Knowledge creation is a difficult process which includes many factors and many important parameters of them were considered in present study. Though it can be useful to look at each factor separately to evaluate its influence on overall knowledge creation process, this study considered knowledge transfer that occurs between two individuals. Further research can be extended to situation when knowledge transfer occurs between more than two persons and make a comparison of these two situations.
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Appendix A
Table 14
Aggregated calculations of algorithm 1.
giver receiver GAB
Knowledge needed
mutati on coeff.
combin ation
coeff. NewKBm NewKBC NEW Tm Tc Cost
1 2 1.17 5 0.32 0.30 63.27 3.71 66.99 920.26 37.21 25532.54
1 3 1.27 1 0.01 0.70 0.05 1.14 1.19 0.92 65.41 1017.14
1 4 1.75 10 0.20 0.40 23.90 2.56 26.46 538.67 63.53 11040.34
1 5 0.88 2 0.00 0.20 0.00 1.72 1.72 0.00 14.68 445.39
1 6 1.08 0 0.15 0.25 0.00 2.29 2.29 0.00 23.75 662.91
1 7 1.17 3 0.03 0.33 1.81 2.68 4.50 15.92 36.91 1250.15
1 8 1.56 2 0.00 0.67 0.00 2.72 2.72 0.00 86.65 1465.83
1 9 0.93 1 0.01 0.80 0.31 23.86 24.17 1.25 323.71 9478.02
1 10 1.40 5 0.30 0.19 20.87 0.60 21.47 658.60 11.51 12843.86
1 11 0.93 3 0.24 0.25 13.24 1.89 15.13 217.35 24.00 6435.90
2 1 0.86 3 0.32 0.30 12.57 1.78 14.34 268.68 26.19 7863.09
2 3 1.09 5 0.41 0.20 3.44 0.15 3.60 372.76 7.82 7104.14
2 4 1.50 3 0.28 0.23 4.76 0.65 5.41 162.75 15.14 3854.19
2 5 0.75 1 0.10 0.43 2.05 7.37 9.43 14.32 77.78 3100.79
2 6 0.92 12 0.00 0.38 0.00 6.92 6.92 0.00 49.01 1531.42
2 7 1.00 4 0.05 0.40 3.03 3.86 6.88 23.70 50.14 1993.80
2 8 1.33 0 0.08 0.31 0.00 0.53 0.53 0.00 12.18 246.70
2 9 0.80 2 0.10 0.38 4.49 5.55 10.03 30.49 52.54 2698.55
2 10 1.20 4 0.26 0.20 8.91 0.56 9.46 262.77 11.12 6162.65
2 11 0.80 6 0.18 0.33 16.66 3.33 19.99 249.55 51.68 9036.93
3 1 0.79 4 0.01 0.70 0.74 9.31 10.05 4.06 151.16 2380.02
3 2 0.92 2 0.41 0.20 16.41 1.51 17.92 345.05 14.87 6718.57
3 4 1.38 5 0.00 0.60 0.00 4.23 4.23 0.00 108.91 1125.43
3 5 0.69 1 0.31 0.31 5.26 3.87 9.13 89.47 47.32 3055.04
3 6 0.85 0 0.20 0.15 0.00 0.82 0.82 0.00 6.97 138.88
3 7 0.92 8 0.23 0.20 41.90 1.33 43.24 738.81 17.22 11844.45
3 8 1.22 1 0.19 0.73 0.88 3.05 3.94 18.95 121.69 1254.08
3 9 0.73 1 0.10 0.51 2.47 9.75 12.21 19.26 130.46 3169.01
3 10 1.10 8 0.12 0.25 11.44 1.07 12.51 214.24 21.43 2631.56
3 11 0.73 2 0.40 0.28 8.28 2.25 10.53 241.78 36.00 5185.22
4 1 0.57 1 0.20 0.40 2.40 2.90 5.30 32.92 43.80 1406.58
4 2 0.67 1 0.28 0.23 4.15 1.87 6.02 59.44 18.13 1680.51
4 3 0.73 2 0.00 0.60 0.00 0.88 0.88 0.00 47.44 490.23
4 5 0.50 5 0.01 0.71 1.28 20.89 22.17 4.74 230.98 5971.63
4 6 0.62 4 0.43 0.20 60.98 1.77 62.76 1178.98 15.36 27370.09
4 7 0.67 3 0.20 0.20 9.35 1.03 10.38 142.71 12.41 2895.60
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Knowledge needed
mutati on coeff.
