hey frndz....
I dond know how many are using their blogs.....anyway I started posting bull shits over there.......so I'm going to disturb u, it means, whenever I post something in my blog.....u dond have to come to my blog.....u will get the content......and u r one of the many...tht i have selected :)
If u feel bad about it...jst tell me......I can remove ur email id.....after tht u will be off from my blog....ha ha ha.....
The reason I havnt activated this service when we were in KM is because of the ambiguous nature of the content.....Anyway.....enjoy the vaccation
MJ :)
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Friday, 10 April 2009
Wednesday, 8 April 2009
Y exercise is important......
You've probably heard countless times how exercise is "good for you." But did you know that it can actually help you feel good, too? Getting the right amount of exercise can rev up your energy levels and even help improve your mood.
Rewards and Benefits
Experts recommend that teens get 60 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous physical activity each day. Here are some of the reasons:
*Exercise benefits every part of the body, including the mind. Exercising causes the body to produce endorphins, chemicals that can help a person to feel more peaceful and happy. Exercise can help some people sleep better. It can also help some people who have mild depression and low self-esteem. Plus, exercise can give people a real sense of accomplishment
and pride at having achieved a certain goal — like beating an old time in the 100-meter dash.
*Exercising can help you look better. People who exercise burn more calories and look more toned than those who don't. In fact, exercise is one of the most important parts of keeping your body at a healthy weight.
*Exercise helps people lose weight and lower the risk of some diseases. Exercising to maintain a healthy weight decreases a person's risk of developing certain diseases, including type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. These diseases, which used to be found mostly in adults, are becoming more common in teens.
*Exercise can help a person age well. This may not seem important now, but your body will thank you later. Women are especially prone to a condition called osteoporosis (a weakening of the bones) as they get older. Studies have found that weight-bearing exercise, like jumping, running or brisk walking, can help girls (and guys!) keep their bones strong.
There are three components to a well-balanced exercise routine: aerobic exercise, strength training, and flexibility training.
Aerobic Exercise
Like other muscles, the heart enjoys a good workout. You can provide it with one in the form of aerobic exercise. Aerobic exercise is any type of exercise that gets the heart pumping and quickens your breathing. When you give your heart this kind of workout regularly, it will get stronger and more efficient in delivering oxygen (in the form of oxygen-carrying blood cells) to all parts of your body.
If you play team sports, you're probably meeting the recommendation for 60 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous activity on practice days. Some team sports that give you a great aerobic workout are swimming, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, hockey, and rowing.
But if you don't play team sports, don't worry — there are plenty of ways to get aerobic exercise on your own or with friends. These include biking, running, swimming, dancing, in-line skating, tennis, cross-country skiing, hiking, and walking quickly. In fact, the types of exercise that you do on your own are easier to continue when you leave high school and go on to work or college, making it easier to stay fit later in life as well.
Strength Training
The heart isn't the only muscle to benefit from regular exercise. Most of the other muscles in your body enjoy exercise, too. When you use your muscles and they become stronger, it allows you to be active for longer periods of time without getting worn out.
Strong muscles are also a plus because they actually help protect you when you exercise by supporting your joints and helping to prevent injuries. Muscle also burns more energy when a person's at rest than fat does, so building your muscles will help you burn more calories and maintain a healthy weight.
Different types of exercise strengthen different muscle groups, for example:
*For arms, try rowing or cross-country skiing. Pull-ups and push-ups, those old gym class standbys, are also good for building arm muscles.
*For strong legs, try running, biking, rowing, or skating. Squats and leg raises also work the legs.
*For shapely abs, you can't beat rowing, yoga or pilates, and crunches.
Flexibility Training
Strengthening the heart and other muscles isn't the only important goal of exercise. Exercise also helps the body stay flexible, meaning that your muscles and joints stretch and bend easily. People who are flexible can worry less about strained muscles and sprains.
Being flexible may also help improve a person's sports performance. Some activities, like dance or martial arts, obviously require great flexibility, but increased flexibility can also help people perform better at other sports, such as soccer or lacrosse.
Sports and activities that encourage flexibility are easy to find. Many high schools have gymnastics programs. Martial arts like karate also help a person stay flexible. Ballet, pilates, and yoga are other good choices. Warming up for a workout and doing simple stretching exercises before and after your workout also help you develop flexibility.
What's Right for Me?
One of the biggest reasons people drop an exercise program is lack of interest: If what you're doing isn't fun, it's hard to keep it up. The good news is that there are tons of different sports and activities that you can try out to see which one inspires you.
When picking the right type of exercise, it can help to consider your workout personality. For example, do you like to work out alone and on your own schedule? If so, solo sports like biking or snowboarding may be for you. Or do you like the shared motivation and companionship that comes from being part of a team?
