The nexus between innovativeness and knowledge management: A focus on firm performance in the hospitality sector

While the importance of knowledge management is increasingly acknowledged, many firms do not fully understand the significance of innovativeness in relation to knowledge management and firm performance. Consequently, the objective of this article is to investigate innovativeness and its relationship with knowledge management and organizational performance in an under-examined industry sector and country context. The study methodology was survey-based and took place in the hospitality industry sector in Lesotho, Africa. Findings highlight the importance of knowledge management practices as an important driver of firm performance, where the results emphasize the positive mediating effect of innovativeness on the relationship between knowledge management and firm performance. The study has important practitioner and policy implications, where it is recommended that knowledge management be utilized in conjunction with innovativeness so as to positively influence firm performance. The article delivers a novel contribution to the literature in terms of establishing empirical associations between knowledge management, innovativeness and firm performance in an emerging country context.     

Knowledge creation processes as critical enablers for innovation

Knowledge conversion is a prominent theme within the knowledge management field and the question arises how knowledge creation processes can grow innovation capability maturity. This notion provides the platform for aligning knowledge creation processes to the requirements for innovation capability growth from one maturity level to the next. In order to achieve this alignment, the authors identified a knowledge creation path as a key enabler for maturity growth in each innovation capability area. Knowledge management tools and organisational facilitating conditions that support the specific knowledge processes highlighted in the identified path were identified through a literature study and subsequently synthesised to form a framework. This framework provides guidelines for the use of knowledge creation processes as a vehicle to improve innovation. The amount of time needed to practically test the framework does not allow for the practical implementation of the framework and the impact of the framework was demonstrated by discussing a practical organisational scenario.     

信息素养教育和高校图书馆的使命

分析了信息素养的本质,指出文献信息业务工作与信息素养的内在联系,认为应当通过文献信息工作人员的业务素质,提炼和升华适合个人知识信息库建设需要的信息素养,作为高校信息素养教育的一个着力点,同时讨论了高校图书馆在全面普及信息素养教育中的作用和使命。     

中国服务贸易竞争力的评价研究

本文利用因子分析法,使用2006年的横截面数据对中国服务贸易竞争力进行了国际比较。分析结果表明,虽然中国服务贸易竞争力近年来是呈上升趋势,但是与其他国际和地区相比,中国服务贸易竞争力还很弱,尤其在服务贸易质量上。最后,本文给出了相关的政策建议。     

我国上市公司财务报告舞弊的对策浅析

我国上市公司所做报告舞弊现象严重,本文据此提出了对策,如改善员工的业绩评估体制,完善会计准则和制度等.     

Developing a prototype information system framework to handle pedagogical knowledge in a secondary school modern foreign languages department

This paper reports a small-scale project to develop a prototype web-based information system to support teaching and learning within the modern languages department of a comprehensive secondary school. The system was developed in close consultation with the teaching staff and the work is presented within the broader context of knowledge management systems and their potential use in an educational environment.     

表面肌电评价不同运动强度和收缩方式的股直肌疲劳的研究

利用表面肌电对股直肌运动进行全程监测,通过相关指标判断在三种不同收缩方式、不同时间段股直肌疲劳的程度并探讨产生疲劳的机理.方法:(1)运动方式:以25%、40%、55%、70%、85%MVC负荷强度坐在肌力凳上采取向心、等长和离心收缩进行下肢负重蹬伸运动.(2)肌电测试:采用表面肌电测量得出表面肌电图各指标参数.结论:iMEG值和P-P峰值能较好地反映人体肌肉运动疲劳的状态;不同时间段肌肉一次收缩的时间是一个能反映肌肉疲劳的良好机能指标.     

西南地区少数民族大学生体格营养状况的度量研究--体质评价理论与方法研究

把西南地区少数民族学生的体格营养指数作为一个连续型的随机变量进行正态性检验，研究表明：6个体格营养指数都服从正态分布，根据正态分布理论制定出综合测量少数民族大学生体格营养状的度量标准。     

构建环境适应型英语学习评价模型

评价作为一种价值判断过程,势必涉及环境因素,包括社会环境、学校环境和学习者环境。环境在评价中的作用要求英语学习评价必须采用环境适应型评价模型,根据价值主体的需求设置评价标准,设计评价过程;根据环境的具体需求调整评价结构、选择评价方式;遵循学习规律,适应学习者的多元需求,采用真实性评价方式。同时,为了保证评价的效度,必须对评价的结构、过程、结果和反馈进行元评价。     

我国上市公司会计信息披露的研究

我国的上市公司在会计信息披露的过程中存在着许多违反法律法规的问题。这些问题主要是由于我国相关法律制度不完善,公司内部监督机构没有切实履行职责,审计机构缺乏独立性,政府监管不到位等原因造成的。只有解决这一系列的问题才能使我国的上市公司会计信息披露制度更加规范,投资者的利益得到切实维护,我国证券市场才能够健康快速的发展。