combin ation
coeff. NewKBm NewKBC NEW Tm Tc Cost
4 8 0.89 1 0.01 0.48 0.07 1.34 1.41 0.76 33.18 404.53
4 9 0.53 0 0.30 0.34 0.00 4.25 4.25 0.00 50.35 1216.90
4 10 0.80 2 0.10 0.41 1.85 1.87 3.72 24.81 36.63 870.36
4 11 0.53 5 0.00 0.54 0.00 8.45 8.45 0.00 127.91 2771.41
5 1 1.14 6 0.00 0.20 0.00 0.93 0.93 0.00 13.52 410.14
5 2 1.33 4 0.10 0.43 6.84 6.72 13.56 56.36 83.76 4717.50
5 3 1.45 9 0.31 0.31 6.15 0.36 6.52 629.50 26.80 14657.39
5 4 2.00 6 0.01 0.71 0.36 5.68 6.04 4.17 196.43 5081.89
5 6 1.23 10 0.06 0.77 12.55 23.99 36.54 68.11 365.06 15125.18
5 7 1.33 13 0.25 0.20 57.23 1.41 58.64 1362.84 23.35 42509.97
5 8 1.78 20 0.07 0.36 7.62 1.53 9.16 161.10 47.56 4990.55
5 9 1.07 2 0.18 0.31 6.15 3.69 9.85 60.86 36.60 3525.06
5 10 1.60 8 0.06 0.56 3.84 3.88 7.72 44.27 92.74 3585.21
5 11 1.07 2 0.04 0.85 0.95 19.79 20.73 7.38 511.03 17453.11
6 1 0.93 3 0.15 0.25 7.93 1.29 9.22 130.43 20.85 4223.26
6 2 1.08 2 0.00 0.38 0.00 5.17 5.17 0.00 39.09 1221.68
6 3 1.18 7 0.20 0.15 5.08 0.13 5.21 316.88 5.92 6429.12
6 4 1.63 1 0.43 0.20 1.11 0.44 1.55 53.90 9.58 1454.84
6 5 0.81 2 0.06 0.77 3.21 23.77 26.98 15.52 321.89 11781.50
6 7 1.08 6 0.38 0.16 56.95 0.84 57.79 1546.59 10.70 43993.26
6 8 1.44 2 0.40 0.14 2.67 0.15 2.83 154.67 3.84 3407.91
6 9 0.87 3 0.14 0.19 11.76 1.54 13.30 131.59 15.69 4970.60
6 10 1.30 7 0.10 0.30 8.10 1.37 9.47 103.97 21.57 2981.72
6 11 0.87 0 0.03 0.40 0.00 4.32 4.32 0.00 46.68 1458.80
7 1 0.86 2 0.03 0.33 1.00 2.07 3.07 9.65 31.21 966.95
7 2 1.00 4 0.05 0.40 4.48 5.99 10.46 26.10 57.86 2266.74
7 3 1.09 9 0.23 0.20 7.14 0.22 7.35 480.26 10.68 7691.29
7 4 1.50 12 0.20 0.20 23.15 0.87 24.02 626.64 18.59 12044.35
7 5 0.75 10 0.25 0.20 93.72 2.21 95.93 1439.13 23.55 44855.44
7 6 0.92 5 0.38 0.16 72.53 1.25 73.77 1394.38 11.32 39710.88
7 8 1.33 1 0.21 0.15 0.84 0.15 0.99 30.01 3.70 581.50
7 9 0.80 4 0.10 0.20 10.60 1.74 12.34 106.28 18.10 3669.09
7 10 1.20 5 0.36 0.10 18.67 0.20 18.88 687.82 3.36 13478.07
7 11 0.80 1 0.42 0.10 2.22 0.29 2.51 71.60 3.66 2031.85
8 1 0.64 1 0.00 0.67 0.00 8.03 8.03 0.00 117.04 1979.94
8 2 0.75 3 0.08 0.31 5.75 3.61 9.36 32.17 26.53 1188.70
8 3 0.82 2 0.19 0.73 1.04 1.28 2.32 36.68 84.50 1080.48
8 4 1.13 1 0.01 0.48 0.08 2.40 2.49 0.76 46.86 567.43
8 5 0.56 0 0.07 0.36 0.00 5.08 5.08 0.00 41.94 1003.01
8 6 0.69 0 0.40 0.14 0.00 0.72 0.72 0.00 5.65 121.39
8 7 0.75 1 0.21 0.15 2.68 0.53 3.21 42.16 5.93 829.40
8 9 0.60 3 0.13 0.69 10.91 18.26 29.16 55.49 191.69 5623.35
8 10 0.90 0 0.20 0.21 0.00 0.45 0.45 0.00 7.77 99.02
8 11 0.60 5 0.17 0.38 15.17 4.34 19.51 154.51 50.97 4160.98
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9 1 1.07 5 0.01 0.80 0.79 12.10 12.89 5.18 268.34 7977.71
9 2 1.25 3 0.10 0.38 6.08 5.26 11.34 46.14 55.62 3307.24
9 3 1.36 0 0.10 0.51 0.00 0.57 0.57 0.00 43.75 926.01
giver receiver GAB
Knowledge needed
mutati on coeff.
