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Informing Science + IT Education Conference 2003 Proceedings
| Informing Science + IT Education Conference |
| Pori, Finland June 24-27, 2003 |
| On the Idea of Knowledge Synthesis in the Context of Organization Transformation |
| University of Macau, Macu |
| This paper investigates the idea of knowledge work appropriate to the context of organization transfor-mation. |
| Specifically, we describe an actionable framework of knowledge synthesis, which accommo-dates the shift of |
| information system (IS) support from automating to informating to knowledging. Our discussion intends to clarify |
| the ideal of a learning organization which is designed to help transfer learning from individuals to a group, provide |
| for organizational renewal, keep an open attitude to the outside world, and support a commitment to knowledge. |
| The paper deals with the classification of knowledge tasks and its relation to organizational design. We elaborate |
| the issue of knowledge charac-terizations that help structure and facilitate knowledge interconnectivity, through |
| the exposition of the information continuum. We also describe the spiral approach of knowledge creation in terms |
| of different modes of knowledge conversion, realizable in any of the contemporary organizations. Finally, we con- |
| clude by reiterating the various challenges of creating a communal knowledge space within the working of a |
| Keywords: Learning Organization, Knowledge Architecture, Knowledge Synthesis, Knowledge Infra-structure |
ISSN
1535-07-03
Unless otherwise indicated, this paper has undergone blind external review by three or more reviewers.
Types of Papers: A Best Paper, Regular Paper, Short Paper, Informal Paper,
Unrefereed Panel Paper
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