You also need to plan around practical considerations, such as whether your chosen activity is affordable and available to you. (Activities like horseback riding may be harder for people who live in cities, for example.) You'll also want to think about how much time you can set aside for your sport.
It's a good idea to talk to someone who understands the exercise, like a coach or fitness expert at a gym. He or she can get you started on a program that's right for you and your level of fitness.
Another thing to consider is whether any health conditions may affect how — and how much — you exercise. Doctors know that most people benefit from regular exercise, even those with disabilities or conditions like asthma. But if you have a health problem or other considerations (like being overweight or very out of shape), talk to your doctor before beginning an exercise plan. That way you can get information on what exercise programs are best and what to avoid.
Too Much of a Good Thing
As with all good things, it's possible to overdo exercise. Although exercising is a great way to maintain a healthy weight, exercising too much to lose weight isn't healthy. The body needs enough calories to function properly. This is especially true for teens, who are still growing.
Exercising too much in an effort to burn calories and lose weight (also called compulsive exercise) can be a sign of an eating disorder. If you ever get the feeling that your exercise is in charge of you rather than the other way around, talk with your doctor, a parent, or another adult you trust.
It's also possible to overtrain — something high school athletes need to watch out for. If you participate in one sport, experts recommend that you limit that activity to a maximum of 5 days a week, with at least 2–3 months off per year. You can still train more than that as long as it's cross-training in a different sport (such as swimming or biking if you play football).
Participating in more than one activity or sport can help athletes use different skills and avoid injury. Also, never exercise through pain. And, if you have an injury, make sure you give yourself enough time to heal. Your body — and your performance — will thank you.
Considering the benefits to the heart, muscles, joints, and mind, it's easy to see why exercise is wise. And the great thing about exercise is that it's never too late to start. Even small things can count as exercise when you're starting out — like taking a short bike ride, walking the dog, or raking leaves.
Staying fit is often one of the biggest challenges for people as they get busy with life and careers.
This is not my write-up......i jst copied frm somewher from a mail.....its useful thts y I posted here......
anyway.....njoy...
MJ :)
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Rewards and Benefits
Experts recommend that teens get 60 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous physical activity each day. Here are some of the reasons:
*Exercise benefits every part of the body, including the mind. Exercising causes the body to produce endorphins, chemicals that can help a person to feel more peaceful and happy. Exercise can help some people sleep better. It can also help some people who have mild depression and low self-esteem. Plus, exercise can give people a real sense of accomplishment
and pride at having achieved a certain goal — like beating an old time in the 100-meter dash.
*Exercising can help you look better. People who exercise burn more calories and look more toned than those who don't. In fact, exercise is one of the most important parts of keeping your body at a healthy weight.
*Exercise helps people lose weight and lower the risk of some diseases. Exercising to maintain a healthy weight decreases a person's risk of developing certain diseases, including type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. These diseases, which used to be found mostly in adults, are becoming more common in teens.
*Exercise can help a person age well. This may not seem important now, but your body will thank you later. Women are especially prone to a condition called osteoporosis (a weakening of the bones) as they get older. Studies have found that weight-bearing exercise, like jumping, running or brisk walking, can help girls (and guys!) keep their bones strong.
There are three components to a well-balanced exercise routine: aerobic exercise, strength training, and flexibility training.
Aerobic Exercise
Like other muscles, the heart enjoys a good workout. You can provide it with one in the form of aerobic exercise. Aerobic exercise is any type of exercise that gets the heart pumping and quickens your breathing. When you give your heart this kind of workout regularly, it will get stronger and more efficient in delivering oxygen (in the form of oxygen-carrying blood cells) to all parts of your body.
If you play team sports, you're probably meeting the recommendation for 60 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous activity on practice days. Some team sports that give you a great aerobic workout are swimming, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, hockey, and rowing.
But if you don't play team sports, don't worry — there are plenty of ways to get aerobic exercise on your own or with friends. These include biking, running, swimming, dancing, in-line skating, tennis, cross-country skiing, hiking, and walking quickly. In fact, the types of exercise that you do on your own are easier to continue when you leave high school and go on to work or college, making it easier to stay fit later in life as well.
Strength Training
The heart isn't the only muscle to benefit from regular exercise. Most of the other muscles in your body enjoy exercise, too. When you use your muscles and they become stronger, it allows you to be active for longer periods of time without getting worn out.
Strong muscles are also a plus because they actually help protect you when you exercise by supporting your joints and helping to prevent injuries. Muscle also burns more energy when a person's at rest than fat does, so building your muscles will help you burn more calories and maintain a healthy weight.
Different types of exercise strengthen different muscle groups, for example:
*For arms, try rowing or cross-country skiing. Pull-ups and push-ups, those old gym class standbys, are also good for building arm muscles.
