Knowledge Management Systems Track

This minitrack seeks to release the potential of a robust foundation of philosophy and ethics in knowledge management. The objective is an "ethical philosophy of knowledge management technology” that will enable more effective research and better guidelines for practice. Possible topics include but are not limited to:

· Ethical and philosophical foundations of knowledge management: concepts, frameworks, and principles

· Ethics in government intelligence and security programs (e.g., information elicitation methods) and the cost of secrecy and ethical greyness
in democratic societies

· Philosophical and ethical issues in knowledge creation, distribution, access, and presentation

· Lessons from ethical codes of established professions

KM research paradigms and methodologies
Design Theory, Inquiring Systems and knowledge

· Philosophical and ethical issues in design and use of KM applications, especially as regards knowledge and power

· Philosophical and ethical issues of knowledge economies and societies (e.g., digital divide, brain drain, outsourcing, downsizing, cultural impact of the knowledge economy and Internet)

Kevin C. Desouza

Assistant Professor

kdesouza@u.washington.edu

Tel: 206.616.0880

Fax: 206.616.3152

Room 370, Mary Gates Hall

The Information School

University of Washington

Box 352840

Seattle, WA 98195-2840

Robert M. Mason (Ethics Primary Contact)

Professor & Associate Dean for Research

rmmason@u.washington.edu

Tel: 206.221.5623

Fax: 206.616.3152

Room 370, Mary Gates Hall

The Information School

University of Washington

Box 352840

Seattle, WA 98195-2840

Jim Sheffield (Philosophy Primary Contact)
Senior Lecturer

Information Systems and Operations Management

Old Choral Hall
7 Symonds Street
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand

Phone: +64-9-373-7599 ext. 87157

j.sheffield@auckland.ac.nz

Knowledge Flows, Transfer, Sharing and Exchange In Organizations

Knowledge flows across people, computers, and organizations, as well as across both space and time. This mini-track focuses on examining the nature and role of knowledge flows (e.g., knowledge transfer and knowledge sharing) among entities. Technical, managerial, behavioral, organizational, and economic perspectives on knowledge flows are examined.

Potential topics that this session will address are:

· Characterizing the nature of knowledge flows.

· Design of information and communication systems that facilitate knowledge transfer and sharing.

· Technical challenges and solutions in the development and implementation of systems that facilitate knowledge flows.

· Managerial and organizational challenges/solutions in the institutionalization and implementation of processes and activities that facilitate knowledge flows.

· Intra- and inter-organizational processes for effective leverage of knowledge through knowledge transfer and sharing.

· Enablers and inhibitors of knowledge sharing and knowledge transfer behaviors.

· Effects of national, professional, and organizational cultures on knowledge transfer and knowledge sharing.

· Knowledge transfer and sharing behaviors within emergent organizational forms such as virtual communities.

· Role of information and communication technologies in managing knowledge flows.

· Knowledge reuse in organizations.

· Organizational and economic incentive structures for knowledge sharing and use.

· Knowledge acquisition and transfer processes

· Organizational culture affects on knowledge transfer

K. D. Joshi (Primary Contact)

Department of Information Systems

Todd 240B

Washington State University

Pullman, WA 99164-4729

Phone: 509-335-5722

Fax: 509-335-8541

joshi@wsu.edu

Mark E. Nissen

Naval Postgraduate School

555 Dyer Road, Code GB/Ni

Monterey CA 93943-5000

Phone: 831-656-3570; DSN: 756-3570;

Fax: 831-656-3407

http://web.nps.navy.mil/~menissen/

MNissen@nps.edu

Saonee Sarker

Department of Information Systems

Washington State University

Pullman WA 99164-4729

Phone:: (509) 335-1183

Fax: (509) 335-4275

ssarker@wsu.edu

Knowledge Management for Multi- and Cross- Disciplinary Research Projects

This minitrack focuses on knowledge management approaches for large multidisciplinary research projects. We invite paper proposals that introduce, develop, and/or employ knowledge management theories and techniques that focus on multidisciplinary scientific practice. We hope to cater for a broad problem scope, with topics ranging from conceptual models to communication systems, from organizational approaches to cognitivist interventions.

Pieter J. Beers (Primary Contact)

Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management

Delft University of Technology

Jaffalaan 5
NL-2628 BX Delft

THE NETHERLANDS

Phone: +31 15 27 82948

Fax: +31 15 27 86439

p.j.beers@tudelft.nl

Pieter W.G. Bots

Cemagref

Domaine de Lavalette, BP 5095

F-34033 Montpellier

FRANCE

Phone: +33 467 043 394

Fax: +33 467 635 795

pieter.bots@cemagref.fr

Knowledge Management/Organizational Memory: Success and Performance Measurements

This minitrack encouraging paper submissions from researchers and practitioners exploring performance and success measurement aspects of knowledge management and organizational memories. These include case studies, measuring the effectiveness/efficiency and/or success of implemented systems, defining metrics, critical success factors, and key performance indicators, specifying frameworks, models, methodologies, and processes for assessing knowledge management and/or organizational memory systems, critical issues, strategy concerns, and lessons learned.

