Intellectual capital management in a South African retail company
- Van der Westhuizen, C., Kok, J.A.
- Authors: Van der Westhuizen, C. , Kok, J.A.
- Date: 2006-12
- Subjects: Knowledge management , Intellectual capital , Retail industry
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5710 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/3404
- Description: This research commenced with a study of the concepts of knowledge management and intellectual capital to establish a clear understanding of the importance of the management of intellectual assets of a company. In the review of existing measurement models the strengths and weaknesses and primary uses of each model were explored to understand the different goals for using different models. After the need for an intellectual capital management tool was established, different models were considered and recommendations were made for developing an intellectual capital management tool in retail companies in South Africa.
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- Authors: Van der Westhuizen, C. , Kok, J.A.
- Date: 2006-12
- Subjects: Knowledge management , Intellectual capital , Retail industry
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5710 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/3404
- Description: This research commenced with a study of the concepts of knowledge management and intellectual capital to establish a clear understanding of the importance of the management of intellectual assets of a company. In the review of existing measurement models the strengths and weaknesses and primary uses of each model were explored to understand the different goals for using different models. After the need for an intellectual capital management tool was established, different models were considered and recommendations were made for developing an intellectual capital management tool in retail companies in South Africa.
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Knowledge sharing via enterprise intranets – asking the right questions.
- Van der Walt, C., Van Brakel, P.A., Kok, J.A.
- Authors: Van der Walt, C. , Van Brakel, P.A. , Kok, J.A.
- Date: 2004-06
- Subjects: Knowledge management , Intranets , Enterprise culture , Knowledge management systems
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5714 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/3408
- Description: The corporate intranet is a common feature of both public and private sector enterprises today. It has been found that once the infrastructure and architecture are in place, the real challenge for enterprises is to get users to contribute their own knowledge willingly and to use that of others. The culture of the enterprise needs to promote it. To stay competitive, enterprises need relevant and current knowledge from a variety of sources to allow them to innovate and create new knowledge and consequently new products or solutions for their clients. The enterprise intranet could be the ideal tool to make this possible. For effective knowledge sharing to take place, a knowledge sharing culture and proper knowledge sharing tools and facilities are required.
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- Authors: Van der Walt, C. , Van Brakel, P.A. , Kok, J.A.
- Date: 2004-06
- Subjects: Knowledge management , Intranets , Enterprise culture , Knowledge management systems
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5714 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/3408
- Description: The corporate intranet is a common feature of both public and private sector enterprises today. It has been found that once the infrastructure and architecture are in place, the real challenge for enterprises is to get users to contribute their own knowledge willingly and to use that of others. The culture of the enterprise needs to promote it. To stay competitive, enterprises need relevant and current knowledge from a variety of sources to allow them to innovate and create new knowledge and consequently new products or solutions for their clients. The enterprise intranet could be the ideal tool to make this possible. For effective knowledge sharing to take place, a knowledge sharing culture and proper knowledge sharing tools and facilities are required.
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Business intelligence and the telecommunications industry : can business intelligence lead to higher profits?
- Authors: O'Brien, J. , Kok, J.A.
- Date: 2006-12
- Subjects: Telecommunications industry , Business intelligence , Competitive intelligence , Decision support systems
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5711 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/3405
- Description: Organizations are finding it increasingly difficult to increase profits as competition in the marketplace continually pressurizes margins. Organizations will have to do more to enjoy sustainable profits in the future and information technology could arguably be the key to assisting management with the task of increasing profits on a sustainable basis. Business intelligence (BI) could be the competitive advantage for organizations to increase profitability. South Africa is faced with an unemployment rate of over 40% and it is not desirable that costs are contained by reducing staff. It is clear that innovative ideas should be looked at to ensure that organizations continue to make profits. Information management programmes offer the necessary tools to ensure that efficient and strategic decisions are made.
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- Authors: O'Brien, J. , Kok, J.A.
- Date: 2006-12
- Subjects: Telecommunications industry , Business intelligence , Competitive intelligence , Decision support systems
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5711 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/3405
- Description: Organizations are finding it increasingly difficult to increase profits as competition in the marketplace continually pressurizes margins. Organizations will have to do more to enjoy sustainable profits in the future and information technology could arguably be the key to assisting management with the task of increasing profits on a sustainable basis. Business intelligence (BI) could be the competitive advantage for organizations to increase profitability. South Africa is faced with an unemployment rate of over 40% and it is not desirable that costs are contained by reducing staff. It is clear that innovative ideas should be looked at to ensure that organizations continue to make profits. Information management programmes offer the necessary tools to ensure that efficient and strategic decisions are made.
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Can models for knowledge management be successfully implemented to manage the diversity of indigenous knowledge?
- Authors: Kok, J.A.
- Date: 2005-12
- Subjects: Knowledge management , Indigenous knowledge , Knowledge management frameworks
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5719 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/3413
- Description: With the dawn of the new political dispensation in South Africa, new frameworks emerged on macro level for a better understanding of equality, empowerment and development. Among these were the Reconstruction and Development Programme, the government's Macro-economic Strategy (GEAR), the National System for Innovation and the African Renaissance. This set the scene for reconstruction, innovation and the establishment of human rights, sustainable development and democratization in South Africa.
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- Authors: Kok, J.A.
- Date: 2005-12
- Subjects: Knowledge management , Indigenous knowledge , Knowledge management frameworks
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5719 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/3413
- Description: With the dawn of the new political dispensation in South Africa, new frameworks emerged on macro level for a better understanding of equality, empowerment and development. Among these were the Reconstruction and Development Programme, the government's Macro-economic Strategy (GEAR), the National System for Innovation and the African Renaissance. This set the scene for reconstruction, innovation and the establishment of human rights, sustainable development and democratization in South Africa.
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