Day archives: October 10th, 2011

Afghanistan 10 years on: Slow progress and failed promises

Afghanistan 10 years on: Slow progress and failed promises, Amnesty International “Ten years after a US-led military invasion removed the Taleban from Afghanistan, the Afghan government and its international supporters have failed to keep many of the promises they made to the Afghan people, Amnesty International said…An Amnesty International scorecard on the state of human …

Subjects: Government Documents, Knowledge Management

The Private and Social Costs of Patent Trolls

The Private and Social Costs of Patent Trolls, Bessen, James E., Meurer, Michael J. and Ford, Jennifer Laurissa, (September 19, 2011). Boston Univ. School of Law, Law and Economics Research Paper No. 11-45. “In the past, non-practicing entities (NPEs) – firms that license patents without producing goods – have facilitated technology markets and increased rents …

Subjects: Legal Research, Patent and Trademark

Conflict in Organizations

Conflict in Organizations, by Olivier Serrat, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Knowledge Solutions “Complex adaptive systems are the source of much intra-organizational conflict that will not be managed, let alone resolved. To foster learning, adaptation, and evolution in the workplace, organizations should capitalize on its functions and dysfunctions with mindfulness, improvisation, and reconfiguration.” (No. 108 | …

Subjects: Knowledge Management