*For strong legs, try running, biking, rowing, or skating. Squats and leg raises also work the legs.
*For shapely abs, you can't beat rowing, yoga or pilates, and crunches.
Flexibility Training
Strengthening the heart and other muscles isn't the only important goal of exercise. Exercise also helps the body stay flexible, meaning that your muscles and joints stretch and bend easily. People who are flexible can worry less about strained muscles and sprains.
Being flexible may also help improve a person's sports performance. Some activities, like dance or martial arts, obviously require great flexibility, but increased flexibility can also help people perform better at other sports, such as soccer or lacrosse.
Sports and activities that encourage flexibility are easy to find. Many high schools have gymnastics programs. Martial arts like karate also help a person stay flexible. Ballet, pilates, and yoga are other good choices. Warming up for a workout and doing simple stretching exercises before and after your workout also help you develop flexibility.
What's Right for Me?
One of the biggest reasons people drop an exercise program is lack of interest: If what you're doing isn't fun, it's hard to keep it up. The good news is that there are tons of different sports and activities that you can try out to see which one inspires you.
When picking the right type of exercise, it can help to consider your workout personality. For example, do you like to work out alone and on your own schedule? If so, solo sports like biking or snowboarding may be for you. Or do you like the shared motivation and companionship that comes from being part of a team?
You also need to plan around practical considerations, such as whether your chosen activity is affordable and available to you. (Activities like horseback riding may be harder for people who live in cities, for example.) You'll also want to think about how much time you can set aside for your sport.
It's a good idea to talk to someone who understands the exercise, like a coach or fitness expert at a gym. He or she can get you started on a program that's right for you and your level of fitness.
Another thing to consider is whether any health conditions may affect how — and how much — you exercise. Doctors know that most people benefit from regular exercise, even those with disabilities or conditions like asthma. But if you have a health problem or other considerations (like being overweight or very out of shape), talk to your doctor before beginning an exercise plan. That way you can get information on what exercise programs are best and what to avoid.
Too Much of a Good Thing
As with all good things, it's possible to overdo exercise. Although exercising is a great way to maintain a healthy weight, exercising too much to lose weight isn't healthy. The body needs enough calories to function properly. This is especially true for teens, who are still growing.
Exercising too much in an effort to burn calories and lose weight (also called compulsive exercise) can be a sign of an eating disorder. If you ever get the feeling that your exercise is in charge of you rather than the other way around, talk with your doctor, a parent, or another adult you trust.
It's also possible to overtrain — something high school athletes need to watch out for. If you participate in one sport, experts recommend that you limit that activity to a maximum of 5 days a week, with at least 2–3 months off per year. You can still train more than that as long as it's cross-training in a different sport (such as swimming or biking if you play football).
Participating in more than one activity or sport can help athletes use different skills and avoid injury. Also, never exercise through pain. And, if you have an injury, make sure you give yourself enough time to heal. Your body — and your performance — will thank you.
Considering the benefits to the heart, muscles, joints, and mind, it's easy to see why exercise is wise. And the great thing about exercise is that it's never too late to start. Even small things can count as exercise when you're starting out — like taking a short bike ride, walking the dog, or raking leaves.
Staying fit is often one of the biggest challenges for people as they get busy with life and careers.
This is not my write-up......i jst copied frm somewher from a mail.....its useful thts y I posted here......
anyway.....njoy...
MJ :)
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Sunday, 5 April 2009
happy weekends.........
Hi frndz.......everybody is enjoying their 'off' now....
we went to queensway ice bowl.......it was some good time...and also made some new frnds.....
after tht directly went to plat halls.....and had some blast over there.......with frnds.....
anyway....it was a nice experience......
see u later...here itself......
mj :)
we went to queensway ice bowl.......it was some good time...and also made some new frnds.....
after tht directly went to plat halls.....and had some blast over there.......with frnds.....
anyway....it was a nice experience......
see u later...here itself......
mj :)
Friday, 3 April 2009
It's good....
Hi friends....
Hope everybody finished their third course works......I completed it...and u can see tht......ryt here....
Jst returned from the pub...after the drink with my frnds.........Its good to drink and walk through the streets......
anyway.....do well.....
cheers...
MJ :0)
Hope everybody finished their third course works......I completed it...and u can see tht......ryt here....
Jst returned from the pub...after the drink with my frnds.........Its good to drink and walk through the streets......
anyway.....do well.....
cheers...
