-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] International Journal of Knowledge Management, ToC 5(2) and CFP Datum: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:05:45 -0500 Von: Murray E. Jennex murphjen@aol.com Antwort an: Murray E. Jennex murphjen@aol.com An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network isworld@lyris.isworld.org
The contents of the latest issue of:
International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM) Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association Volume 5, Issue 2, April-June 2009 Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically ISSN: 1548-0666 EISSN: 1548-0658 Published by IGI Publishing, Hershey-New York, USA www.igi-global.com/ijkm
Editor-in-Chief: Murray E. Jennex, San Diego State University, USA
PAPER ONE:
A Simulation System for Evaluating Knowledge Management System (KMS) Implementation Strategies in Small to Mid-Size Enterprises (SME)
Robert Judge, San Diego State University, USA
Companies create and use information and knowledge every day. The problem all companies have is figuring out how to efficiently discover that knowledge, capture it, share it, and use it to gain competitive advantage in the marketplace. This article describes a simulation model designed to provide small to midsized enterprises (SME) with a means to understand the impact of barriers and value accelerators on the flow of organizational information. The simulation model reports the throughput of information, its timeliness, and provides for sensitivity analysis of the parameters describing a strategy.
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PAPER TWO:
Perceptions and Knowledge Sharing Practices of Graduate Students in Singapore
Shaheen Majid, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Sim Mong Wey, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
The concept of knowledge sharing is gaining popularity due to increased awareness and new initiatives in knowledge management; however, its implications in the educational arena have been relatively unexplored. The purpose of this study is to investigate perceptions, nature, and extent of knowledge sharing among graduate students in Singapore. A questionnaire was used for data collection, and 183 students from two public universities in Singapore participated in this study. The study suggests that academic institutions should review their instruction approaches.
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PAPER THREE:
Cocreating Corporate Knowledge with a Wiki
Joseph A. Meloche, University of Wollongong, Australia Helen Hasan, University of Wollongong, Australia David Willis, BlueScope Steel Research, Australia Charmaine C. Pfaff, University of Wollongong, Australia Yan Qi, University of Wollongong, Australia
Wikis have a growing reputation on the open Internet for producing evolving stores of shared knowledge; however, such democratic systems are often treated with suspicion within corporations for management, legal, social, and other reasons. This article describes a field study of a corporate wiki that has been developed to capture and make available, organizational knowledge in a large manufacturing company as an initiative of their knowledge management (KM) program. As this approach to KM is a controversial and rapidly changing phenomenon, a q-methodology research approach is selected to uncover employees' subjective attitudes to the wiki. The authors use activity theory to provide a deeper interpretation of the findings of the q-study. This article also demonstrates how meaningful and rigorous research on this new democratic direction of corporate KM should continue.
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PAPER FOUR:
Reaching for the Moon: Expanding Transactive Memory's Reach with Wikis and Tagging
Mark B. Allan, NASA Ames Research Center, USA Anthony A. Korolis, IBM Corporation, USA Terri L. Griffith, Santa Clara University, USA
Transactive memory systems (TMS) support knowledge sharing and coordination in groups. TMS is enabled by the encoding, storage, retrieval, and communication of knowledge by domain experts. The NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group provides an example of how TMS theoretical boundaries are stretched in actual use. This group is characterized as being highly innovative as they routinely engage in field studies that are inherently difficult due to time and technology resource constraints. The authors provide an expanded view of TMS that includes the technology support system and possible further extensions to NASA's or other dynamic groups' practice.
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PAPER FIVE:
Improving Supply Chain Performance through the Implementation of Process Related Knowledge Transfer Mechanisms
Stephen McLaughlin, University of Glasgow, UK
With the complexity of organizations increasing, it is becoming vitally important that organizations understand how knowledge is created and shared around their core business processes; however, many organizations deploy technology without due consideration for how their employees access, create, and share information and knowledge. This article explores the subject empirically through the study of how employees work with information and knowledge around a core business function-in this case a supply chain process. In order to do this, the organization needs to be viewed from a network perspective as it relates to specific business processes. Viewing the organization in this way enables the author to see how employees' preferred knowledge and information transfer mechanisms vary across the core process.
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PAPER SIX:
Capturing Tacit Knowledge from Transient Workers: Improving the Organizational Competitiveness
Salah Eldin Adam Hamza, SOFCON Consulting Engineering Co., Saudi Arabia
This article studies the way tacit knowledge is dealt with in a high turnover business environment through a qualitative research approach in an engineering organization with respect to organizational culture and values and the effect in competitive stance. This article discusses the affect peer review processes and managerial/supervisory styles on job success, core values, and open-door policy environment for a quick tacit knowledge harvesting. This study directs future research towards evaluating possible objectives for utilization of KM technological resources, timeline for effective codification of tacit knowledge, and responsibilities for handling resources.
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Book Review:
Review of Knowledge Management Systems Implementation: Lessons from the Silicon Valley
Reviewed by Murray E. Jennex, San Diego State University, USA
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Mission of IJKM:
The primary objective of the International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM) is to provide a comprehensive cross discipline forum for advancing the understanding of the organizational, technical, human, and cognitive issues associated with the creation, capture, transfer and use of knowledge in organizations. The secondary objective of this Journal is to share knowledge among researchers and practitioners with respect to the design, development, implementation and maintenance of effective knowledge management systems. The journal publishes high quality empirical and theoretical research covering all aspects of knowledge management. In addition to full-length research manuscripts, the journal publishes insightful research and practice notes as well as case studies from all areas of knowledge management.
Coverage of IJKM:
The International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM) strives to cover all aspects of the knowledge management discipline, from organizational issues to technology support to knowledge representation. High quality submissions are encouraged using any qualitative or quantitative research methodology. Submissions are especially encouraged covering the following topics:
Basic theories associated with knowledge creation, knowledge management, and organizational memory Case studies of knowledge management and organizational memory systems Cognitive theories of knowledge management and organizational memory Design of information and communication systems that facilitate knowledge transfer and sharing Enablers and inhibitors of knowledge sharing and knowledge transfer behaviors Global issues in knowledge management and organizational memory Issues related to the capture, storage, search, retrieval, and use of knowledge and organizational memory Knowledge acquisition and transfer processes Knowledge management in small and medium enterprises Knowledge management strategy Knowledge management training issues Knowledge reuse in organizations Knowledge transfer and sharing behaviors within emergent organizational forms such as virtual communities Methodologies and processes for developing knowledge management systems Metrics and effectiveness of knowledge management and organizational memory systems Organizational and economic incentive structures for knowledge sharing and use Organizational culture impacts on knowledge management Organizational learning Use of semantic networks, topic maps, the Internet, digital documents, XML, taxonomies, ontologies, and other technologies to implement knowledge management systems
Among topics to be included (but not limited) are the following:
Best practices Building multi-disciplinary teams for WB learning and teaching Building Web-based learning communities Constructivist approaches to Web-based learning and teaching Decision making in implementing Web-based learning and teaching Knowledge building using Web-based learning and teaching technologies Network learning using WLTT Project Management for implementing WLTT The management side of Web-based learning and teaching Web-based CSCL Web-based technologies enabled pedagogical scenarios Web-based technologies enabled pedagogical systems and programs WLTT implementation: models, methods, and frameworks
and all other related issues that impact the overall utilization and management of Web-based technologies in education.
Interested authors should consult the journal's manuscript submission guidelines at www.igi-global.com/ijkm.
All inquiries and submissions should be sent to: Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Murray Jennex at IJKMsubmission@aol.com
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