combin ation
coeff. NewKBm NewKBC NEW Tm Tc Cost
9 4 1.88 5 0.30 0.34 10.32 1.46 11.79 417.65 45.75 11198.97
9 5 0.94 1 0.18 0.31 3.24 3.86 7.09 30.29 36.16 2403.30
9 6 1.15 12 0.14 0.19 49.89 2.14 52.03 578.37 22.65 20284.47
9 7 1.25 3 0.10 0.20 4.40 1.02 5.41 64.80 15.49 2368.41
9 8 1.67 6 0.13 0.69 4.65 3.19 7.84 85.61 121.20 4705.03
9 10 1.50 8 0.28 0.11 24.86 0.29 25.15 852.26 5.50 21443.93
9 11 1.00 2 0.22 0.26 5.03 1.93 6.96 73.30 23.32 3140.10
10 1 0.71 0 0.30 0.19 0.00 0.63 0.63 0.00 9.20 176.34
10 2 0.83 0 0.26 0.20 0.00 1.35 1.35 0.00 13.92 313.27
10 3 0.91 3 0.12 0.25 0.95 0.18 1.13 47.61 9.77 640.69
10 4 1.25 7 0.10 0.41 4.69 2.15 6.85 78.37 52.65 1856.02
10 5 0.63 1 0.06 0.56 1.19 12.44 13.63 5.70 123.51 3381.16
10 6 0.77 1 0.10 0.30 1.90 3.39 5.29 11.62 25.40 879.21
10 7 0.83 4 0.36 0.10 19.09 0.31 19.40 488.60 3.54 9596.80
10 8 1.11 2 0.20 0.21 1.59 0.30 1.89 54.29 8.11 795.54
10 9 0.67 1 0.28 0.11 3.74 0.48 4.22 60.30 4.27 1614.21
10 11 0.67 0 0.14 0.46 0.00 5.71 5.71 0.00 107.01 2407.77
11 1 1.07 8 0.24 0.25 40.45 1.58 42.03 748.02 22.68 20551.93
11 2 1.25 4 0.18 0.33 17.17 4.16 21.33 193.23 48.44 7250.20
11 3 1.36 2 0.40 0.28 0.86 0.21 1.07 96.76 13.12 2051.16
11 4 1.88 14 0.00 0.54 0.00 4.39 4.39 0.00 126.85 2748.45
11 5 0.94 2 0.04 0.85 2.00 28.86 30.86 9.89 471.66 16212.00
11 6 1.15 8 0.03 0.40 6.30 7.10 13.40 28.26 55.92 2630.67
11 7 1.25 13 0.42 0.10 223.80 0.57 224.37 7259.52 7.19 196201.20
11 8 1.67 7 0.17 0.38 7.97 1.19 9.16 195.90 33.70 4649.44
11 9 1.00 2 0.22 0.26 10.11 2.66 12.77 100.21 21.90 3968.49
11 10 1.50 5 0.14 0.46 7.19 2.61 9.81 138.67 71.59 4730.78
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Appendix B
Figure 17 Implementation Algorithm 1
Was algorithm used before?
Re-gauge individual knowledge
Gauge individual knowledge
Evaluate difference between knowledge areas Calculate gap between persons
in the same knowledge area Identify knowledge needed from
others
Evaluate mutation and combination indexes Select persons who have
coefficient > 0 Calculate physical distance
between selected persons
Was algorithm used before?
Re-gauge ability to receive, share and create knowledge
Gauge ability to receive, share and create knowledge Calculate amount of new knowledge
created by person using equations (1) - (3) Calculate time needed to create knowledge
using equations (4)-(5)
Calculate cost needed to create knowledge using equation (6)
Select the best matching persons
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