MJ :0)
Wednesday, 1 April 2009
Knowledge economy_(article 3)
One and only certain thing in the universe is uncertainty. It shows that the change is the constant thing in every aspect of the world, whether it may be human nature, relationship, technology, business, economy, and weather. In the business context, the change is very dramatic from the beginning itself. From the early industrial revolution, through different transitions, now we are in the era of knowledge revolution. The management concept of business is changed from product based to people based. Now every enterprise knows that economy is based on the throughput of the people, in which information technology plays an important role. In a way we can say that economy is emphasized on knowledge based.
The definition of the word knowledge economy is easy to find but hard to understand same as knowledge. Ian Brinkley claims that the knowledge economy is considered as the simultaneous effort of the technology and well educated minds, which resulted in creation of wealth (2006). In a simple way, the investment in knowledge based economy is becoming higher compared to the investment in physical capital (Brinkley, 2006). It tells the importance of the knowledge based economy which is enclosed under the technology.
The result of these kinds of changes is may be because of the dramatic change in the phase of information technology. In the last two decades the growth of information technology was exponential. The field of information technology is new compared to the other fields like mechanical and electrical; still the distance covered by the information technology is much higher compared to others. This explosion resulted in the low cost in computing and communications, which eventually resulted in the development of applications which are suitable for the end user (Houghton, Sheehan, 2000). By the use of technology the firms can maneuver their knowledge to gain the economic advantage which every organization is looking for (Keith Smith, 2000). It shows that intensity of the knowledge is increasing on the introduction of new technologies, which enhanced the manipulating power of the knowledge (Houghton, Sheehan, 2000).
One of the other main factors which boost the knowledge economy is the globalization. By the openness of the world market and the regulation, the economy is became a single entity. The effect on any specific affects the whole economic world and the recent example is the recession, which started from one place but slowly and steadily affecting the whole economy. Because of the international nature of the business due to the globalization the technologies the knowledge ideas can be accessible to any firm. The nature of the cheap, smarter workforce is also an important point which directly affects the economy, which leads the concentration of the economy towards countries like India and China (Houghton, Sheehan, 2000).
The use of information technology enhanced the market to be a single one. The organizations with adaptable capability are going to survive in this new era, in a sense the organizations must learn from the experiences and from the economy. In the new era of the organization there must be a good culture for knowledge nurturing and it has to start from the root. The people must be capable of getting the right information to replicate in the other way which helps the organizational context. As mentioned above the proper use of information technology within an organization is a must to for an organization to grow forward (Jhamb, Kaushik, 2008).
Knowledge based economy of the organization depends on the organizational learning and using the best practices of the information technology. However there are a lot of other factors other than the technological stuff which improve the knowledge economy, but the enhanced use of technologies and innovations are the reasons for the new era of knowledge. Business enterprise which cultivate themselves by taking care of the flow of knowledge and by generating knowledge culture is going to survive in the upcoming years. As we can say the breadth of knowledge economy is large enough in which knowledge management plays key role towards the success.
Reference:
• Jhamb, R., Kaushik, S., 2008, Changing dimensions and growth of knowledge based economy oh India, JOURNAL OF ACADEMY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, Volume 8, Number 3.
• Brinkley, I., 2006, Defining the knowledge economy, Knowledge economy programme report,
Available:http://www.theworkfoundation.com/assets/docs/publications/65_defining%20knowledge%20economy.pdf, accessed on 30th march 2009.
• Houghton, J., Sheehan, P., 2000, A Primer on the Knowledge Economy, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies,
Available:http://www.cfses.com/documents/knowledgeeconprimer.pdf, accessed on 30th March 2009.
• Smith, K., 2000, What is the ‘knowledge economy’? Knowledge intensive industries and distributed knowledge bases,
Available: http://www.druid.dk/uploads/tx_picturedb/ds2000-123.pdf, accessed on 30th March 2009
The definition of the word knowledge economy is easy to find but hard to understand same as knowledge. Ian Brinkley claims that the knowledge economy is considered as the simultaneous effort of the technology and well educated minds, which resulted in creation of wealth (2006). In a simple way, the investment in knowledge based economy is becoming higher compared to the investment in physical capital (Brinkley, 2006). It tells the importance of the knowledge based economy which is enclosed under the technology.
The result of these kinds of changes is may be because of the dramatic change in the phase of information technology. In the last two decades the growth of information technology was exponential. The field of information technology is new compared to the other fields like mechanical and electrical; still the distance covered by the information technology is much higher compared to others. This explosion resulted in the low cost in computing and communications, which eventually resulted in the development of applications which are suitable for the end user (Houghton, Sheehan, 2000). By the use of technology the firms can maneuver their knowledge to gain the economic advantage which every organization is looking for (Keith Smith, 2000). It shows that intensity of the knowledge is increasing on the introduction of new technologies, which enhanced the manipulating power of the knowledge (Houghton, Sheehan, 2000).
