance 3BL sustainability. The present study investigates and shortlists critical sustainability factors in metal recycling CLSC operations. The study applies Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to identify the most important factors and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) techniques to check the reliability and validity of these factors through statistical analysis. The study identifies five most important factors to achieve sustainability in metal recycling CLSC. Although the article is focused on the Indian metal recycling industry but factors can be relevant for researchers in other developing countries, where similar economic, social and environmental conditions exist.

Urbanization is measured as one of the most effective drivers of land use and land cover variation and has been affecting cultures all over the world. Kashmir valley is the most urbanized region in the Himalayas and during last few decades, it has practiced extreme population growth and economic development which has resulted in large scale unexpected urbanization and urban sprawl. The present paper attempts to analyze the demographic and land use fluctuations in Kashmir valley to assess the impact of urbanization on environment. Kashmir is facing risk relate to environment degradation as a result of unsustainable use of its natural resources for economic growth and development. The main development activity such as road creation, demanding agriculture, contaminating manufacturing, population growth, deforestation and unplanned urbanization leading to changes in relation between society and environment.

Evidence-based medicine has greatly influenced decisions and actions throughout the health care industry for a couple of decades, particularly in the advanced countries. However, little is known as to how patients with their tacit knowledge have fitted into the evidence-based medical practice equation especially in the developing world, hence the need for this study. The combined use of the theory of communicative action and the AGIL taxonomy of adaptation, goal attainment, integration, and latent pattern maintenance by Talcott Parsons served as the theoretical framework for the study. The theory of communicative action provided the benchmark in understanding how doctors and patients are motivated to adapt and integrate the explicit and tacit knowledge forms in attaining the goal of quality evidence-based medical practice in line with the AGIL taxonomy. The qualitative interviews with fifty respondents -twenty doctors and thirty patients -in the central region of Ghana are utilized as the data base for the discussion. The study concludes that at present patients' tacit knowledge does not matter in the practice of evidence-based medicine in Ghana. This situation has to be addressed by empowering patients to be actively involved in clinical decision-making affecting their health. This is critical because effective implementation of evidence-based medical practice demands a good blend of explicit and tacit knowledge forms possessed by doctors and patients respectively. It is believed that embracing this strategy of managing knowledge in the health care dispensation holds the potential to bring about improved health care outcomes.

This paper investigates the reform of Pakistan's civil service training by integrating the UK Success Profiles framework with a customized Training Needs Assessment (TNA) model. Moreover, It compares Pakistan's civil service competency standards with the UK model, aiming to integrate international best practices. It examines training design, needs assessment at individual, operational, and organizational levels, and post-training impact to develop a comprehensive model for enhancing civil servants' effectiveness and institutional performance in Pakistan. t focuses on the National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) and National School of Public Policy (NSPP), targeting the Mid-Career Management Course (MCMC), Senior Management Course (SMC), and National Management Course (NMC). The study emphasizes leadership, digital literacy, and policy analysis, aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Employing the Kirkpatrick Model, it quantifies a 22% reduction in project delivery times, underscoring significant impact. Recommendations include embedding UK behavioral competencies, adopting Learning Management Systems, and establishing UK partnerships to overcome cultural barriers and promote sustainable governance improvements. This approach offers a strategic blueprint for enhancing public sector capacity in Pakistan.

W hen Higher Education Labor United was proposed in 2021, the major issues facing higher education were rising tuition, student debt, widespread reliance on contingent faculty, attacks on tenure, threats to the exercise of academic freedom, and administrative bloat. To oppose these trends, activists undertook to form a coalition of local labor unions and a few labor-adjacent organizations. What made this project new was that it would include the whole workforce of higher education: not just faculty, but also clerical workers, health care professionals, custodians, librarians, counselors, IT, buildings maintenance, landscapers, dining services, and so on. They called it Higher Education Labor United, or HELU for short, and used the motto, "Wall to wall and coast to coast. " Today those issues from 2021 seem manageable compared to what's going on with the Trump administration as it whacks its way down the Project 2025 agenda and Republican state legislatures follow suit. But HELU is still the right idea for the times because of the strategy implied by its motto.

