[AISWorld] KM&EL CFP Special Issue on Digital, or Undigital, that is the question: Shaping the future of Knowledge Management

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Call for Papers

Knowledge Management & E-Learning (KM&EL) (Indexed by Scopus, ESCI)
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Management of Technology and Innovation

Special Issue on
Digital, or Undigital, that is the question: Shaping the future of
Knowledge Management

Guest Editors

Prof. Piera Centobelli
Professor of Business Management and Organisation
Department of Industrial Engineering,
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Email: piera.centobelli at unina.it

Prof. Roberto Cerchione
Professor of Business Management
Director of SGu and Delegate of Engineering Management Committee,
Department of Engineering,
University of Naples Parthenope, Italy
Email: roberto.cerchione at uniparthenope.it

Over the past 20 years, research on knowledge management (KM) has witnessed
considerable attention throughout the world and has become a strategic
factor for all industries to survive in today’s dynamic global business
competition (Cerchione et al., 2020; Shashi et al., 2021). The concept of
knowledge has been analysed in literature from different perspectives
concerning what is knowledge (Newell, 1982), where it is embedded (Alavi &
Leidner, 2001; Dalkir, 2017), and how it can be classified (Polanyi, 1958;
Nonaka, 1994; Holsapple, 2005). Starting from these conceptualizations, the
interesting recent trends have been appeared such as impact of knowledge
management on performance (Centobelli et al., 2019), market knowledge
sourcing determinants (Endres et al., 2020), heterogeneous knowledge ties
(Maghssudipour et al., 2020), role of international joint venture in
managing and exploiting knowledge, (Zhang et al., 2018), KM and sustainable
innovation (Abbas & Sağsan, 2019). These trends have given unique
conceptualization in the KM domain dealing with efficient and effective KM
processes, as well as systematic strategies pertaining to knowledge
creation, storage, sharing, and execution (Castagna et al., 2020).

Despite the growing interest in KM and the number of review papers already
published, there is a scarcity of contributions analysing how to revisit
the existing theories of KM in light of the different 4.0 enabling
technologies occurring within companies (Centobelli et al., 2021), such as
the usage of blockchain and Industry 4.0 enabling technologies (e.g.,
additive manufacturing, augmented and virtual reality, industrial internet,
cloud computing, big data and analytics), which enable to tackle
disruptions and achieve organizational resilience. Machine learning,
telecommuting and smart working paradigms are the pillars that are boosting
the growth of organizations. Drawing on KM theories we encourage papers
that examine digital knowledge management (DKM) domain, employ original
methodologies, and offer interesting theoretical and empirical contribution
to this research theme. The potential topics for this special issue may
include, but are not limited to:

• KM and learning strategies in the 4.0 transition
• KM and big data-driven decision-making
• KM and analytics for collaborative value creation processes
• KM and machine/deep learning
• Revisitation of the existing theories of KM in light of the enabling
technologies (e.g., blockchain, augmented/virtual reality, industrial
internet)
• KM & DKM in education and e-learning
• Business models for DKM
• DKM in manufacturing and service industries
• DKM in public and private companies
• DKM in large firms, SMEs and startups
• DKM in individual firms and networks
• DKM in universities and R&D projects
• DKM for organizational resilience and responsiveness
• DKM in social response to pandemic and crisis
• DKM, smart working and agile paradigms
• Knowledge management systems (KMSs) supporting digital transformation
• Knowledge-based learning systems supporting 4.0
• Ethics in KM in the era of digital transformation

Authors working in safety science across industries are encouraged to
submit papers on new advances in safety science research, knowledge
translation and mobilization.

IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline for Submission: October 30, 2021
Notification of acceptance: December 30, 2021
Scheduled publication: March 2022 (Vol. 14. No. 1)

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Electronic submission by email to Guest Editor is required (
piera.centobelli at unina.it and roberto.cerchione at uniparthenope.it)

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 URL
http://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
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