Browsing by Author "Regassa, Abebe"

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    Designing Pediatricians Communities of Practice the Case of Government Hospitals in Addis Ababa
    (Addis Ababa University, 2009-07) Regassa, Abebe; Bekele, Rahel (PhD)
    Social media tools are changing the way people communicate collaborate and interact in the day to day activities of employees of the organization on especially in sharing tacit know ledge /or experience. They are used for capturing and sharing know ledge resource s including experiences of organization o ns or individuals so that the disseminate on or transfer of knowledge will be facilitated. This research work seeks t o design communities of practice as the strategy for acquiring and sharing knowledge using one of the appropriate social media tools for government hospitals in Addis Ababa A qualitative expel oratory ca se stud y research design is selected to conduct this research. Structured interview, questionnaire survey and informal discussions were used to collect data that support the analysis. T he result of data analysis shows that communities of practice is the best alternative of acquiring and sharing know ledge using electro Nicomedia to communicate with peer physician s. And E-m ail contact as a necessary and efficient way to share ideas as the means of communicate on that pediatricians have with other pediatricians in the past
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    Designing Pediatricians Communities of Practice: The Case of Government Hospitals in Addis Ababa
    (Addis Ababa University, 2009-07) Regassa, Abebe; Bekele, Rahel (PhD)
    Social media tools are changing the way people communicate, collaborate and interact in the day to day activities of employees of the organization especially in sharing tacit knowledge /or experience. They are used for capturing and sharing knowledge resources including experiences of organizations or individuals so that the dissemination or transfer of knowledge will be facilitated. This research work seeks to design communities of practice as the strategy for acquiring and sharing knowledge using one of the appropriate social media tools for government hospitals in Addis Ababa. A qualitative exploratory case study research design is selected to conduct this research. Structured interview, questionnaire survey and informal discussions were used to collect data that support the analysis. The result of data analysis shows that communities of practice is the best alternative of acquiring and sharing knowledge using electronic media to communicate with peer physicians. And E-mail contact as a necessary and efficient way to share ideas as the means of communication that paediatricians have with other paediatricians in the past.