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Knowledge Management In Iran, Nader Ale Ebrahim, Ali Ghazizadeh, Arash Golnam Jun 2006

Knowledge Management In Iran, Nader Ale Ebrahim, Ali Ghazizadeh, Arash Golnam

Nader Ale Ebrahim

In the highly competitive global market, only organizations survive in which, knowledge has replaced labor and natural resources as the key source of sustainable growth and development. The organizations that have learnt doing things differently and doing different things. In such organizations knowledge and learning are widely considered as sustainable sources of competitive advantage. In this paper first we take a look at the history and the pioneers of knowledge management in Iran analyzing the evolutionary trend of knowledge management and its current condition in Iran. Then we trace the emphasis put on knowledge management in the fourth economic, social …


Applying System Dynamics To Confront Complex Decision Making In R&D Systems, Arash Golnam, Nader Ale Ebrahim Nov 2005

Applying System Dynamics To Confront Complex Decision Making In R&D Systems, Arash Golnam, Nader Ale Ebrahim

Nader Ale Ebrahim

Research and development has always played a strategically important role in the survival and the growth of technology-based firms. R&D is positively linked to company performance measures such as sales, productivity and shareholder returns and in addition to this, facing increased competition, as a result of globalization the viability of many established firms is based on the efficiency of their R&D activities. Similar to other business models, R&D systems are characterized by complex structure and dynamic behavior. It's often difficult to predict or trace the consequences of certain decisions due to the existence of delays, non-linearities and causal feedback inherent …


Research, Development, Production And Performance Of Heavy Duty Cng Fleets In Iran, Nader Ale Ebrahim, Maziar Rostamnezhad, Ali Momeni Aug 2005

Research, Development, Production And Performance Of Heavy Duty Cng Fleets In Iran, Nader Ale Ebrahim, Maziar Rostamnezhad, Ali Momeni

Nader Ale Ebrahim

n recent years, along with the trend toward clean air and less dependency to imported oil products, there has been increasing willing to use substitute fuels in transport industry. Automobile industry is an exhaustive industry bringing development for any country. The industrial capabilities needed for development rest in this branch of industry. The Iranian automobile making companies move in line with this aim. But in recent decades, in addition to development of automobile industry, the pollution too has occupied the minds of the authorities of these companies. Some measures, investments, researches, and exhaustive studies related to the pollution problem have …


Staging Intangible Cultural Heritage In Xi’An., William Feighery Jul 2005

Staging Intangible Cultural Heritage In Xi’An., William Feighery

William Feighery

No abstract provided.


Tourism Development In A Changing Social Context, William Feighery Mar 2005

Tourism Development In A Changing Social Context, William Feighery

William Feighery

No abstract provided.


Representing Cultural Diversity Through Tourism: A Critical Analysis Of English Tourism Board Texts, William Feighery Nov 2004

Representing Cultural Diversity Through Tourism: A Critical Analysis Of English Tourism Board Texts, William Feighery

William Feighery

No abstract provided.


‘Taking Stock: Critical Perspectives On The Production And Consumption Of ‘Stock’ Photographs By Official Tourism Organizations In England’, William Feighery Jul 2003

‘Taking Stock: Critical Perspectives On The Production And Consumption Of ‘Stock’ Photographs By Official Tourism Organizations In England’, William Feighery

William Feighery

No abstract provided.


Community Participation In Tourism Development: A Social Representations Approach, William Feighery Sep 2002

Community Participation In Tourism Development: A Social Representations Approach, William Feighery

William Feighery

No abstract provided.


(Dis)United Nation: Representing England Through Tourism Discourse, William Feighery Sep 2002

(Dis)United Nation: Representing England Through Tourism Discourse, William Feighery

William Feighery

No abstract provided.


(In)Visible England: Mediating Ethnic Diversity Through Tourism Discourse, William Feighery Dec 2001

(In)Visible England: Mediating Ethnic Diversity Through Tourism Discourse, William Feighery

William Feighery

No abstract provided.


The Mapping Of Mediation: The Development Of Research Agendas Into The Cultural Representation Of Tourism, William Feighery Oct 2001

The Mapping Of Mediation: The Development Of Research Agendas Into The Cultural Representation Of Tourism, William Feighery

William Feighery

No abstract provided.


Visionscape ‘21’: A View Beyond The Word, William Feighery Aug 2001

Visionscape ‘21’: A View Beyond The Word, William Feighery

William Feighery

No abstract provided.