Knowledge Impact on Measurement: A Conceptual Metric for Evaluating Performance Improvement (PI) at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR)
Research and development R&D work involves
enormous amount of work that has to do with data measurement and
collection. This process evolves as new information is fed, new
technologies are utilized, and eventually new knowledge is created
by the stakeholders i.e., researchers, clients, and end-users. When
new knowledge is created, procedures of R&D work should evolve
and produce better results within improved research skills and
improved methods of data measurements and collection. This
measurement improvement should then be benchmarked against a
metric that should be developed at the organization. In this paper, we
are suggesting a conceptual metric for R&D work performance
improvement (PI) at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
(KISR). This PI is to be measured against a set of variables in the
suggested metric, which are more closely correlated to organizational
output, as opposed to organizational norms. The paper also mentions
and discusses knowledge creation and management as an addedvalue
to R&D work and measurement improvement. The research
methodology followed in this work is qualitative in nature, based on
a survey that was distributed to researchers and interviews held with
senior researchers at KISR. Research and analyses in this paper also
include looking at and analyzing KISR-s literature.
[1] Cohen, Don (2007). "Enhancing Social Capital for Knowledge
Effectiveness." Knowledge Creation & Management: New Challenges
for Managers. Oxford University Press.
[2] Engelhart, Mark M. & Santicerma, Anthony J. & Zinni, Jay E. (2005).
Performance Metrics: Optimizing Outcomes.. Applied Clinical Trials.
(http://www.actmagazine.com/appliedclinicaltrials/article/articleDetail.js
p?id=183068)
[3] Nonaka, Ikujiro & Ichijo, Kazuo (2007). "Knowledge as a competitive
Advantage in the Age of Increasing Globalization." Knowledge Creation
& Management: New Challenges for Managers. Oxford University
Press, 2007.
[4] Teece, D.J. (1986). "Profiting from Technological Innovation."
Research Policy 15(6): 285-305
[1] Cohen, Don (2007). "Enhancing Social Capital for Knowledge
Effectiveness." Knowledge Creation & Management: New Challenges
for Managers. Oxford University Press.
[2] Engelhart, Mark M. & Santicerma, Anthony J. & Zinni, Jay E. (2005).
Performance Metrics: Optimizing Outcomes.. Applied Clinical Trials.
(http://www.actmagazine.com/appliedclinicaltrials/article/articleDetail.js
p?id=183068)
[3] Nonaka, Ikujiro & Ichijo, Kazuo (2007). "Knowledge as a competitive
Advantage in the Age of Increasing Globalization." Knowledge Creation
& Management: New Challenges for Managers. Oxford University
Press, 2007.
[4] Teece, D.J. (1986). "Profiting from Technological Innovation."
Research Policy 15(6): 285-305
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enormous amount of work that has to do with data measurement and
collection. This process evolves as new information is fed, new
technologies are utilized, and eventually new knowledge is created
by the stakeholders i.e., researchers, clients, and end-users. When
new knowledge is created, procedures of R&D work should evolve
and produce better results within improved research skills and
improved methods of data measurements and collection. This
measurement improvement should then be benchmarked against a
metric that should be developed at the organization. In this paper, we
are suggesting a conceptual metric for R&D work performance
improvement (PI) at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
(KISR). This PI is to be measured against a set of variables in the
suggested metric, which are more closely correlated to organizational
output, as opposed to organizational norms. The paper also mentions
and discusses knowledge creation and management as an addedvalue
to R&D work and measurement improvement. The research
methodology followed in this work is qualitative in nature, based on
a survey that was distributed to researchers and interviews held with
senior researchers at KISR. Research and analyses in this paper also
include looking at and analyzing KISR-s literature.", keywords = "Knowledge Creation, Performance Improvement
(PI), Conceptual Metric, Knowledge Management (KM) addedvalue.", volume = "1", number = "6", pages = "227-8", }