Knowledge Potential Measurement and Uncertainty

Whereas the measurement of tangible assets, e.g. cost of sales or raw material, used to be one of the main issues of business in the past, the focus has now shifted towards intangible assets such as the knowledge potential of a firm's knowledge workers. Against this background, the measurement...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fink, Kerstin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wiesbaden Deutscher Universitätsverlag 2004, 2004
Edition:1st ed. 2004
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Research Framework
  • 1.1 Research Problem
  • 1.2 Research Field and Research Question
  • 1.3 Methodical Framework and Expected Results
  • 1.4 Content Overview
  • 2 Knowledge Measurement Approaches
  • 2.1 Cognitive Science Approach
  • 2.2 Management Measurement Approach
  • 3 The Knowledge Potential View
  • 4 Quantum Mechanics
  • 4.1 Quantum Definition and Knowledge Quantum
  • 4.2 History of Quantum Theory
  • 4.3 Quantum Mechanical Concepts
  • 4.4 The Uncertainty Principle
  • 5 Knowledge Potential Measurement and Uncertainty
  • 5.1 Analogical Reasoning
  • 5.2 Knowledge Architecture
  • 5.3 Questionnaire Design
  • 5.4 Defining Momentum, Position, and Velocity
  • 5.5 General Measurement Procedure of the Knowledge Potential
  • 5.6 The Specific Measurement of the Knowledge Potential (KP)
  • 5.7 Skill Acquisition and Rating Scale for the Knowledge Worker
  • 5.8 Measurement of the Uncertainty of the Knowledge-engineer
  • 6 Case Studies for Knowledge Measurement
  • 6.1 Case Study Design
  • 6.2 Data Analysis
  • 7 Key Research Results and Future Research Fields
  • Appendices
  • Appendix A: Questionnaire for the Head of the Company
  • Appendix B: Questionnaire for the Knowledge Workers
  • Appendix C: Heisenberg’s derivation of the Uncertainty Relation
  • References