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An analysis of the knowledge management systems in an organization with a center-periphery knowledge management landscape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : The thesis is an analysis of the knowledge management systems in AIDORG1 as a prominent example of an organization with a center-periphery knowledge management landscape. Typically such a landscape involves ...
Identifying social indicators for the BRICS using public data: an investigation of the school dropout phenomenon in Brazil, India and South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : The Brazilian, Russian, Indian, Chinese and South African (BRICS) Heads of State in 2014, in Fortaleza Brazil called for the closer cooperation of their statistical agencies and experts to promote the ...
Application of the DeLone and McLean’s model to assess the effectiveness of an intranet in an open distance learning library
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : Technology enables communication and sharing of knowledge on many levels. Organizations
are procuring different types of information systems to facilitate knowledge-sharing efforts
and to stay relevant ...
Leadership and sensemaking: a conceptual analysis
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : This thesis investigates the question of effective organisational leadership as ‘sensemaking put to action’.
In Chapter 1 sensemaking is introduced as an alternative perspective for effective and efficient ...
Application of data mining techniques to identify significant patterns in the Grade 12 results of the Free State Department of Education
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : The Free State Department of Education (FSDoE) has a mandate to ensure that examinations and assessment processes are conducted according to the set out legislations and that they produce expected results. ...
Lifting the cloud on the chief information officer’s decision-making processes
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : This thesis investigates how Chief Information Officers (CIOs) make decisions; in particular, which decision-making models they use and how it is applied in order to make their decisions. The thesis ...
From agriculture to technology: science policy in Zambia since independence
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : The national innovation systems of developed countries have been studied and documented, but not much is known about the national innovation systems of developing countries. This is because most developing ...
The digitally mediated study experiences of undergraduate students in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : The academic experiences of today’s undergraduate students have become increasingly
digitally-mediated. The growing prevalence of ubiquitous information
systems and pervasive media use in educational ...
Organisational knowledge and justification – a conceptual analysis of the practice-based perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : In this research the practice-based approach to the justification of organisational knowledge is
investigated with the specific objective to contribute to a conceptually clearer understanding of
the ...
Improving knowledge codification: a case study of a knowledge management initiative at an Australian insurance company
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : The thesis presents a case-study of a knowledge management project undertaken in a large Australian insurance company. The project aimed to determine the existing gaps in the organisation's knowledge ...