---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Reminder - CFP for Special Issue of Information Technology & People Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 14:13:33 -0400 From: Peter Gray pgray@BUSINESS.QUEENSU.CA To: ISWORLD@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE
Reminder: Deadline for submissions is November 1st.
Information Technology & People announces a new Special Issue on Organizational Implications of Knowledge Management Systems.
Guest edited by Peter H. Gray and Darren Meister, Management Research Centre for Knowledge-Based Enterprises, Queens School of Business, Queens University
The use of information technology for knowledge management, termed knowledge management systems (KMS), is a rapidly growing area of interest for information systems researchers. This Special Issue asks the question, "How does the use of KMS make possible entirely new behaviours, social processes and forms of interactions?" We encourage the submission of manuscripts that explore, describe, and assess the ways in which information technology has been used to create new forms of knowledge creation, sharing and sourcing. Possible issues of relevance include integration of KMS into work context, employees role-redefinition, impact on specialization, need for training, process adjustments and implementation issues. Research that evaluates the effectiveness of such processes, either in contrast to traditional processes or between competing IT-enabled knowledge management processes, is most eagerly sought. Papers that develop and present new theories about KMS would also be of considerable interest to this Special Issue.
Organizations have several types of KMS that can be used to address sharing and sourcing of knowledge. A simple taxonomy of KMS might discriminate between those that are primarily interpersonal communication tools and those that are more document-centred. Electronic discussion groups, e-mail, videoconferencing, teleconferencing and community support systems are examples of the former. A considerable and growing body of literature addresses issues surrounding the communication of knowledge through such KMS. While these KMS continue to present interesting and important research questions, we encourage submissions that address the organizational, social and cultural impacts of KMS that are primarily document-centred for this Special Issue.
While there are considerable technical issues involved in the design and construction of KMS, this Special Issue is interested in the behavioural, managerial, and organizational implications of KMS use. The Special Issue will consider empirical and theoretical papers focused on either type of KMS, communication- or document-centred.
Beyond providing a channel for communicating knowledge, KMS can also provide ancillary services that act as substitutes for traditional social processes, especially in organizations that are large and geographically distributed. For example, the use of automatic expertise profiling software to identify subject matter experts may take the place of word-of-mouth and contact networks for finding expertise. Of particular interest is empirical research that advances our understanding of the organizational role and managerial implications of tools such as:
- knowledge maps and directories - topic maps - automatic expertise profiling tools - knowledge repositories - document management systems - content tracking systems - process support and workflow tools - autonomous agents and search tools - peer-to-peer document exchange tools - human-computer interfaces for knowledge representation - rule-based and expert systems - semantic search and representation tools
Important Dates
November 1, 2001 Deadline for submission February 1, 2002 Preliminary notices to authors April 1, 2002 Deadline for re-submission of selected papers June 1, 2002 Final acceptance notice sent to authors August 1, 2002 Deadline for camera-ready copies Early 2003 Special issue is published
Submissions
All submissions must be in English, and should represent the original work of the authors. Improved versions of papers previously published in conference proceedings are welcome, provided that no relevant copyright limitations exist. Submissions must be made electronically via e-mail to one of the guest editors (addresses below). The submission should be included as an attachment in MS Word or PDF format.
More information about Information Technology & People can be found at the journals home page at http://www.mcb.co.uk/itp.htm. We encourage the submission of abstracts in order to establish a level of fit with the theme of the special issue.
Submissions should be made to one of the following:
Peter H. Gray Queens School of Business (P) 613 533 6000 x78002 (F) 613 533 2325 (E) pgray@business.queensu.ca
OR
Darren Meister Queens School of Business (P) 613 533 6980 (F) 613 533 2325 (E) dmeister@business.queensu.ca
Manuscripts should be between 4000 to 6000 words in length and be double-spaced, in at least 11 pt font.
Submissions should include the following:
(a) On the body of the e-mail message, for each author: Name, e-mail, mailing address, university/organization affiliation, phone/fax numbers. Please indicate who is the contact person for the submission.
(b) On the paper: Submission title, an abstract of the submission, the main body of the submission, references and/or bibliography.
Please do not include the name of the authors or any information that would allow for their identification on the paper. Reviews will be blind.
All paper submissions and the submission review process will be managed through e-mail. The receipt of submissions will be quickly confirmed by one of the guest editors. Submissions should follow the bibliography style guidelines for MIS Quarterly (see http://www.misq.org/). Information on camera-ready copy preparation will be provided to submitting authors by the guest editors through e-mail upon acceptance.
The MS-Word version of this Call for Papers can be accessed at
http://qlink.queensu.ca/~8phg/ITP_Call_For_Papers.doc
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