Semantic and social aspects of learning in organizations / guest editors: Miltiadis D. Lytras, Miguel-Angel Sicilia, Demetrios Sampson and Kinshuk.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kinshuk.

Lytras, Miltiadis D.

Sampson, Demetrios.

Sicilia, Miguel-Angel.

Series:

The learning organization: an international journal ; v.105, no. 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management.

Organizational behavior.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (123 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, England : Emerald Group Publishing, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This e-book explores the use of the "Semantic web" as an organizational tool. It introduces the concept of the "Semantic Learning Organization" as an extension of the concept of the "Learning Organization" in the technological domain. The Guest Editors suggest that organizations that aim at being competitive and value-creating in the current changing world require an equally continuous cycle of learning and knowledge creation. This kind of active organizational behaviour in turn requires a rich technology-mediated support for information and knowledge. One of the critical elements for such sup

Contents:

CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Guest editorial; The semantic learning organization; Semantic networks and social networks; Social networking on the semantic web; Western and Eastern views on social networks; Aspect-oriented re-engineering of e-learning courseware; An ontological representation of learning objects and learning designs as codified knowledge; Combining ontologies and peer-to-peer technologies for inter-organizational knowledge management; Strategic industrial alliances in paper industry;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-50929-5

9786610509294

1-84544-599-6

OCLC:

62534419