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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Call for Papers </FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">HICSS-44 KM in a Changing Society: Using Knowledge to
Impact Societies minitrack </FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">2011 Conference - January 4-7, 2011.</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">The Grand Hyatt Hyatt Spa & Resort,</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Koloa, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Kauai</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Hawai'i</st1:State></st1:place></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Knowledge management (KM) is beginning to have an impact
on society.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For example, we may
actually see KM leading to less knowledge worker offshore outsourcing (although
offshore sourcing for knowledge needs may increase) as it becomes difficult for
organizations to maintain two or more classes of knowledge workers and wages and
position will tend to equalize over national boundaries.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Quality of life concerns will guide
knowledge workers to where they want to live and work and this will also support
equalization of living standards and critical infrastructure.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This will be disruptive to the
organization as traditional management and governance structures will be
stressed to handle distributed knowledge in a distributed organization.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Workers may rethink traditional careers
as they may work in organizations where they never physically meet their boss or
colleagues and will be more loyal to local organizations and local social
structures.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This will likely
increase transience, a trend we’re observing now in many organizations, and
increased transience will likely lead to increased intellectual property and
knowledge ownership issues.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Similarly, societal changes have an impact on KM.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If hiring practices change as
organizations hire and retain staff based on the knowledge they possess, this
may actually lead to a higher valuation of older, experienced workers.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This will tend to force knowledge
workers into being lifelong learners if they are not already.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Unfortunately, with the Baby Boomers
expected to retire now and in the near future, organizations are faced with the
problems of retaining the knowledge and expertise of this population.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>With Generation X and Y individuals
prototypically having “spiral” or “transitory” career paths, this also impacts
KM practices.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>With reduced
birthrates in the developed countries, the increased immigration impacts KM in
terms of under-utilization or undervaluing the immigrant population’s
knowledge.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The increased rate of
use of contingent (or non-standard) workers (e.g., contract employees, temporary
employees, seasonal or non-permanent employees) also impacts the type of
knowledge entering the organization and KM practices.</FONT></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 84.75pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">This mini-track seeks
papers that investigate these impacts and explore how organizations are using KM
to help meet these impacts on society and how these societal trends impact
organizations.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>Possible topics include, but are not
limited to:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 84.75pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><o:p><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; tab-stops: list .5in left 84.75pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Using KM to increase citizen participation
in government and society;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; tab-stops: list .5in left 84.75pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Using KM to create citizen driven change
in society or government;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; tab-stops: list .5in left 84.75pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Using knowledge to change
societies;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; tab-stops: list .5in left 84.75pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Creating society wide Knowledge
Systems;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; tab-stops: list .5in left 84.75pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Improving living standards through KM and
knowledge us;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
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<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in left 84.75pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>Knowledge loss risk
management;</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; tab-stops: list .5in left 84.75pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Impact of immigration and cultural issues
on KM initiatives ; <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; tab-stops: list .5in left 84.75pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Using KM to mitigate impacts of retirement
and worker transience;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; tab-stops: list .5in left 84.75pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Measuring risk of knowledge loss due to
retiring or transient employees;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; tab-stops: list .5in left 84.75pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Developing knowledge capture processes and
technologies for retiring and transient
workers;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; tab-stops: list .5in left 84.75pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">KM issues with retiring and transient
workers and their impact on organizational governance and management
processes;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in left 84.75pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Developing KM Systems to mitigate risks of
retiring, transient, and immigrating workers;
and<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in left 84.75pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Valuation and knowledge utilization
processes for (potential or actual) immigrant knowledge
workers.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">HICSS is in the top 2 percent of all IEEE conferences
with regards to proceedings hits and paper
downloads.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Paper submission deadline: June 15,
2010<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">For detailed information please see
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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Jennex</st1:place> and Dianne P.
Ford<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>