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This article discusses the research strategy of theory building from cases, particularly multiple cases. Such a strategy involves using one or more cases to create theoretical constructs, propositions, and/or midrange th...

Abstract Given assumptions about the characteristics of knowledge and the knowledge requirements of production, the firm is conceptualized as an institution for integrating knowledge. The primary contribution of the pape...

This paper proposes a paradigm for managing the dynamic aspects of organizational knowledge creating processes. Its central theme is that organizational knowledge is created through a continuous dialogue between tacit an...

Abstract An individual has a theory of mind if he imputes mental states to himself and others. A system of inferences of this kind is properly viewed as a theory because such states are not directly observable, and the s...

A general and systematic account of the role of knowledge in society aimed to stimulate both critical discussion and empirical investigations. This book is concerned with the sociology of 'everything that passes for know...

The Technology Acceptance Model and two variations of the Theory of Planned Behavior were compared to assess which model best helps to understand usage of information technology. The models were compared using student da...

Information theory provides a constructive criterion for setting up probability distributions on the basis of partial knowledge, and leads to a type of statistical inference which is called the maximum-entropy estimate. ...

Research in the area of educational technology has often been critiqued for a lack of theoretical grounding. In this article we propose a conceptual framework for educational technology by building on Shulrnan's formulat...

Economic theory has suffered in the past from a failure to state clearly its assumptions. Economists in building up a theory have often omitted to examine the foundations on which it was erected. This examination is, how...

Social exchange theory (SET) is one the most influential conceptual paradigms in organizational behavior. Despite its usefulness, theoretical ambiguities within SET remain. As a consequence, tests of the model, as well a...

A comprehensive look at learning and generalization theory. The statistical theory of learning and generalization concerns the problem of choosing desired functions on the basis of empirical data. Highly applicable to a ...

Theorists in various fields have discussed characteristics of top managers. This paper attempts to synthesize these previously fragmented literatures around a more general “upper echelons perspective.” The theory sta...

Information technology (IT) acceptance research has yielded many competing models, each with different sets of acceptance determinants. In this paper, we (1) review user acceptance literature and discuss eight prominent ...

In a complete theory there is an element corresponding to each element of reality. A sufficient condition for the reality of a physical quantity is the possibility of predicting it with certainty, without disturbing the ...

Health behavior change is our greatest hope for reducing the burden of preventable disease and death around the world. Tobacco use, sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy diet, and alcohol use together account for almost one mil...

The long-anticipated revision of this #1 selling book offers the most comprehensive, state of the art introduction to the theory and practice of artificial intelligence for modern applications. Intelligent Agents. Solvin...

Over the last three decades, the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu has produced one of the most imaginative and subtle bodies of social theory and research of the post war era. Yet, despite the influence of his work, no...

Materias / palabras clave: educational technology, knowledge management, e-learning, lifelong learning; Education: Theory and practice of education

Materias / palabras clave: knowlege representation, applied ontology; Bibliography. Library science. Information resources: Information resources (General); Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Speculative philosophy: Epistemology. Theory of knowledg...

Materias / palabras clave: pragmatism, semiotics, metaphysics, logic, theory of knowledge, philosophy; Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Philosophy (General); Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Speculative philosophy: Epistemology. Theory of knowle...

Materias / palabras clave: theory of knowledge, knowledge structures, politics, communication, social relations; Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Speculative philosophy: Epistemology. Theory of knowledge

Materias / palabras clave: knowledge, reading, digital education, education technology; Bibliography. Library science. Information resources; Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Speculative philosophy: Epistemology. Theory of knowledge

Materias / palabras clave: teaching process, knowledge transfer, knowledge engineering, innovations in education, learning outcomes, pedagogical ethics; Education: Theory and practice of education; Science