"The research programs at the Smithsonian Institution provide essential support to the museums and collections, make substantial contributions to the relevant scientific fields, and fulfill the broader Smithsonian mission to 'increase and diffuse knowledge,' " the research council report said.
And second, when do these relations diffuse knowledge?
Whether social networks diffuse knowledge across firm boundaries has been the topic of much debate.
Friendships might thus diffuse knowledge or affect student behaviour following the network theory, which was found by (Thomas 2000).
They open up the imagination of what Senegalese pharmacists' scientific and public responsibilities might be; of the ways in which they might produce, collect and diffuse knowledge for public health; and of the public health projects with which they might be associated.
The selection ranges from the 16th to the 19th century, many of the volumes given added lustre by their connection to an institution founded in 1799 for "diffusing the knowledge" of science and technology.
By Geoffrey T. Hellman The New Yorker, September 27 , 1952P. 93 In 1947 the writer felt highly honored at receiving a letter from the National Geographic Society, notifying him that he had been elected a member of the Society as a compliment for his distinguished services in diffusing geographic knowledge.
In 1879 Congress established the Bureau of Ethnology to increase & diffuse knowledge about the American Indians.
In 1799, 58 gentlemen including Sir Joseph Banks, Count Rumford and Henry Cavendish invested 50 guineas each (a very substantial sum) to establish an institution that would introduce new technologies, diffuse knowledge and apply science to the "common purposes of life".
KIBS produce and diffuse knowledge, which is crucial for innovation processes.
This is influenced by particular features of firm ownership, organisational and management structure, internal mechanisms to diffuse knowledge and links to external sources of knowledge.