One of the other main factors which boost the knowledge economy is the globalization. By the openness of the world market and the regulation, the economy is became a single entity. The effect on any specific affects the whole economic world and the recent example is the recession, which started from one place but slowly and steadily affecting the whole economy. Because of the international nature of the business due to the globalization the technologies the knowledge ideas can be accessible to any firm. The nature of the cheap, smarter workforce is also an important point which directly affects the economy, which leads the concentration of the economy towards countries like India and China (Houghton, Sheehan, 2000).
The use of information technology enhanced the market to be a single one. The organizations with adaptable capability are going to survive in this new era, in a sense the organizations must learn from the experiences and from the economy. In the new era of the organization there must be a good culture for knowledge nurturing and it has to start from the root. The people must be capable of getting the right information to replicate in the other way which helps the organizational context. As mentioned above the proper use of information technology within an organization is a must to for an organization to grow forward (Jhamb, Kaushik, 2008).
Knowledge based economy of the organization depends on the organizational learning and using the best practices of the information technology. However there are a lot of other factors other than the technological stuff which improve the knowledge economy, but the enhanced use of technologies and innovations are the reasons for the new era of knowledge. Business enterprise which cultivate themselves by taking care of the flow of knowledge and by generating knowledge culture is going to survive in the upcoming years. As we can say the breadth of knowledge economy is large enough in which knowledge management plays key role towards the success.
Reference:
• Jhamb, R., Kaushik, S., 2008, Changing dimensions and growth of knowledge based economy oh India, JOURNAL OF ACADEMY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, Volume 8, Number 3.
• Brinkley, I., 2006, Defining the knowledge economy, Knowledge economy programme report,
Available:http://www.theworkfoundation.com/assets/docs/publications/65_defining%20knowledge%20economy.pdf, accessed on 30th march 2009.
• Houghton, J., Sheehan, P., 2000, A Primer on the Knowledge Economy, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies,
Available:http://www.cfses.com/documents/knowledgeeconprimer.pdf, accessed on 30th March 2009.
• Smith, K., 2000, What is the ‘knowledge economy’? Knowledge intensive industries and distributed knowledge bases,
Available: http://www.druid.dk/uploads/tx_picturedb/ds2000-123.pdf, accessed on 30th March 2009
Tuesday, 31 March 2009
Knowledge worker (article_2)
In the present time every business enterprise is looking to leverage their knowledge within infrastructure to get the maximum advantage. Whatever may be the strategy towards the implementation of the knowledge management system, the efforts must be start from the people within the organization. It shows that the importance is on people who are working on the knowledge management, no matter how good the technology used in the systems. In a way the employees are knowledge worker , who is working on the context of the organization and they are using their knowledge and experiences acquired through their life to carry forward with the organization.
The word ‘knowledge worker’ is introduced by Peter Drucker back in 1959 in his book Landmarks of Tomorrow. Knowledge workers are supposed to customize their information to create and to innovate the solution for the business process (Sloman, 2007). Knowledge worker is not concentrating on the training given to him; rather they are concentrated in continuous learning using the experiences and the insight. As per Ian Caddy they are common people who are supposed to carry out their work because of their ability to receive, absorb the proper information and neglect the unwanted information (2007). As a knowledge worker the person involves in a number of different complex processes such as searching, interpreting, connecting the information, manipulating the ideas, engaging in conversation which eventually leads to collaborative learning and developing relations with the others (Lilia Efimova, 2004).
According to Henard, David, McFadyen and Ann there are different knowledge worker roles carried out in an organization and they are acquiring, applying, creating, sharing and leveraging roles (2008). All these are inculcated within the organization context itself. Furthermore, some knowledge workers have got the ability to carry out more than one role within the business context, which boosts the business process. The value of the knowledge worker who performs multiple roles than the others who are supposed to stick to one role is high (Caddy, 2007).
The value given to the knowledge worker is not easy to calculate in the business perspective. Davenport claimed that management, organization, workplace design and IT influence the knowledge based organizations which puts the same effect on the knowledge workers (2002).The buzz of the word knowledge worker is personal for some people, their assumption is different from the organizational context and they believe in self centered autonomous working without any monitoring. From the organizational point of view, the autonomy of the worker is not acceptable. According to Davenport the work place design is also an important catalyst in knowledge based organization (2002). But most of the organizations are not making the most from this work place design.
To bridge this gap Davenport suggested two ideas, they are segmentation and providing individual choice(2002).By giving the power to configure their working environment will motivate the knowledge worker, it gives the feeling of autonomy and self satisfaction to work hard. The freedom to customize their own environment is critical in the case successful knowledge worker (Davenport 2002). Segmentation of the working environment is carried out by the organization to boost the environment of the knowledge worker. Segmentation can be classified as low, moderate and high according to the approach towards the knowledge worker from the perspective of the organization.
