[AISWorld] ToC and Cfp Vol 10 Iss 3 International Journal of Knowledge Management
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The contents of the latest issue of:
International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM)
Volume 10, Issue 3, July - September 2014
Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically
ISSN: 1548-0666; EISSN: 1548-0658;
Published by IGI Global Publishing, Hershey, USA
_www.igi-global.com/ijkm_
(http://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-knowledge-management-ijkm/1083)
Editor(s)-in-Chief: Murray E. Jennex (San Diego State University, USA)
Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted
to the International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM). All
manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process.
ARTICLE 1
A Formative Evaluation of Rendezvous: A Platform for Knowledge Sharing and
Entertainment
Alton Y.K. Chua (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Web applications that offer entertainment rarely support knowledge
sharing. Conversely, applications that are intended for knowledge sharing rarely
offer entertainment. The intent of this paper is therefore to propose the
coalescence of knowledge sharing and entertainment in a Web application. The
objectives of this paper are twofold: (1) to introduce a prototype called
Rendezvous, which serves as a platform for both knowledge sharing and
entertainment and (2) to conduct a formative evaluation of Rendezvous by
soliciting feedback and its appeal for users' intention to adopt. A two-stage data
collection plan was used. First, qualitative feedback was obtained from a
group of 38 participants through focus groups. Thereafter, a questionnaire
was developed and administered to 124 participants to assess users'
intention to adopt. On the whole, the behavioral intention to adopt Rendezvous
seems promising. Factors that seemed to influence behavioral intention to adopt
included perceived utility, perceived enjoyment, perceived ease of use and
social influences.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/article/a-formative-evaluation-of-rendezvous/123395_
(http://www.igi-global.com/article/a-formative-evaluation-of-rendezvous/123395)
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_www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=123395_
(http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=123395)
ARTICLE 2
Predicting Student Academic Performance: Role of Knowledge Sharing and
Outcome Expectations
M.M. Haris Aslam (Department of Operations and Supply Chain, University of
Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan), Ahmed F. Siddiqi (Department
of Quantitative Methods, University of Management and Technology, Lahore,
Pakistan), Khuram Shahzad (Department of Management, University of
Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan), Sami Ullah Bajwa (Department of
Management, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan)
The biggest challenge in nurturing an academic community is encouraging
knowledge sharing among its members. Literature on communities, however, has
paid less attention on the role of outcome expectations in encouraging the
knowledge sharing behaviors. This study examines the effects of Personal
Outcome Expectations (POE) and Community-related Outcome Expectations (COE)
on the knowledge sharing behaviors of students and its consequent impact on
their academic performance. In order to study these relationships a survey
of university students was conducted. Based on structural equation modeling
approach, it was found that COE have significant impact on knowledge
sharing among the students.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/article/predicting-student-academic-performance/123396_
(http://www.igi-global.com/article/predicting-student-academic-performance/1
23396)
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_www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=123396_
(http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=123396)
ARTICLE 3
Multi-Group Moderation Analysis for Relationship between Knowledge Sharing
Orientation and Business Performance
Sandeep Vij (Department of Management, DAV University, Punjab, India),
Rayees Farooq (Department of Management, Lovely Professional University,
Punjab, India)
This paper examines the moderating effect of firm age on relationship
between knowledge sharing orientation and business performance. Convenience
sample of 274 firms from manufacturing and service sector was taken as sample
for the study from National Capital Region (NCR) and Punjab State of India.