Antropología(s) de la vida y etnografías errabundas: desafíos poshumanistas y poscomunales para una ciencia móvil. Anthropology(s) of life and wandering ethnographies: posthumanist and postcommunal challenges for a mobile science. 136 L a Antropología ha constituido uno de los pilares de la construcción epistémica de las Ciencias Humanas. En esta construcción, los términos "comunidad" y "vida" así como la insistencia en un "método etnográfico" para abordarlos han vertebrado los relatos antropológicos desde sus inicios. En su sentido "moderno" y "humanista" fundante, la etnografía tuvo una fuerte impronta antropocéntrica, que definió lo humano de manera excluyente por oposición al mundo natural/animal. Esta impronta se ve irrumpida por lo que vino a denominarse "posthumanismo"; una episteme que repiensa los binarismos humanistas naturaleza/cultura, vida/norma por líneas deconstructivas. En clave de dicha disrupción poshumanista proponemos una reflexión epistemológica y metodológica que nos acerca a explorar conexiones entre antropología, etnografía, comunidad y vida desde una perspectiva no antropocéntrica. Aquí la apuesta poshumana versa sobre el errabundeo y la poscomunalidad,proponiendo una antropología de la vida, la cual, entendemos, propicia pensar otras formas de subjetividad, comunidad y ciencia más hospitalarias, libres, móviles y creativas.

In this present economy that is wholly centered on knowledge and skill, knowledge sharing (KS) is gradually regarded as an important factor in organizational effectiveness and an innovative mechanism to cope with challenges [1]. Therefore, for organizations to create new knowledge sharing strategies are essentials to align to the knowledge economy to overcome business challenges [2, 3]. A preliminary investigation was conducted by focusing on the Critical Success Factors (CSF) to promote knowledge sharing at the organizational level and to examine the employees’ perception towards the types of knowledge sharing tools in the construction trading industry. This paper proposes several dimensions for knowledge strategy to manage knowledge assets that can be used as the key foundation to many organizations to stay competitive especially the construction trading industry.

Civil services in India are considered one of the elite services. It is the executive body of India that constitutes the permanent structure for governance. It is also referred to as the steel frame of India. The present civil service model derives its basic structure from the British civil service. These services were created with the aim of fulfilling the motives of their political masters. Policy implementation and revenue generation were the key responsibilities. The British civil services were retained after independence, though the motivation changed from revenue generation and development to sovereignty and welfare state. Supremacy and elitism in the services persisted in India even after independence. In democratic India, the civil service made policies with their political masters at all times. With the change in political masters and their agenda, civil servants have gone through a change in their working potential. Ministers' and civil service relationships change with time and go through conflicting situations as well. In this paper, we will discuss the contemporary issues of civil service with reference to their role as policymakers and executives. We will also discuss the conflicting situations and challenging working conditions faced by bureaucrats due to minister-civil servants' ideological differences and ethics in administration.

In this era of world without borders, mankind needs leadership with authority to discharge the responsibility of shaping a civlized and competitive society. This article discusses leadership generally. Two leadership theories are the subject of this study, including leadership principles which encompass the followers, the head, communication and situation. And three types of leadership are discussed in this article, which are top-down leadership model, transformation model and functional leadership model based on a ...

Original Research Article The market-driven healthcare system of the US and the public-funded NHS system in the UK present clear differences in policy design and probable financial sustainability. Nonetheless, there are limited comparative studies to understand how these divergent models influence EPR adoption and implementation. Thus, this study examined the comparative analysis of the adoption and implementation of electronic patients' record systems in the UK and the USA. The study adopts the systematic review approach, adopting the Preferred Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). The final selected literature using the PRISMA tool is thirteen (13) studies, which were selected based on identified inclusion and exclusion criteria. Findings showed that factors determining the adoption of electronic patients' records in the UK include social influence (SI), facilitating conditions, performance expectancy (PE), effort expectancy (EE), perceived privacy and security, institutional pressures and engagement with medical professionals. Meanwhile, the factors determining the adoption of electronic patient records in the United States include institutional forces (normative, mimetic, and coercive pressures), location and types of hospital, and physicians' satisfaction and confidence in electronic patient records. Results showed that the UK prioritizes stakeholder engagement, institutional alignment, and usability improvement in policy intervention for the implementation of EPR, while the US relies on policy-driven implementation. It was concluded that there are several challenges associated with the implementation of electronic patient record. Thus, there is a need for continuous policy refinement and innovation in electronic patient record.

Knowledge Management has played an important role for organizational strategic processes. Thus, this work sought to examine the relation between strategic process and KM in the organization of an alimentary sector located in Brazil, namely, the company Frimesa. Through semi-structured interviews and non-participant observation, the proposed problem was instrumentalized. For that, the strategic process steps of this organization's dairy line were identified from certain events; the knowledge flow and its application in the identified steps of the strategic process were investigated; and, finally, it was verified whether this relation configured a KM sample by means of promotion and knowledge sharing practices. The results of the pattern proposed point to the existence of a relation between strategic process and knowledge flow, with KM figuring as support for this relation, suggesting the existence of a strategic knowledge management.