As per Efimova the activities of the knowledge workers be classified in three levels and they are individual, ideas and communities (2004).All these three levels are came into action when there is enough conversation and collaboration within the business context. But to involve in a particular conversation, a person must need some kind of awareness or experience within them, so that they can share their insights. The individual comes into action when the person is capable of establishing and maintaining the relationship with the communities or networks (Efimova, 2004). The reason behind the idea is because of the ability to sense, organize and to innovate new solution towards the business success.
In the end the value given by the organization to the knowledge worker must be sufficient enough to satisfy him within their infrastructure. The Knowledge worker enjoys the significant autonomy provided by the organization and they feel free to work within the infrastructure for the organization. Whatever may be the technological advance in the enterprise level, the employees are always the same and organization must give the sufficient value towards them to boost their moral values.
The word ‘knowledge worker’ is introduced by Peter Drucker back in 1959 in his book Landmarks of Tomorrow. Knowledge workers are supposed to customize their information to create and to innovate the solution for the business process (Sloman, 2007). Knowledge worker is not concentrating on the training given to him; rather they are concentrated in continuous learning using the experiences and the insight. As per Ian Caddy they are common people who are supposed to carry out their work because of their ability to receive, absorb the proper information and neglect the unwanted information (2007). As a knowledge worker the person involves in a number of different complex processes such as searching, interpreting, connecting the information, manipulating the ideas, engaging in conversation which eventually leads to collaborative learning and developing relations with the others (Lilia Efimova, 2004).
According to Henard, David, McFadyen and Ann there are different knowledge worker roles carried out in an organization and they are acquiring, applying, creating, sharing and leveraging roles (2008). All these are inculcated within the organization context itself. Furthermore, some knowledge workers have got the ability to carry out more than one role within the business context, which boosts the business process. The value of the knowledge worker who performs multiple roles than the others who are supposed to stick to one role is high (Caddy, 2007).
The value given to the knowledge worker is not easy to calculate in the business perspective. Davenport claimed that management, organization, workplace design and IT influence the knowledge based organizations which puts the same effect on the knowledge workers (2002).The buzz of the word knowledge worker is personal for some people, their assumption is different from the organizational context and they believe in self centered autonomous working without any monitoring. From the organizational point of view, the autonomy of the worker is not acceptable. According to Davenport the work place design is also an important catalyst in knowledge based organization (2002). But most of the organizations are not making the most from this work place design.
To bridge this gap Davenport suggested two ideas, they are segmentation and providing individual choice(2002).By giving the power to configure their working environment will motivate the knowledge worker, it gives the feeling of autonomy and self satisfaction to work hard. The freedom to customize their own environment is critical in the case successful knowledge worker (Davenport 2002). Segmentation of the working environment is carried out by the organization to boost the environment of the knowledge worker. Segmentation can be classified as low, moderate and high according to the approach towards the knowledge worker from the perspective of the organization.
As per Efimova the activities of the knowledge workers be classified in three levels and they are individual, ideas and communities (2004).All these three levels are came into action when there is enough conversation and collaboration within the business context. But to involve in a particular conversation, a person must need some kind of awareness or experience within them, so that they can share their insights. The individual comes into action when the person is capable of establishing and maintaining the relationship with the communities or networks (Efimova, 2004). The reason behind the idea is because of the ability to sense, organize and to innovate new solution towards the business success.
In the end the value given by the organization to the knowledge worker must be sufficient enough to satisfy him within their infrastructure. The Knowledge worker enjoys the significant autonomy provided by the organization and they feel free to work within the infrastructure for the organization. Whatever may be the technological advance in the enterprise level, the employees are always the same and organization must give the sufficient value towards them to boost their moral values.
Reference:
- Caddy, I., 2007, Identifying Knowledge Workers: Using Direct Versus Indirect Approaches, Employment Relations Record, Vol. 7, No.2
- Cantrell, S., Davenport, T., Thomas, R., 2002, The mysterious art and science of knowledge-worker performance, MIT Sloan Management Review, Vol 44, No.1
- Efimova, L., 2004, Discovering the iceberg of knowledge work: A weblog case, OKLC, Available: https://doc.telin.nl/dscgi/ds.py/Get/File-34786
- Henard, David, H., McFadyen, M., Ann, 2008, Making knowledge workers more creative, Research Technology Management, Vol 51, Issue 2, Pages: 40(7).