The survey questionnaire was administered to the managerial level
employees (C.E.O's, top level and middle level managers who were key decision
makers in the organizations). The findings show that the knowledge sharing
orientation exhibits a positive impact on business performance; firm age does
not moderate the relationship between knowledge sharing orientation and
business performance. The findings of the research will help knowledge
management researchers as well as practitioners develop a better understanding of
the role of knowledge sharing in successful implementation of knowledge
management programs.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/article/multi-group-moderation-analysis-for-relationship
-between-knowledge-sharing-orientation-and-business-performance/123397_
(http://www.igi-global.com/article/multi-group-moderation-analysis-for-relations
hip-between-knowledge-sharing-orientation-and-business-performance/123397)
To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=123397_
(http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=123397)
ARTICLE 4
Knowledge Management Practice at a Bulgarian Bank: A Case Study
Mahmood Hussain Shah (Lancashire Business School, University of Central
Lancashire, Lancashire, UK), Nevena Rahneva (Lancashire Business School,
University of Central Lancashire, Lancashire, UK), Rizwan Ahmed (Lahore School
of Economics, Lahore, Pakistan)
This paper reports on knowledge management (KM) practices in the customer
service and lending departments of one of Bulgaria's top retail banks and
investigates how KM processes can be further improved. The Bank's KM
activities have been studied using observations, interviews and informal
discussions for data collection. Findings were compared and contrasted with existing
literature in similar contexts. Although rudiments of knowledge sharing
are evident from the KM activities in different departments of the bank, the
limitations such as resistance to change of the implemented KM systems are
impeding the effectiveness of the knowledge management process. More
training and incentives are needed to increase knowledge creation and sharing.
Moreover, a clearly articulated KM strategy along with success criteria and
commitment and support from senior management is needed. There is a severe
lack of knowledge management studies in Bulgarian context in general and
Bulgarian banking sector in particular. The authors' findings will potentially
help in improving knowledge sharing practice as well as provide a valuable
insight into knowledge management related issues in the Bulgarian context.
The findings from this research can be useful to companies from Eastern
Europe and other regions in improving their knowledge sharing practice.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/article/knowledge-management-practice-at-a-bulgarian-ban
k/123398_
(http://www.igi-global.com/article/knowledge-management-practice-at-a-bulgarian-bank/123398)
To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=123398_
(http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=123398)
ARTICLE 5
Examining the Transfer of Academic Knowledge to Business Practitioners:
Doctoral Program Graduates as Intermediaries
Madora Moshonsky (Business Development Bank of Canada, Thunder Bay,
Canada), Alexander Serenko (Faculty of Business Administration, Lakehead
University, Thunder Bay, Canada), Nick Bontis (DeGroote School of Business,
McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)
This study explores whether practitioners who hold a Ph.D. in business act
as intermediaries in the transfer of academic knowledge from academia to
practice. Twenty Ph.D. graduates were interviewed, and the data were
subjected to deductive content analysis. It was concluded that the previous claims
that academic research does not influence decision-making of industry
practitioners are not fully warranted. Graduates of doctoral business programs
act as knowledge-transfer intermediaries that aggregate, summarize,
communicate, and implement findings reported in academic publications. Academic
journals have the potential to disseminate scholarly knowledge beyond the
academic world. Demand for evidence-based knowledge in the practitioner's
environment determines his or her probability of applying academic knowledge.
Not all academic knowledge is perceived as useful by practitioners, and
limited access to academic literature is a major impediment to the application
of scholarly findings in practice. The practitioners' connection with
academia after graduation is also linked to their probability of using academic
literature.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/article/examining-the-transfer-of-academic-knowledge-to-
business-practitioners/123399_
(http://www.igi-global.com/article/examining-the-transfer-of-academic-knowledge-to-business-practitioners/123399)
To read a PDF sample of this article, click on the link below.
_www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=123399_
(http://www.igi-global.com/viewtitlesample.aspx?id=123399)
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International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM) in your institution's
library. This journal is also included in the IGI Global aggregated
"InfoSci-Journals" database: _www.igi-global.com/isj_
(http://www.igi-global.com/e-resources/infosci-databases/infosci-journals/) .
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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.
Indices of IJKM:
* ACM Digital Library
* Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC)
* Bacon's Media Directory
* Burrelle's Media Directory
* Cabell's Directories
* Compendex (Elsevier Engineering Index)
* CSA Illumina
* DBLP
* DEST Register of Refereed Journals
* Gale Directory of Publications & Broadcast Media
* GetCited
* Google Scholar
* INSPEC
* JournalTOCs
* KnowledgeBoard
* Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA)
* MediaFinder
* Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
* PsycINFO®
* SCOPUS
* The Index of Information Systems Journals
* The Standard Periodical Directory
* Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
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/calls-for-papers/international-journal-knowledge-management-ijkm/1083_
(http://www.igi-global.com/calls-for-papers/international-journal-knowledge-management-ijkm/1083)
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