Knowledge Economics Minitrack

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Knowledge Management is continuously gaining importance in research and practice, since economically growth economies are more reliant on the contribution of knowledge intensive businesses. Various methodologies to identify, capture, model and simulate knowledge transfers have been elaborated within the business scope. These methodologies comprise both the technical, as well as the organizational aspect of knowledge, being transferred in organizations.

This minitrack aims to provide insight on the knowledge economics and emphasizes a holistic view on the economic implications of knowledge, including the value and economics of repositories and the overall value of knowledge. Further on, implications of the knowledge society and knowledge based policy are covered within the scope of this minitrack.

Possible contributions regarding the economics of knowledge management and transfer may include, but are not limited to the following:

Creating innovation through knowledge management
Value and economics of repositories
Implications of the knowledge society
Knowledge based theory
Knowledge based society
Costs associated with knowledge management and knowledge transfer
Tangible and intangible (business) value of knowledge management systems
Methods for measuring the costs and benefits of projects involving knowledge management systems
Measuring, managing and promoting intellectual capital
Economics of inner and cross-organizational knowledge transfer
Business models involving knowledge management and knowledge transfer
The role of human, intellectual and social capital in knowledge management and knowledge transfer
Economics of knowledge transfer across developed and emerging economies
Value creation through education based knowledge transfer
Benefits and costs of considering knowledge in the analysis of business processes
Economics of sustainable knowledge management – potentials, barriers and critical success factors
Motivations and financial expectations of cross-border knowledge transfer
Contribution of knowledge management systems to firm performance and competiveness
Economics of talent management
Financial effects of the Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) position, knowledge managers, and other knowledge management related resources
Financial rewards systems related to knowledge management and knowledge transfer
Frameworks, models and theories related to the economics of knowledge management and transfer

Minitrack Co-Chairs:

Carsten Brockmann (Primary Contact)
Capgemini Germany
E-Mail: Carsten.Brockmann@capgemini.com

Narcyz Roztocki
State University of New York at New Paltz
E-Mail: roztockn@newpaltz.edu

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The Six Pillars of Knowledge Economics
(2017-01-04) Brockmann, Carsten; Roztocki, Narcyz
The purpose of this paper is to extend our earlier work on the contributions to the mini-track on Knowledge Economics at the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS). In the present work, we analyze 16 contributions from 2012 to 2016 and based on our analysis, we propose the Six Pillars of Knowledge Economics framework. The proposed framework articulates that six elements are essential to generate knowledge outputs: Innovation Capability, Leadership, Human Capital, Information Technology Resources, Financial Resources, and Innovation Climate. Additional major findings are that organizations are the most common unit of analysis, while the individual level is hardly considered. Journals represent the major source of citations. Conference proceedings were less cited, though more current. We recommend major conferences to be indexed by services like Scopus and provide open access to peer-reviewed proceedings.
Gender and Business Competences of Knowledge Workers in Poland
(2017-01-04) Kowal, Jolanta
The purpose of the research described in this article is to verify the influence of gender difference and firm size on the business competencies self-assessment of knowledge workers in small regional enterprises of Lower Silesia region, in Poland, a transition economy. An individual survey was conducted on the basis of the questionnaire of business competencies. Two trials of 169 knowledge workers were constructed via an interpersonal network and sequential random sampling, with the use of passive experimental design. Several dimensions of business competencies are investigated. The results show that females working as knowledge workers in regional small enterprises in Poland manifest less levels of business competencies self-assessment than male colleagues. However, females have the highest scores in sphere of knowledge self-assessment concerning organizational units and organizational responsibility. The novelty is the first use the adapted questionnaire of business competencies self-assessment among knowledge workers in relation to gender and regional small and micro firms, in Poland.
Demand-oriented Competency Development in a Manufacturing Context: The Relevance of Process and Knowledge Modeling
(2017-01-04) Vladova, Gergana; Ullrich, André; Sultanow, Eldar
Competency management is a crucial success factor for organizations in the area of tension between knowledge management, human resource management, and process management, and has to be considered from a knowledge economy perspective. A basis for developing appropriate qualification measures in organizations is the comparison of necessary and available competencies. Given the time and cost intensity of the comparison process, the use of appropriate methods is of particular relevance for enterprises. This paper presents a procedural method and a software tool which enable resource-saving comparisons. Usually, employees’ “to competencies” are determined on a strategic level. Currently available “is competencies” can be derived from the actual knowledge transfer or from existing competence profiles. The method and tool first allow for the appropriate visualization of both competencies. After an automatized comparison of both contents, an overview of given and missing “to competencies” will be provided. Not available competencies can be addressed as qualification requirements and reflections regarding staffing or task allocation can be conducted.
Introduction to Knowledge Economics Minitrack
(2017-01-04) Brockmann, Carsten; Roztocki, Narcyz

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