- Sloman, M., 2007, Financial Times.com, London (UK): updated on 12th November 2007, accessed on 27th March 2009.Available:http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1381601501&Fmt=3&clientId=42294&RQT=309&VName=PQD
Sunday, 29 March 2009
Corporate view - Web 2.0 (article 1)
In recent years the view of World Wide Web is changed dramatically, in a way as no one expected. Being a simple website is nothing special now, but being in the interactive sessions are preferred by the public. All these changes came into notice when the new term ’web 2.0’ was introduced by Dale Dougherty in a conference in the year of 2004. As per Dale web 2.0 is an economic, social, technical trend which is the basis of the next generation computing with characteristics of openness, networking effect and collaborative participation (Musser, 2006).
The inventor of WWW, Tim Berners lee’s vision was to create a single global collaborative information space. From the early time of web itself the large organization made the most from the web. They started gaining business and eventually lead to the business success. Even though the area of research and development in the computer science field is around 60 years, which is very small compared to other branches like, mechanical and electrical engineering, the innovations in the computer field is exponentially high. In the computer industry the transition or change is not a big deal, people are ready to accept the changes and interesting scenario is most of us don’t know when did the change happened, although they were using the latest versions. This happened in the case of web also, after the new technologies introduced in the web itself, people are using that without knowing the change. When Dale Dougherty introduced the term web 2.0, at that time everybody was surprised because of the buzz of the word. At that time most of the people are using the incarnation of the web itself, in other way they were in the environment of web 2.0.
John Musser claims that the organizations which are ready to implement web 2.0 technologies within their infrastructure and to the market have got much more chance of getting the competitive advantage compared to others (2006). Web 2.0 as whole we can say that, it’s a set of technologies and approaches which is meant for collaborative intelligence,
learning and improvement in two way direction (Jones,2008). There are a lot of new services which can be considered as part of web 2.0 and these are social networking, blogs, wiki’s, syndications, tagging etc. The question arise here is how these new age technologies going to support the organization in their culture. In the early days the computer industry transformed from enterprise user towards the home user. From then it changed to USB, instant messages, and web based applications (Gutmans, 2006).
Now the organizations are using the wiki to know the progress of projects as it supports the collaborative editing by the authorized people (Anderson, 2007). And vast uses of external and internal blogs are popular in the organization (Gutmans, 2006). The estimate numbers of blogs nowadays are 75m; it shows the popularity of the blogs. A good example of organization using blog as tool is a UK based company named, Favorit Limited. The company specializes in bringing collective media towards a mass worldwide internet audience, and they also simplify the complicated online contents to the end users (Jones, 2008). One of the reasons of growing importance of the web 2.0 in the organization is the change in the business applications. Although the organizations are willing to use the wiki’s, blogs, podcasting they were not considered as critical tool for the business success. The main thing we need is application service providing (ASP) or software on demand, which supports the business (Gutmans, 2006).
Web 2.0 can be used as tactic in the organization in two way, first one is to allow the full participation of the customer, results in capturing the collective knowledge which eventually helps in enhancing the product. The second point put forwarded by the Kim Jones is the improved team communication and the collaboration in the organization(2008). One of the main thing to notice in implementing the web 2.0 technologies is , it must be user oriented. In the past the web approach was from top to bottom, without giving any attention towards the end user. Now scenario is changed to bottom-up approach, first know the customers then implement according to their interest (Jones, 2008).
It all shows that just applying the new technologies to the organization is not the solution. The sign of successful organization are strong leadership, innovation and change management which results in the competitive advantage. The organization needs to know the socio economical effects which are going to happen as an after effect of the new implementation. There must be a need for the organization rather than a trend of new technology. In the level of IT the changes are enormous, because we need a lot more computer power and bandwidth which inculcate the amount of applications used in the web 2.0. The other part of IT infrastructure is using the open standard software for the applications which eventually reduce the cost dramatically (Jones, 2008). The open standard helps to exchange the data between the applications or to make one application call to other. In the next level this will lead to more specialized application, which can be bought and integrate with our web based application(Gutmans, 2006).
Conclusively every business enterprises are ready to use the web 2.0 as their driving force to get the advantage, whether it may be a small or large organization. Now the concentration is on the end user, so every organization is ready to provide whatever may be the end user’s expectation to maintain their business processes and move towards the success. It all shows that enterprises as an entity doesn’t exist, but the interaction between the people and the organization are keeping the organization’s breath.
Reference:
• Musser. J, 2006, Web 2.0 Principles and Best Practices,
Available: oreilly.com/catalog/web2report/chapter/web20_report_excerpt.pdf (Accessed March 27,2009)
• Jones. K, 2008, Managing a Web 2.0 Strategy.
Available:http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/09550f26-410b-11dd-9661- 0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1 (Accessed March 28, 2009)
• Gutmans. A, 2006, PHP Leads Web 2.0: A Closer Look at the Hidden Drivers and Enablers of the Second Internet Revolution,
Available:www.zend.com/topics/php_leads_web2_0.pdf (Accessed March 18, 2009)
• Anderson. P, 2007, what is Web 2.0? Ideas, technologies and implications for education, JISC Technology and Standards Watch.
