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Praktijk onderzoekende benaderingen hoe organisaties en samenwerkingsverbanden werken aan kennisproductiviteit
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Hoofdstuk 19 uit boek. (Deel II Vormgeving van de leeromgeving).
Zowel overheid als bedrijfsleven (en dan met name het MKB) verwachten van het hoger beroepsonderwijs dat het zich ontwikkelt tot een kennisproducent. Een centrale rol hierbij spelen de lectoren met hun kenniskringen. Zij zijn binnen het hbo eerstverantwoordelijk voor de kennisontwikkeling en de kenniscirculatie. In dit artikel verkennen we via een interview met dr. Ruud Klarus de mogelijkheden en grenzen van lectoraten. Welke kennis kunnen en willen lectoren produceren? Op welke wijze slagen zij er in deze kennis praktijkrelevant te laten zijn? En bieden hogescholen wel een goede omgeving voor de productie van praktijkrelevante kennis?
In the knowledge economy knowledge productivity is the main source of competitive advantage and thus the biggest management challenge. Based on a review of the concept from two distinct perspectives, knowledge productivity is defined as the process of knowledge-creation that leads to incremental and radical innovation. The two main elements in this definition are „the process of knowledge creation‟ and „incremental and radical innovation‟. The main aim of this chapter is to contribute to a better understanding of the concept of knowledge productivity in order to support management in designing policies for knowledge productivity enhancement. After elaborating on the concept of knowledge productivity, the two main elements are combined in a conceptual framework – the knowledge productivity flywheel. This framework appeared to be an effective model for supporting initiatives that aim for enhancing knowledge productivity.
Purpose – purpose of this article is to report about the progress of the development of a method that makes sense of knowledge productivity, in order to be able to give direction to knowledge management initiatives. Methodology/approach – the development and testing of the method is based on the paradigm of the Design Sciences. In order to increase the objectivity of the research findings, and in order to test the transferability of the method, this article suggests a methodology for beta testing. Findings – based on the experiences within this research, the concept of beta testing seems to fit Design Science Research very well. Moreover, applying this concept within this research resulted in valuable findings for further development of the method. Research implications – this is the first article that explicitly applies the concept of beta testing to the process of developing solution concepts. Originality/value – this article contributes to the further operationalization of the relatively new concept of knowledge productivity. From a methodological point of view, this article aims to contribute to the paradigm of the Design Sciences in general, and the concept of beta testing in particular.
The sources of productivity have always been the main subject of economic debate because they are the main determinants of profitability and competitiveness. In order to improve productivity we should be able to identify the sources of productivity. This article presents a method for measuring the sources of knowledge productivity in order to give direction to knowledge management initiatives. The method is based on a theoretical framework which combines two different perspectives (economic and process) on knowledge productivity. This article presents the methodological and theoretical framework, the initial design of the method and the results of the first two case studies. The relevance of this article is that it combines the concepts of knowledge management and intellectual capital measurement in the relatively new concept of knowledge productivity.
