[AISWorld] CfP for the HICSS-45 minitrack on Knowledge Management Value, Success and Performance Measurements

[Stefan.Smolnik at ebs.edu]

(Apologies for cross-postings of this announcement.)

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CALL FOR PAPERS
Forty-Fifth Annual Hawai'i International Conference on System Sciences
(HICSS-45)
January 4 - 7, 2012 (Wednesday-Saturday)
Grand Walea on Maui (http://www.grandwailea.com)

Track: Knowledge Systems
Minitrack: Knowledge Management Value, Success and Performance Measurements

Research into knowledge management (KM), organizational memories, and
organizational learning has been affected by investigations such as
implementation aspects, system developments, or knowledge flows during a
number of years. Therefore, a high maturity level of KM research has been
achieved. However, organizational KM initiatives are more and more faced
with budget cuts and justification demands due to intense competition in
today's business environments. The influences of the rapid pace of
globalization and of the ongoing liberalization of national and
international markets lead to the emergence of increased pressure on
existing companies. Project managers of KM initiatives like Chief Knowledge
Officers need to justify their budgets and thus are in need of qualitative
and quantitative evidence of the initiatives' success. In addition, ROI
calculations and traditional accounting approaches do not tell an adequate
story when proposing knowledge-based initiatives. This minitrack explores
research into strategies, methodologies, and stories that relate to measure
this success. In addition, this minitrack will be used to explore the
bodies of performance measurements that define the current state of
research in measuring KM, organizational memory, and organizational
learning success. Eventually, another purpose of this minitrack is to
present research on how to value knowledge-based initiatives.

Topics and research areas include, but are not limited to:
* 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
* Benchmarking of knowledge management/organizational memory initiatives
* Case studies of knowledge management and organizational memory success
and performance measurements
* Measuring knowledge management and/or organizational memory performance
in global organizations and globally dispersed communities
* Effectiveness and/or efficiency of knowledge management/organizational
memory systems
* Modeling and measuring the impact of social software on knowledge
management performance
* Defining knowledge management and organizational memory success
* Rigorous anecdotes and user stories and their theoretical basis to
facilitate the value of knowledge-based initiatives
* Developing grounded theory approaches to valuing knowledge-based
initiatives
* Understanding knowledge-based initiatives' activities and output as
service offerings and exploring their productivity
* Usage, adoption, and success of knowledge management methods

Co-chairs:
Murray E. Jennex (Primary Contact)
Information and Decision Science
San Diego State University San Diego, CA, USA
Phone: +1-760-966-0548
Fax: +1-760-722-2668
Email: Murphjen<at>aol.com, mjennex<at>mail.sdsu.edu

Stefan Smolnik
Institute of Research on Information Systems (IRIS)
EBS Business School
EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht i. Gr.
Söhnleinstraße 8D
65201 Wiesbaden, Germany
Phone: +49 611 7102 2177
Fax: +49 611 7102 102177
Email: stefan.smolnik<at>ebs.edu
WWW: http://www.ebs.edu/iris

David T. Croasdell
Accounting and Information Systems Department
College of Business Administration
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, Nevada 89557, USA
Phone: 775-784-6902
Email: davec<at>unr.edu


HICSS conferences are devoted to the most relevant advances in the
information, computer, and system sciences, and encompass developments in
both theory and practice. Accepted papers may be theoretical, conceptual,
tutorial or descriptive in nature. Those selected for presentation will be
included in the Conference Proceedings published by the IEEE Computer
Society.

Important 2011 Deadlines for Authors:
* From now to June 1 [Optional]: Prepare Abstracts. Then, contact Minitrack
Chairs for guidance and indication of appropriate content.
* June 15: Authors submit full papers by this date, following the author
instructions (http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_45/apahome45.htm). All
papers will be submitted in double column publication format and limited to
10 pages including diagrams and references. HICSS papers undergo a
double-blind review (June15 - August15); therefore, this submission must be
without author names.
* August 15: Review System emails Acceptance Notices to authors. It is very
important that at least one author of each accepted paper attend the
conference. Therefore, all travel guarantees – including visa or fiscal/
funding procedures – should begin immediately. Make sure your server
accepts the address from our review system
https://precisionconference.com/~hicss.
* September 15: Early Registration fee deadline. (Fees will increase on
Sept 16 and Dec 16.) Add author names to paper, and submit Final Paper for
Publication. At least one author of each paper should register by this date
in order secure publication in the Proceedings.
* October 15: Papers without at least one registered author will be deleted
from the Proceedings and not scheduled for presentation; authors will be so
notified by the Conference Office.

Instructions for Paper Submission:
* Submit your full manuscript by June 15, and if accepted, submit the Final
Version by Sept 15, according to detailed instructions posted on the HICSS
website.
* HICSS papers must contain original material. They may not have been
previously published, nor currently submitted elsewhere. All submissions
undergo a double-blind peer review process.
* Abstracts are optional, but strongly recommended. You may contact the
Minitrack Chair(s) for guidance or verification of content.
* Submit a paper to only one Minitrack. If a paper is submitted to more
than one minitrack either paper may be rejected by either minitrack without
consultation with author. If you are not sure of the appropriate Minitrack,
submit an abstract to the Track Chair(s) for determination, and/or seek
opinion(s) of Minitrack Chair(s) before submitting.
* Do not author or co-author more than 5 papers. This means that an
individual may be listed as author/co-author on no more than 5 submitted
papers. Track Chairs must approve any names added after submission or
acceptance.

Additional details may be found on HICSS primary website:
http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu

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