Essays about: "Knowledgeability"

Found 4 essays containing the word Knowledgeability.

1. 1. The Potential of Intentional Ambiguity: The Role of Leadership Development Programmes in Organisational Change

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Miguel Riscado Pereira; Nelson Henry Kakumba; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : Ambidexterity; Emergent Change; Intentional Ambiguity; Knowledgeability; Leadership; Leadership Development; Organisational Change; Reflexivity;

   Abstract : This paper examines the role of leadership development programmes (LDPs) in organisational change, through a case study of Volvo Group's Exploration programme aimed at emerging leaders. Through 27 interviews divided between executive members, programme facilitators and former programme participants, a more detailed picture is painted about the programme and the organisation’s change effort from a rule-based to a value-based approach to leadership. READ MORE

3. 2. Visitor Perceptions of Authenticity and Commodification in Easter Island Cultural Heritage Tourism : Pride and Empowerment of the Rapanui

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Evelina Elf Donaldson; [2020]
   Keywords : easter island; rapanui; rapa nui; authenticity; commodification; tourist perceptions; tourism; cultural heritage; community-based tourism; indigenous;

   Abstract : This study sought to analyze tourist perceptions of cultural heritage tourism on Easter Island, more specifically, how they perceived and valued the concept of ‘authenticity’ in representations of local Rapanui culture. By analyzing and categorizing trends found in Trip Advisor reviews left for 6 tourism businesses on the island (3 traditional performance venues and 3 guided tour companies), this primary research question was further broken down to assess 1) what factors in particular render an experience valuable and authentic to the tourist, 2) how tourists perceive indigenous Rapanui’s relationship to their own culture in the context of cultural tourism, and 3) if they perceive the industry as exploiting or empowering the Rapanui people. READ MORE

4. 3. What are the affordances fostered by social media for amateurs artists?

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för teknik och estetik

   Author : Juan Cuenca; [2015]
   Keywords : social media; new media; affordances; music industry; amateurization; uses and gratifications; networking; identity;

   Abstract : The research engages the use of social media sites for musicians with a focus on Facebook. It determines which are the advantages the platform makes available for musicians, allowing them to employ Do It Yourself strategies of production, audience relationship management and self-management. READ MORE

5. 4. Exploring Knowing in Practice: An Ethnographic Study of Teams in the Agile Setting

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

   Author : Melissa Choo; [2014]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Studies related to knowledge often fall under the traditional knowledge management discourse which views knowledge as a static and transferable entity. However, the predominant knowledge in agile software development is tacit and resides in the heads of individuals with the expertise. READ MORE