In general, An extranet is a private network that uses internet to securely share part of an organization’s information or operations with suppliers, vendors, partners, customers or other businesses. An extranet can be viewed as part of a company’s intranet that is extended to users outside the company.
Similarly, TWB Extranet is a restricted web portal […]

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The transition of the Indian economy from a pure agricultural to industrial one has been a matter of acedemic and business interest over the years. What is interesting to note however,  is the transition of the industrial economy to a knowledge economy. Albeit, this one has been a more subtle one.
The move towards being a […]

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Introduction: Knowledge and Knowledge Management
In today’s new age economy, knowledge and information are the most important factors in the long-term success of both an individual and an organization. Knowledge and knowledge management have emerged as a vital component for many organizations. In fact, knowledge may soon be the only source of competitive advantage for an […]

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No. Of positions: 2
Location: Bangalore
 
Role/Responsibilities  The incumbent will be a part of the retail sales team of TWB. The responsibilities will include: 

         Taking customer calls and walk-ins
         Creating and maintaining customer databases
         Customer follow-ups on phone
         Understanding and presenting the company offers to customers
         Closing sales and delivering to quota

 
Qualifications & Skills 
             

At least 1-2 […]

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Coming to the end of the debate on knowing the difference between Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital, the often accepted conclusion is that effective Knowledge Management can be more than just capturing, storing, and organizing information. All such elements form part of the tools and processes that make up Knowledge Management especially stressing that the […]

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In many economists’ opinion, Intellectual capital is the means or ability to develop knowledge assets. Economist John Kenneth Galbraith used this term initially in 1969 in a letter while he wrote to his colleague, Michal Kalecki. Putting it in another way, knowledge assets can be further put to use in developing more knowledge assets. Thus, […]

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Coming back to the point of difference between Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital, vast research shows that Intellectual Capital (IC) is considered to be a thing, while Knowledge Management (KM) is referred to as a practice. In broader terms, IC is an intangible asset with reference to any intellectual property. It definitely is one of […]

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Coming to the final part of the discussion on the contributing factors in building Corporate Tacit Knowledge Into A Strategic Asset, the most important among them is encouraging a wiki or Wikipedia culture. This means encouraging a culture of knowledge distribution via wikis. By doing so it develops an informal culture encouraging the staff to […]

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Confluence 2.8 - Great team work all around!
The beauty of a Wiki lies in the simplicity of its concept. Building on this thought, I’d say that with the addition of the “simplistic” Page Ordering feature, Confluence 2.8 has been further Wiki-fied!
This is a wonderful example of constructive user feedback, resulting in a much-enhanced application. According […]

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 One has seen quite a bit of debate in the public domain regarding the OXML issue. One can read related articles here, here and hereI think India voting against Microsoft’s OXML being adopted as a standard, is not a good move. It will be a good move for India if it adopts OXML along with […]

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