Studies on a relationship between absorptive capacity and organisational performance has not been fully exhausted, as organisations operate in an environment marked by high changes and complexities. Absorptive capacity enables organisations to integrate, transform, and use external knowledge with the goal of improving the way they perform in dynamic and complex environments. Furthermore, the concept of organisational performance is multifaceted, and the managerial focus on each element may account for variations in performance across different organisations. Building on these arguments, the study aimed to examine the absorptive capacity's direct and indirect relationship with organisational performance, specifically employee adaptive performance and innovation performance. The study also put into perspective the mediating role of strategic flexibility, a construct that defines how well organisations align external knowledge with internal resources and capabilities to achieve desired outcomes. The study adopted the crosssectional survey of 123 mid-level employees randomly selected from the Delta State Ministry of Health using a well-structured questionnaire. This ministry operates in highly dynamic and volatile environments where adaptation is necessary to respond to the numerous health challenges and threats affecting the overall wellbeing of society. The study analysed the data collected from February to March 2024 with the partial least squares method. It found that absorptive capacity has a significant and positive direct and indirect relationship with organisational performance, which includes employee performance and innovation performance. Strategic flexibility facilitated this indirect relationship, exerting a greater influence on the organisational performance proxies. The study concluded that strategic flexibility can partially explain the relationship between absorptive capacity and organisational performance.

El objetivo de la investigación se basó en analizar la incidencia de la inteligencia colectiva en los ecosistemas tecnológicos de aprendizaje, correlacionando los factores bióticos y abióticos bajo los que se desarrolla todo ecosistema, enfocándose específicamente en el ámbito de las TIC por medio de los sistemas Learning Management System - LMS, en reciprocidad con estudios sobre inteligencia colectiva llevados a cabo por Pierre Lévy y, darles una caracterización desde la visión de la informática, puntualizando en las herramientas que surgen con la inteligencia colectiva. Esta investigación se orientó en una metodología de investigación documental, de carácter cualitativo. El análisis de resultados y su discusión se sustentó en los estudios de Pierre Lévy y los aspectos sobre tendencias en innovación educativas, específicamente en la herramienta Moodle. Palabras claves: aprendizaje, ecosistema, inteligencia colectiva, tecnología.

Orientador : . Luiz PanhocaProjeto Técnico (especialização) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Sociais Aplicadas, Curso de Especialização em Gestão Pública MunicipalInclui referênciasResumo : As cidades são o espaço comum de morada de grande parte da população e sua forma pode interferir nos modos de convivência e de subjetivação dos seus convivas. O presente trabalho procurou relacionar os dispositivos legais acerca da estética da paisagem urbana, e as teorias que sustentam a importância dessa paisagem para a qualidade de vida. Foram analisados documentos do Plano Diretor Municipal de Paranaguá, e a partir desta análise, apresenta-se sugestões para a sensibilização acerca do tema

O presente artigo aborda a formação de competências, tendo como objetivo promover a reflexão acerca da postura adotada pela área de Gestão de Pessoas – GP no contexto atual, a partir da revisão da literatura e uma pesquisa qualitativa, na qual se utilizou o método estudo de caso. Foram analisadas subsidiárias de grupos, nacionais e estrangeiros, de forte expressão nos mercados doméstico e internacional. Foram entrevistados profissionais do nível gerencial. Os resultados da pesquisa revelaram a emergência de um novo perfil de trabalhador e a priorização de competências comportamentais. Este artigo procura demonstrar como a GP tem atuado de forma dinâmica e flexível na condução da gestão do capital humano. O artigo constitui-se de cinco partes: Uma parte introdutória; o referencial teórico; a metodologia adotada; a síntese dos principais resultados e as conclusões.