Possible Paper Topics include, but are not limited to:

· Defining knowledge management and organizational memory success

· Case studies of knowledge management and organizational memory success and performance measurements

· Effectiveness and/or efficiency of knowledge management/organizational memory systems

· Benchmarking of knowledge management/organizational memory initiatives

· Frameworks and models for assessing knowledge management and/or organizational memory systems

· Methodologies and processes for measuring knowledge management and/or organizational memory success and performance

· Impact of knowledge management strategy, organization, systems, culture, and other issues on knowledge management/organizational memory success

· Organizational effectiveness/efficiency due to knowledge management/organizational memory/organizational learning, knowledge and organizational memory use

· Knowledge management, organizational memory, and organizational learning metrics

· Knowledge management, organizational memory, and organizational learning success factors and key performance indicators

Murray Jennex (Primary Contact)

Information and Decision Science

San Diego State University

San Diego CA

Phone (760) 966-0548

FAX : (760) 722-2668

e-mail : Murphjen@aol.com

e-mail : mjennex@mail.sdsu.edu

Stefan Smolnik

Information Systems 2

EUROPEAN BUSINESS SCHOOL (ebs)

International University Schloss Reichartshausen

Rheingaustr. 1

D-65375 Oestrich-Winkel

GERMANY

Phone: +49-6723-991-246 /-250

Fax: +49-6723-991-259

WWW: http://www.ebs.de/wi2

E-mail: stefan.smolnik@ebs.de

Dave Croasdell

Accounting and Information Systems

University of Nevada, Reno

Reno, NV 89557

(775) 784-6902

Fax : (775) 784-8044

e-mail : davec@unr.edu

Modeling Knowledge Intensive Processes

The objective of this minitrack is to provide a forum for emerging research on the modeling and use of knowledge in knowledge intensive processes such as software development and new product development. Wide range of issues related to the representation and support for knowledge intensive processes, using a variety of methods and tools ranging from formal models to cognitive approaches are of interest. Our objective is to encourage submissions on multiple aspects of the problem as well as promote diversity in perspectives. Accordingly, the scope of the minitrack will encompass research on modeling concepts, methods, and applications. We also welcome submissions that focus on the use and efficacy of process knowledge in the design of products, systems or services.

Balasubramaniam Ramesh (Primary Contact)

Department of Computer Information Systems

Georgia State University

35 Broad Street
Atlanta GA 30303

Phone: 404-651-3823

Fax: 707-598-1412

Email: bramesh@gsu.edu

Lan Cao

Department of Computer Information Systems

Old Dominion University
Norfolk VA

Email: lcao@odu.edu

Social and Distributed Cognition in Knowledge Management Systems

This minitrack invites submissions that explore how an analysis of social cognition, socially-situated cognition, and/or distributed cognition can inform the management of organizational knowledge and the design and/or deployment of knowledge management systems.

Possible paper topics include, but are not limited to:

Ontologies and epistemologies for social cognition in organizational knowledge management or KMS definition and use:

v Different paradigms/concepts for representing individual, shared, or distributed knowledge in organizational knowledge processes.

v Process or factor models of socially-situated, socio-cognitive, or distributed cognition in knowledge management or KMS design and use.

v Use of network approaches (e.g. social network analysis, actor network theory) to investigate multiple or distributed knowledge perspectives.

Methods and approaches for KM or KMS design that incorporate theories of social or distributed cognition:

v Approaches to knowledge elicitation and representation to surface implicit knowledge, manage multiple perspectives, or to evaluate competing knowledge-frames.

v KM and KMS analysis approaches that focus on knowledge ecologies or the cognitive artifacts that are used to coordinate work.

v Visual and/or methodological approaches to knowledge representation from a social-cognitive perspective.

KMS design attributes that facilitate or constrain socially-situated, shared, or distributed cognition:

v ICT designs that facilitate effective support for multiple perspectives of emergent knowledge processes.

v Human and technical enablers/inhibitors of knowledge-framing for ICT-mediated knowledge management systems.

v Individual vs. shared vs. distributed cognition requirements for KMS.

Susan Gasson (primary contact)

College of Information Science and Technology

Drexel University

Philadelphia PA

Email: sgasson@ischool.drexel.edu

Jim Waters

College of Information Science and Technology

Drexel University
Philadelphia PA 19104-2875
Email: James.Waters@drexel.edu

Technological Aspects of KM

Researchers and practitioners interested in submitting papers to this track are encouraged to explore knowledge management architecture – particularly as related to organizational learning from a design science perspective. We welcome a wide range of approaches that focus on architectural design for learning organizations. Possible Paper Topics include:

Learning-based systems design
Systems design for social knowledge creation and use
Knowledge Management Systems Design for:
- Wicked Problems
- Ethics and Aesthetics
- Inquiring Organizations
- Learning Organizations
Design of technological support for
- Implementing Churchman's Inquiring Systems
- Inquiring Organizations
- Learning Organizations
Designing for data, information, knowledge, and learning
Exploring relationships among knowledge management, organizational memory, and organizational learning
Methodologies, tools, processes, technologies for developing KM and/or Organizational Memory Systems

Richard Orwig (primary contact)

Accounting and Information Systems

Sigmund Weis School of Business

Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove PA 17870

Phone: (570) 372-4380

Jim Courtney
MIS Department

College of Business Administration

University of Central Florida

Orlanda FL 32816-1400
Phone: (407) 823-4138
Fax: (407) 823-2389
http://www.bus.ucf.edu/jcourtney

Email: jcourtney@bus.ucf.edu

Dianne Hall
Department of Management

401 Lowder Business Building
Auburn University
Auburn AL 36849-5241
Phone: (334) 844-6443
Fax: (334-844-5159

Email: halldia@auburn.edu

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Possible paper topics include, but are not limited to:

RETURN TO Tracks

Send questions or comments to: hicss@hawaii.edu