[AISWorld] ToC and CFP Volume 8 Issue 3 International Journal of Knowledge Management

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The  contents of the latest issue of: 
International Journal of Knowledge Management  (IJKM) 
Official  Publication of the Information Resources Management  Association 
Volume 8,  Issue 3, July-September 2012 
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_ (http://www.igi-global.com/ijkm)  
Editor-in-Chief: Murray E. Jennex, San Diego State University,  USA 
PAPER  ONE 

Building Socially-Aware E-Learning Systems Through  Knowledge Management 
Richa Sharma (University of Delhi,  India) 
Hema Banati (University of Delhi,  India) 
Punam Bedi (University of Delhi,  India) 
Conformance to social context while designing an  e-learning course is 
crucial in enhancing acceptability of the course. Building  socially aware 
e-learning courses requires elicitation of social opinion from  various 
stakeholders associated with the system. Stakeholders are disparate in  their 
perception towards the intricacies of the system, leading to generation of  
numerous assorted ideas. Knowledge Management (KM) assimilates these ideas to  
bring congruency into the system. This paper proposes i) a model KMeLS  
(Knowledge Management in e-Learning Systems) built upon the SECI (Socialization,  
Externalization, Combination and Internalization) framework, and ii) an  
algorithm PARSeL (Prioritizing Alternatives using Recommendations of  
Stakeholders in e-Learning) to incorporate KM into designing an e-learning  course. 
PARSeL prioritizes the content using stakeholder recommendations using  
Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and fuzzy modeling. A case study is also  
presented with a goal of prioritizing a set of programming languages for an  online 
computing course. The proposed methodology can be promising in  recommending 
appropriate content for the e-learners and can be implemented to  benefit 
e-learning organizations in a wider  spectrum. 
To obtain  a copy of the entire article, click on the link  below. 
_http://www.igi-global.com/article/building-socially-aware-learning-systems/
69170_ (http://www.igi-global.com/article/building-socially-aware-
learning-systems/69170)  
To read a  PDF sample of this article, click on the link  below. 
_http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=69170_ 
(http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=69170)  
PAPER  TWO 
Research Portals: Status Quo and Improvement  Perspectives 
Jörg Becker (University of Münster,  Germany) 
Ralf Knackstedt (University of Münster,  Germany) 
Lukasz Lis (Viadee Consulting GmbH,  Germany) 
Armin Stein (University of Münster,  Germany) 
Matthias Steinhorst (University of Münster,  Germany) 
Research portals are a means to present, discuss, and  advance scientific 
findings. They are web-based knowledge management tools for  research 
communities. Research portals foster collaboration among a community of  
scientists, research funders, and political decision-makers. However, research  
communities might not possess the knowledge and experience required to design a  
research portal. The authors support them by analyzing the status quo of  
existing portals and providing respective improvement perspectives. The authors 
 ask what typical characteristics of such portals are and how these  
characteristics can be used to evaluate the advancement of individual portals  and 
they seek to distinguish classes of differently advanced research portals  
and determine their status quo. The authors’ research is based on a 
systematic  web search, during which the authors identify 813 relevant research 
portals.  Following a multi-method approach, they assign each research portal a 
previously  distinguished class of advancement. The authors conclude that 
research portals  generally only offer basic functionality and discuss 
functionality that is  underrepresented in this pool of analyzed research portals 
and elaborate on  improvement perspectives in 11 feature  dimensions. 
To obtain  a copy of the entire article, click on the link  below. 
_http://www.igi-global.com/article/research-portals-status-quo-improvement/6
9171_ 
(http://www.igi-global.com/article/research-portals-status-quo-improvement/69171)  
To read a  PDF sample of this article, click on the link  below. 
_http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=69171_ 
(http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=69171)  
PAPER  THREE 

