Pub Date : 2009-03-23DOI: 10.1504/IJIEM.2009.023925
M. Gaeta, F. Orciuoli, Stefano Paolozzi, Pierluigi Ritrovato
Ontologies define a common vocabulary to share domain information. Many researches have proved the importance of ontologies as a main technology for knowledge modelling. Moreover, many authors have emphasised the use of ontologies to augment the effectiveness of the management aspects of e-learning resources. In this paper, we present a set of methodologies and techniques for the definition of a Semantic Virtual Learning Environment (SVLE) whose purpose is to provide customised and contextualised learning experiences. These experiences are achieved exploiting the implicit knowledge modelling of the reference domain through an extensive use of ontology management techniques.
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Pub Date : 2009-03-23DOI: 10.1504/IJIEM.2009.023927
Xi Zhang, Zhenjiao Chen, D. Vogel, Chuanjie Guo
The objective of this study is to examine how individual Exchange Ideology (EI) influences the relationship between perceived economic and social benefits and Knowledge Sharing (KS) behaviour in the context of virtual teams. It draws on social exchange theory to test whether EI would positively moderate the relationship between three perceived benefits (i.e., extrinsic rewards, reciprocity, and reputation) and virtual team members' KS behaviour. Contrary to the theory of team-member social exchange, the findings suggest that in virtual KS contexts, EI negatively moderates the relationships between extrinsic rewards, reciprocity and KS, but has no effect on reputation and KS.
{"title":"Exchange Ideology as a moderator of Knowledge Sharing in virtual teams: a social exchange theory perspective","authors":"Xi Zhang, Zhenjiao Chen, D. Vogel, Chuanjie Guo","doi":"10.1504/IJIEM.2009.023927","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIEM.2009.023927","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of this study is to examine how individual Exchange Ideology (EI) influences the relationship between perceived economic and social benefits and Knowledge Sharing (KS) behaviour in the context of virtual teams. It draws on social exchange theory to test whether EI would positively moderate the relationship between three perceived benefits (i.e., extrinsic rewards, reciprocity, and reputation) and virtual team members' KS behaviour. Contrary to the theory of team-member social exchange, the findings suggest that in virtual KS contexts, EI negatively moderates the relationships between extrinsic rewards, reciprocity and KS, but has no effect on reputation and KS.","PeriodicalId":218661,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Internet Enterp. Manag.","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127760765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2009-03-23DOI: 10.1504/IJIEM.2009.023928
G. Baxter, T. Connolly, M. Stansfield
Adopting an industry specific focus, namely the field of information systems organisations, this paper discusses how organisational learning and the social aspect of learning technology may provide organisations with the flexible pedagogic approach required towards generating, managing and disseminating tacit knowledge that accommodates the continual learning of an organisation and its members. The paper analyses the industry of Information Systems Development (ISD) and the benefits that learning technology can provide IS organisations that wish to learn from past projects. Generic guidelines are also suggested to organisations addressing the issue of how to integrate learning technology within an organisational learning environment.
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Pub Date : 2009-03-23DOI: 10.1504/IJIEM.2009.023926
Davoud Masoumi, Berner Lindström
This paper is an attempt to discuss foundational issues for designing e-learning that are sensitive to specific social and cultural settings in developing countries. We argue that recognising cultural diversity is a critical factor in design and use of e-learning as an instrument to promote development in a globalisation perspective. Drawing on contemporary research literature, the paper explores basic notions of culture; models of cultural diversity; cultural considerations in designing and using ICT in e-learning; and models and dimensions of cultural diversity in education and e-learning. We also characterise some common traits in Eastern, particularly Iranian, pedagogical cultures.
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While collaborative community is applied comprehensively in school learning and organisational training, research on collaborative learning process is emerging. Traditional statistical methods make it difficult to perform large volume in-depth analysis on interaction regulations and mechanisms in collaborative communities, especially when bottom-up analysis is required. In this study, data-mining methodology is addressed to discover knowledge from large-scale and real interaction data in collaborative learning communities. We propose to use Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD) approach for knowledge discovery in collaborative communities. A case study of role discovery in collaborative learning is developed to demonstrate the usefulness of the approach.
