This paper is about helping human resource development professionals to understand how community of practice theory can inform the design of learning-based programs in order to link individual and organizational learning better. Learning is often considered a major contributor to the success or failure …

It is often said that European companies must stop trying to compete on price and concentrate more on developing products and services that offer customers and users a high level of added value. Design is an indispensable tool for such development and innovation, and this is why the findings of this …

Purpose To analyze differences between Western and Eastern cultures in the way they conceptualize knowledge and discuss the implications of these differences for a global intellectual capital (IC) theory and practice. Design/methodology/approach A systematic metaphor analysis of the concept of knowledge …

STUDY DESIGN: Literature review. MAIN QUESTION: What is the most evidence based physiotherapeutic diagnostic tool and physiotherapeutic treatment method for patients with the piriformis syndrome? BACKGROUND: Piriformis syndrome is difficult to diagnose and resistant to therapy. The existence of piriformis …

Summary Project objectives This study fits into a larger research project on logistics collaboration and outsourcing decisions. The final objective of this larger project is to analyze the logistics collaboration decision in more detail to identify thresholds in these decisions. To reach the overall …

In business, innovation is the link between the possibilities of invention and the realities of consumer needs and desires. It is a dynamic relationship, one Justien Marseille and Ilan Roos argue benefits from trend analysis. In the context of different customer types and different time frames, this …

BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis is an inherited life-limiting disorder, characterised by pulmonary infections and thick airway secretions. Chest physiotherapy has been integral to clinical management in facilitating removal of airway secretions. Conventional chest physiotherapy techniques (CCPT) have depended …