EDHUSM) has shown rapid changes and is facing a drastic transformation in relation to the importance of the healthcare system. Reasonable resource forecasting and planning should be done to meet the growing demands of patients. Hence, this study is focusing on the Yellow Zone in JKHUSM which requires proper planning on the needs of the resources that should be available now and in the future to assist the management in the department's strategic planning as well as to improve the patients flow and services in the zone. Systems Dynamics modeling is used to forecast the number of patients that will visit, and predict the resources required to match the demand and supply in the Yellow Zone at present ( ) and in the future for the next five ( ) and ten years (2024). The results showed that 11 doctors, 12 nurses and 18 beds are needed compared to nine doctors, nine nurses and 16 beds to cater for patients visiting the Yellow Zone at present. Furthermore, an addition of two beds is predicted to meet the patient's needs over the next five and ten years. Meanwhile, no additional doctors and nurses are required to meet the patient's demand for the next five years. However, the addition of a doctor and a nurse is needed to meet the next 10 years' demand. Therefore, forecasting of these resources is crucial to improve the patients flow in the Yellow Zone of EDHUSM and to assist in achieving the Key Performance Indicator of the department. The results of the study will help the management to make the right decision within their stipulated budget to improve the quality of services rendered and further enhance the performance of EDHUSM's Yellow Zone.

Latest development of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and its applications in Libraries, the concept of document management has been changed to information management and again the entire scenario of information management has started its change to Knowledge Management (KM). This paper discusses the various aspects of Knowledge Management like KM definition, types, characteristics, process, components, stages, tools, principles, objectives of KM in libraries, benefits of ICT in KM, barriers to KM in libraries, ICT for KM in libraries, etc. Paper also focuses on the new skills, roles and new challenges of librarians in managing the knowledge and information in the ICT age.

Purpose: of this research is to know the effect of utilization of information technology and internal control of accounting for the value of financial reporting information Design/methodology/approach: quantitative methods using multiple linear regression methods. Findings: Utilization of Information Technology, internal accounting controls have a significant effect on the value of financial reporting information at the Center for Research and Development of Natural Resources Conservation Technology, East Kalimantan. Research limitations/implications: Utilization of Information Technology, internal accounting controls. Practical implications: Results show that from the 2 hypotheses proposed. Originality/value: This paper is original. Paper type: Research paper

En febrero de 2005, la zona del Valle del Mocotíes del estado Mérida, Venezuela, sufrió los embates de una fuerte vaguada que ocasionó la pérdida de vidas humanas, al igual que cuantiosas pérdidas materiales. Es bien conocido que los desastres naturales generan en la población trastornos físicos y psicológicos, así como efectos socioculturales, los cuales deben ser atendidos oportunamente. El presente trabajo consiste en una propuesta de intervención psicosocial, presentada por la Fundación para el Desarrollo de la

Los procesos comunicativos son parte fundamental del proceso educativo a distancia. Esta investigación busca, específicamente en el Propedéutico de Lectura y Redacción del Bachillerato Digital de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, establecer las bases para la creación de espacios que fomenten la actualización docente como una acción responsable, usando las características de la Web 2.0 para actualizar los recursos, el intercambio de contenidos, materiales didácticos y experiencias. La investigación se plantea desde la Teoría de la Comunicación Humana, la cual hace notar la relación entre asesores de educación a distancia y ofrece una alternativa con la interacción a quienes tienen gran interés en realizar material didáctico para retroalimentar, mejorar o reforzar la comprensión de temas complicados.

Las condiciones educativas y laborales de la actualidad exigen un replanteamiento de los esquemas de la educación superior. Las necesidades de inserción acelerada en el mercado de trabajo propician la actualización y modificación de los planes de estudio para ofertar modelos accesibles a la población. Esquemas como la educación virtual permiten generar una plataforma de ingreso a las instituciones educativas que antes no era posible. Desde el nivel básico hasta el profesional, los avances tecnológicos en los medios de comunicación abren oportunidades en el campo educativo. La Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, preocupada por ampliar tanto su oferta educativa como su cobertura, ha incursionado en la modalidad a distancia. Esta modalidad se ofrece a través de sedes establecidas en diversos puntos del estado, por medio de videoconferencias. Además, si las posibilidades de movilización a las sedes, por parte de los estudiantes, son limitadas, se permite el acceso a la clase desde cualquier computadora que cuente con internet. La educación virtual y/o a distancia ha tenido (y sigue teniendo) detractores. -La confiabilidad de los procesos de enseñanza -aprendizaje. -La confiabilidad de los esquemas de evaluación. -El adecuado seguimiento al crecimiento individual de los estudiantes. -Las posibilidades de interacción de los estudiantes en modelos colaborativos. -La honestidad en la redacción de trabajos. -El plagio.

Resumen T his article presents a review of the values and aspirations of Venezuelan society based on researchcarried out and published by the authorsin 1992. Similarresearchcarried out subsequently in the country and abroa disreviewed. A selection of writings on the samesubject by various disciplines by renownedauthorsisalsoreviewed. Theyconcludewith new questions about wha tVenezuelans want today and in a complexcontext.