[AISWorld] Final CFP: KM&EL Special Issue on Role of Knowledge and Learning Systems in fostering Work-Life Balance

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Call for Papers

Knowledge Management & E-Learning (KM&EL)
Journal Metrics (Scopus):
2014 SJR (SCImago Journal Rank): 0.359 | Ranking: 82/155 Management of
Technology and Innovation | 411/914 Education
2014 SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): 0.64 | Ranking: 77/118
Management of Technology and Innovation | 401/687 Education

Special Issue on Role of Knowledge and Learning Systems in fostering
Work-Life Balance

Guest Editor

Prof. Murali Raman

Multimedia University, Malaysia

Email:  murali.raman at mmu.edu.my

Rapid and constant growth of technology has transformed our world into a
knowledge society.  Knowledge and learning systems play an evident role in
business sustainability. Work force has evolved from traditional single
skilled to multi skilled personnel who juggle various tasks in a single
role. Thus, the need to promote lifelong learning, e-learning and on the
job training to constantly keep the workforce well equipped with the
current skills required by the industry. Latest research reveals immense
importance in introducing Knowledge Management (KM) ideas to e-learning
systems. It is disputed that KM can facilitate an e-learning system,
whereby the collaboration between e-learning and KM will provide the single
goal of organizational learning. KM is an integration of enormous number of
endeavours and fields of study from the application of new technology to
the harnessing of the intellectual capital of an organisation (Boswell &
Olson, 2007).
Work-Life Balance is a method of balancing the pressure of work with family
and social lifestyle demands (Cabanac & Hartley, 2013). This topic has been
debated over years but in the present important aspect of human resource
and retaining employees. Current work methods have lead employees to be
overly stressed and leading unhealthy lifestyle practices to sustain their
work needs as compared to personal and family engagements. However, the
availability of KM and sound learning systems may have a role to play in
providing employees a better work-life balance.
In this note, we consider an opportunity to see growth in studies that
relate to the role of KM and Learning Systems in enhancing employee
work-life balance. The topics of interest include the following but are not
limited:
• Information systems management
• Life Long Learning
• e-Learning and Job based Training
• Knowledge based systems
• Impact of technology in sustaining Work-Life Balance (WLB)
• Work-Life Balance challenges for employees, employers and policy-makers
• Enhancing employee Work-Life Balance, in sustaining or enhancing
organisational effectiveness
We are interested in both theoretical and practical papers that aim to
improve work-life balance through the utilization of KM and Learning
Systems.

References:
1. Boswell, W. R., & Olson-Buchanan, J. B. (2007). The use of communication
technologies after hours: The role of work attitudes and work-life
conflict. Journal of Management, 33(4), 592-610.
2. Cabanac, G., & Hartley, J. (2013). Work-life balance issues among JASIST
authors and editors. Journal of the American Society for Information
Science and Technology, 64(10), 2182-2186.

IMPORTANT DATES
Submission due: December 31, 2015
Notification of final acceptance: January 15, 2016
Camera Ready Copy by: February 15, 2016
Publication schedule: June 2016

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Electronic submission by email to Guest Editor is required (
murali.raman at mmu.edu.my).

Papers must not have been published, accepted for publication, or presently
be under consideration for publication elsewhere. A standard double-blind
review process will be used for selecting papers to be published in this
special issue. Authors should follow the instructions outlined in the KM&EL
Website (see URLhttp://
www.kmel-journal.org/ojs/index.php/online-publication/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions
)

For more information about the KM&EL, please visit the web site:
http://www.kmel-journal.org/ojs/index.php/online-publication