An  Empirical Study of Knowledge Sharing Intention within Virtual  Teams 
Yajiong Xue (East Carolina University,  USA) 
Huigang Liang (East Carolina University,  USA) 
Richard Hauser (East Carolina University,  USA) 
Margaret T. O’Hara (East Carolina University,  USA) 
Given that many organizational tasks are accomplished  by people working as 
virtual teams, it’s important to understand team members’  knowledge 
sharing behavior. This study attempts to explore social cognitive  factors 
influencing knowledge sharing in the team-based context. Based on a  survey of 183 
participants of team projects, this study finds that team climate,  sense 
of self-worth, and past sharing behavior lead to positive attitude toward  
knowledge sharing. Moreover, attitude toward knowledge sharing and past 
sharing  behavior have a positive impact on knowledge sharing intention. These 
findings  can help managers design work teams to stimulate collaboration and 
improve  performance. 
To obtain  a copy of the entire article, click on the link  below. 
_http://www.igi-global.com/article/empirical-study-knowledge-sharing-intenti
on/69172_ 
(http://www.igi-global.com/article/empirical-study-knowledge-sharing-intention/69172)  
To read a  PDF sample of this article, click on the link  below. 
_http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=69172_ 
(http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=69172)  
PAPER  FOUR 
Incremental  Experts: How Much Knowledge Does a Team Need? 

Ronald D. Freeze (Emporia State University,  USA) 
Sharath Sasidharan (Emporia State University,  USA) 
Peggy L. Lane (Emporia State University, USA)  
Experts are often viewed as individuals with a vast  storehouse of 
knowledge beyond the normal participants in a domain. In reality,  the expert may 
have just enough additional knowledge beyond those they interface  with to 
propel their team to success. This research explores the interplay  between the 
accumulation of knowledge as facilitated by individual and team  network 
structures and prior skill sets necessary to successfully participate in  a 
business simulation emulating the cash-to-cash cycle of a manufacturing  
company. Students participate in simulated organizations that compete against  
one another in an introductory and extended setting, the latter being the more 
 complex market environment. Comparisons within and between teams across  
simulations indicate that minor background differences in specific 
participant  ability and associated network structures can make significant 
differences in  simulation standings. 
To obtain  a copy of the entire article, click on the link  below. 
_http://www.igi-global.com/article/incremental-experts-much-knowledge-does/6
9173_ 
(http://www.igi-global.com/article/incremental-experts-much-knowledge-does/69173)  
To read a  PDF sample of this article, click on the link  below. 
_http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=69173_ 
(http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=69173)  
Paper  Five 

IT-Based  Knowledge Capability and Commercialization of Innovations: 
Modeling the Impacts  of Ambidexterity and Absorptive  Capacity 
Avimanyu  Datta (Illinois State University, USA) 
The author provides a framework comprising of  propositions for further 
research explicating the relations between IT-based  knowledge capabilities 
(IT-KC) and Commercialization of Innovations (CI). They  posit that a firm’s 
absorptive capacity and ambidexterity (ability to explore  and exploit) affect 
CI. Further, absorptive capacity too can be an antecedent to  
ambidexterity. IT based knowledge capability (which is an instantiation of IT  
capability) is found to positively moderate the relationship between  ambidexterity 
and commercialization of innovations, and also is an antecedent to  potential 
and realized absorptive capacity. The author ties the seemingly  isolated 
bits of literature together into an integrative theoretical model for  
testing. 
To obtain  a copy of the entire article, click on the link  below. 
_http://www.igi-global.com/article/based-knowledge-capability-commercializat
ion-innovations/69174_ 
(http://www.igi-global.com/article/based-knowledge-capability-commercialization-innovations/69174)  
To read a  PDF sample of this article, click on the link  below. 
_http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=69174_ 
(http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=69174)  
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For full copies  of the above articles, check for this issue of the 
International Journal of Knowledge  Management (IJKM) in your institution's 
library. This journal is also  included in the IGI Global aggregated 
"InfoSci-Journals" database: _http://www.igi-global.com/eresources/infosci-journals.aspx_ 
(http://www.igi-global.com/eresources/infosci-journals.aspx) . 
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CALL FOR  PAPERS 
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) covers 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  
Interested  authors should consult the journal's manuscript submission 
guidelines _www.igi-global.com/ijkm_ (http://www.igi-global.com/ijkm) . 
All  inquiries and submissions should be sent to: 
Editor-in-Chief:  Dr. Murray Jennex at _IJKMsubmission at aol.com_ 
(mailto:%20ijkmsubmission at aol.com)
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