[AISWorld] Cfp Reports From the Field: Knowledge and Learning Applications in Practice, HICSS52

[Murray Jennex]

Call for Papers
HICSS – 52
January 8-11, 2019

Track: Knowledge Innovation and Entrepreneurial Systems

Minitrack: Reports from the Field: Knowledge and Learning Applications in
Practice

Papers due by JUNE 15, 2018

The HICSS conference, sponsored by IEEE, brings together a broad
cross-section of researchers in system sciences—including software
development, social media, energy transmission, marketing systems,
knowledge management and information systems. Now in its 52st year, the
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) is one of the
longest-standing continuously running scientific conferences.

HICSS is the #1 IS conference in terms of citations as recorded by Google
Scholar. Accepted full papers will be included in the Conference
Proceedings published by the IEEE Computer Society and maintained in the
IEEE Digital Library. HICSS publications account for the top 2% downloads
of all IEEE conferences, and have been consistently ranked as the most
cited papers in top journal publications.

HICSS-52 will be held January 8-11, 2019 at Grand Wailea, Maui, Hawaii
Call for Papers

What is the role of knowledge management in practice? How do our theories
on knowledge management and organizational learning contribute to
real-world applications? While numerous journals focus exclusively on these
topics, and several information systems-oriented conferences feature KM and
OL-specific tracks, theory is at risk of drifting away from practice.
Although not specifically documented in the literature, there is a gap
between the knowledge systems research currently being conducted and the
needs and practical experiences of knowledge workers. We should be aware
that there is an active practitioner base of knowledge workers who develop,
implement, manage, and use knowledge management systems. Likewise, there
are countless practical perspectives on how to initiate, coordinate, and
monitor organizational learning processes that need to have a voice.

The goal of this minitrack is to provide this “bridge” between the academic
and theoretical knowledge management and learning scholars that develop
theory and the systems practitioner community that actually uses this
knowledge on a daily basis. This mini-track encourages two directions of
knowledge exchange. On the one hand, it addresses the question of how theory
informs and impacts practice. On the other hand, it sheds light on how
practice can influence theory. Methods can include – but are not limited
to- case study and action research.

Possible contributions regarding reports from the field in knowledge
management may include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Best practices in using technology, processes, or personnel to promote:
1.1. Knowledge creation
1.2. Knowledge maintenance
1.3. Storage of knowledge
1.4. Retrieving knowledge
1.5. A willingness to contribute to a knowledge repository
1.6. A willingness to seek knowledge from a knowledge repository
1.7. Learning and unlearning processes in organizations
1.8. Communities of Practice
2. Specific challenges encountered in knowledge management that either:
2.1. Have been successfully been overcome in designing, implementing or
using a knowledge management system
2.2. Those challenges that have defied resolution
3. Knowledge Management and strategic planning:
3.1. Strategic planning of knowledge management processes
3.2. Vision development and KM; theoretical and practical foundations of
knowledge-based vision and strategy development
3.3. KM, strategy and organizational routines
4. Other challenges to the research community

This minitrack welcomes all types of papers, both conceptual and empirical,
using diverse methods to provide new insights into the fields of KM and
organizational learning.

Important Dates for Paper Submission
April 15, 2018: Paper Submission System Launched
June 15, 2018 | 11:59 pm HST: Paper Submission Deadline
August 17, 2018: Notification of Acceptance/Rejection
September 22, 2018: Deadline for Authors to Submit Final Manuscript for
Publication

Minitrack Co-Chairs:

Julee Hafner
TCS
Tel: 321-720-7280
E-Mail: haf2lead at gmail.com

Alexander Kaiser
Vienna University of Economics and Business
Tel: +43-676-3987663
Email: alexander.kaiser at wu.ac.at

Julee Hafner is an organizational leadership consultant and professional
coach with more than twenty years’ experience focusing in healthcare. She
is highly skilled at developing client-focused solutions within
organizations and teams through communication skills. She received her M.S.
in Communication from Towson State University and her Ph.D. in
Organizational Leadership from The Chicago School of Professional
Psychology. She is also on the editorial board of International Journal of
Knowledge Management (IJKM) and currently reviews for numerous other
publications. Her research interests focus on unlearning, application of
factors that affect knowledge during updating, EMR adoption, and competency
maintenance.

Alexander Kaiser is professor for knowledge-based management and business
informatics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business where he is
deputy department head of the Department of Information Systems &
Operations and currently heads the group of knowledge based management. He
is on the Editorial Review Board of the journals “The Learning
Organization” and “Frontiers of Psychology (Organizational Psychology)” as
well as “European Management Journal” and “European Journal of Information
Systems”. His fields of research are knowledge-based vision development,
organizational learning, knowledge creation, enhanced learning methods and
theories.

How to Submit a Paper:
http://hicss.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/hicss-formatspec-initialmanuscript.doc

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