Available: www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/techwatch/tsw0701b.pdf(Accessed February 25, 2009).
The inventor of WWW, Tim Berners lee’s vision was to create a single global collaborative information space. From the early time of web itself the large organization made the most from the web. They started gaining business and eventually lead to the business success. Even though the area of research and development in the computer science field is around 60 years, which is very small compared to other branches like, mechanical and electrical engineering, the innovations in the computer field is exponentially high. In the computer industry the transition or change is not a big deal, people are ready to accept the changes and interesting scenario is most of us don’t know when did the change happened, although they were using the latest versions. This happened in the case of web also, after the new technologies introduced in the web itself, people are using that without knowing the change. When Dale Dougherty introduced the term web 2.0, at that time everybody was surprised because of the buzz of the word. At that time most of the people are using the incarnation of the web itself, in other way they were in the environment of web 2.0.
John Musser claims that the organizations which are ready to implement web 2.0 technologies within their infrastructure and to the market have got much more chance of getting the competitive advantage compared to others (2006). Web 2.0 as whole we can say that, it’s a set of technologies and approaches which is meant for collaborative intelligence,
learning and improvement in two way direction (Jones,2008). There are a lot of new services which can be considered as part of web 2.0 and these are social networking, blogs, wiki’s, syndications, tagging etc. The question arise here is how these new age technologies going to support the organization in their culture. In the early days the computer industry transformed from enterprise user towards the home user. From then it changed to USB, instant messages, and web based applications (Gutmans, 2006).
Now the organizations are using the wiki to know the progress of projects as it supports the collaborative editing by the authorized people (Anderson, 2007). And vast uses of external and internal blogs are popular in the organization (Gutmans, 2006). The estimate numbers of blogs nowadays are 75m; it shows the popularity of the blogs. A good example of organization using blog as tool is a UK based company named, Favorit Limited. The company specializes in bringing collective media towards a mass worldwide internet audience, and they also simplify the complicated online contents to the end users (Jones, 2008). One of the reasons of growing importance of the web 2.0 in the organization is the change in the business applications. Although the organizations are willing to use the wiki’s, blogs, podcasting they were not considered as critical tool for the business success. The main thing we need is application service providing (ASP) or software on demand, which supports the business (Gutmans, 2006).
Web 2.0 can be used as tactic in the organization in two way, first one is to allow the full participation of the customer, results in capturing the collective knowledge which eventually helps in enhancing the product. The second point put forwarded by the Kim Jones is the improved team communication and the collaboration in the organization(2008). One of the main thing to notice in implementing the web 2.0 technologies is , it must be user oriented. In the past the web approach was from top to bottom, without giving any attention towards the end user. Now scenario is changed to bottom-up approach, first know the customers then implement according to their interest (Jones, 2008).
It all shows that just applying the new technologies to the organization is not the solution. The sign of successful organization are strong leadership, innovation and change management which results in the competitive advantage. The organization needs to know the socio economical effects which are going to happen as an after effect of the new implementation. There must be a need for the organization rather than a trend of new technology. In the level of IT the changes are enormous, because we need a lot more computer power and bandwidth which inculcate the amount of applications used in the web 2.0. The other part of IT infrastructure is using the open standard software for the applications which eventually reduce the cost dramatically (Jones, 2008). The open standard helps to exchange the data between the applications or to make one application call to other. In the next level this will lead to more specialized application, which can be bought and integrate with our web based application(Gutmans, 2006).
Conclusively every business enterprises are ready to use the web 2.0 as their driving force to get the advantage, whether it may be a small or large organization. Now the concentration is on the end user, so every organization is ready to provide whatever may be the end user’s expectation to maintain their business processes and move towards the success. It all shows that enterprises as an entity doesn’t exist, but the interaction between the people and the organization are keeping the organization’s breath.
Reference:
• Musser. J, 2006, Web 2.0 Principles and Best Practices,
Available: oreilly.com/catalog/web2report/chapter/web20_report_excerpt.pdf (Accessed March 27,2009)
• Jones. K, 2008, Managing a Web 2.0 Strategy.
Available:http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/09550f26-410b-11dd-9661- 0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1 (Accessed March 28, 2009)
• Gutmans. A, 2006, PHP Leads Web 2.0: A Closer Look at the Hidden Drivers and Enablers of the Second Internet Revolution,
Available:www.zend.com/topics/php_leads_web2_0.pdf (Accessed March 18, 2009)
• Anderson. P, 2007, what is Web 2.0? Ideas, technologies and implications for education, JISC Technology and Standards Watch.
Available: www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/techwatch/tsw0701b.pdf(Accessed February 25, 2009).
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