随着协作社区在学校学习和组织培训中的广泛应用，对协作学习过程的研究正在兴起。传统的统计方法很难对协作社区中的交互规则和机制进行大量深入的分析，特别是当需要自下而上的分析时。在本研究中，数据挖掘方法被用于从协作学习社区的大规模和真实交互数据中发现知识。我们建议将知识库知识发现(Knowledge Discovery in Databases, KDD)方法用于协作社区的知识发现。本文以合作学习中角色发现的案例研究为例，论证了该方法的有效性。
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Pub Date : 2009-02-06DOI: 10.1504/IJIEM.2009.022932
M. Szilagyi
We report computer simulation experiments to model the dilemma of using cars or mass transportation in large cities. The individual Pavlovian agents may cooperate with each other for the collective interest (public transportation) or may defect, i.e., pursue their selfish interests by driving their cars. Their decisions to cooperate or defect accumulate over time to produce a resulting collective order that determines the success or failure of the transportation system. The results show that it is quite possible to achieve a situation when the enormous majority of people prefer using mass transportation to driving cars.
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Pub Date : 2009-02-06DOI: 10.1504/IJIEM.2009.022935
Erika Griechisch
An agent-based simulation study is reported to analyse an inter-group conflict in which agents contribute to provide a public good to all of them, and at the same time the different groups compete for an external prize. This mechanism encourages the group members to contribute instead of free riding. A dynamic version of this multi-player game is analysed in which each player is able to increase their contributed amount depending on the condition that the additional contribution improves her payoff or not. We will examine the dependence of the total contribution on the external prize and the timing of the additional contributions.
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Pub Date : 2009-02-06DOI: 10.1504/IJIEM.2009.022933
Haiyan Qiao, J. Rozenblit
The Nash bargaining solution of oligopolies is introduced, and agent-based simulation model and procedure are developed, in which the firms are able to learn and approach the cooperative solution. An example with three firms illustrates the methodology, in which both sequential and simultaneous moves are allowed.
{"title":"Agent-based simulation in market and production system","authors":"Haiyan Qiao, J. Rozenblit","doi":"10.1504/IJIEM.2009.022933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIEM.2009.022933","url":null,"abstract":"The Nash bargaining solution of oligopolies is introduced, and agent-based simulation model and procedure are developed, in which the firms are able to learn and approach the cooperative solution. An example with three firms illustrates the methodology, in which both sequential and simultaneous moves are allowed.","PeriodicalId":218661,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Internet Enterp. Manag.","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123738813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2009-02-06DOI: 10.1504/IJIEM.2009.022934
M. Szilagyi, P. Lau, G. Krishnan
We present an agent-based iterated simulation of a simple market structure. The simulation is based on trade and price satisfaction (payoff) functions for both buyers and sellers. The participants are trying to follow the behaviour of those of their neighbours that have received the highest payoff in the previous iteration. This results in trading and transformation of buyers into sellers and vice versa. Equilibrium conditions develop. The ratio of buyers and sellers fluctuates around this equilibrium. We have investigated two cases: slight and strong domination of the price satisfaction over the trade satisfaction. The results show how the global equilibrium condition depends on the local price. The simulation is a special case of the Chicken Game.
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Pub Date : 2009-02-06DOI: 10.1504/IJIEM.2009.022936
Erika Griechisch, F. Szidarovszky
This paper gives a systematic analysis of a special group of multi-person games. By assuming linear payoff functions, the order of magnitude of four parameters determines the type of the games. In our study we fix three parameters and systematically vary the fourth one. In this way we can obtain the battle of sexes, the benevolent chicken, the chicken and the maximising differences games. Our systematic approach is based on agent based simulation. It presents the varying characteristics of the different games as well as it shows how the transitions are made from one game to another.
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