---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: CALL FOR KM PAPERS Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 17:20:55 +0100 From: elayne coakes coakese@WESTMINSTER.AC.UK To: ISWORLD@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE

Call for Papers Submission Deadline October 1, 2001

Knowledge Management

Track of 2002 Information Resources Management Association International Conference May 19-22, 2002 at Renaissance Madison Hotel Seattle, Washington, USA

TRACK CHAIR Elayne Coakes Westminster University,UK coakese@westminster.ac.uk

TRACK COVERAGE

The fundamental managerial challenge at the start of the 21 st Century centres on how organizations create, share and exploit knowledge. Only managers and consultants with a deep understanding of Knowledge Management issues will be able to address the challenges of innovation and change that the knowledge era is bringing. This track will seek to explore the issues, challenges and problems inherent in developing an understanding of knowledge management in the context of the learning organization. We encourage contributions from researchers and practitioners who have an interest in the use, development and management of knowledge and knowledge management systems. We wish to develop broad themes which encompass the organizational, human and technological aspects of managing knowledge. The emphasis will be on making connections between theory and practice and case study examples would be particularly welcome.

RECOMMENDED TOPICS

The Knowledge Management Track encourages the submission of quality papers and panel and workshop proposals dealing with (but not limited to)the following topics:

o Consulting practice in Knowledge Management o The nature of Knowledge Management - issues of and relationships between data, information and knowledge o The application and use of communication and collaborative technologies o Development and building of knowledge management systems o Knowledge, learning and organizational memory o Groupware and collaborative learning o Barriers to learning and knowledge management o Organizational analysis and knowledge o The management of enterprise wide knowledge systems o The development of creativity and innovation in organizations o Knowledge Management as a strategic issue o Knowledge and organizational change management o Language, communication and knowledge construction o Case studies and best practice in knowledge management

For complete conference information, visit the IRMA Web Site at http://www.irma-international.org

Full lengths papers (3-3500 words), research-in-progress proposals (abstracts/summaries of 500-1000 words) and panel, workshop, tutorial or symposium proposals (500-1000 words) invited.

All submissions to be sent to: IRMACONF@IRMA-INTERNATIONAL.ORG

Please note that selected papers will also be considered for inclusion in OR Insight a refereed journal of the OR Society UK. For further details of requirements for the journal see my web -site: http://users.wmin.ac.uk/~coakese

I WOULD BE PLEASED TO ANSWER ANY QUERIES. ELAYNE COAKES

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