The cognitive basis of knowledge work
Thinking styles refer to the way in which an individual processes information and are an important aspect of knowledge work which requires the efficient management of information.This paper presents the results of a study examining the thinking styles of 77 university students about to enter the wo...
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| author | Ratnasingam, Malini |
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| description | Thinking styles refer to the way in which an individual processes information and are an important aspect of knowledge work which requires the efficient management of information.This paper presents the
results of a study examining the thinking styles of 77 university students about to enter the workforce.They have shown greater preference for the executive,hierarchic, local, external and conservative thinking
styles.Factor analysis demonstrated preferences for both complex and more simplistic thinking styles.The results of this study have implications for the training
of students and employees as knowledge workers. |
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| spelling | uum-114912014-07-14T08:07:52Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/11491/ The cognitive basis of knowledge work Ratnasingam, Malini HD28 Management. Industrial Management Thinking styles refer to the way in which an individual processes information and are an important aspect of knowledge work which requires the efficient management of information.This paper presents the results of a study examining the thinking styles of 77 university students about to enter the workforce.They have shown greater preference for the executive,hierarchic, local, external and conservative thinking styles.Factor analysis demonstrated preferences for both complex and more simplistic thinking styles.The results of this study have implications for the training of students and employees as knowledge workers. 2006-06-06 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/11491/1/302.pdf Ratnasingam, Malini (2006) The cognitive basis of knowledge work. In: Knowledge Management International Conference and Exhibition 2006 (KMICE 2006), 6-8 June 2006, The Legend Hotel Kuala Lumpur. http://www.kmice.cms.net.my/ |
| spellingShingle | HD28 Management. Industrial Management Ratnasingam, Malini The cognitive basis of knowledge work |
| title | The cognitive basis of knowledge work |
| title_full | The cognitive basis of knowledge work |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The cognitive basis of knowledge work |
| title_short | The cognitive basis of knowledge work |
| title_sort | cognitive basis of knowledge work |
| topic | HD28 Management. Industrial Management |
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