TRACK: KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS

Minitrack: Designing and Deploying Next Generation Knowledge Systems and Knowledge Intensive Business Processes
Researchers and practitioners interested in submitting papers to this minitrack are encouraged to explore (1) the design, evaluation and deployment of next generation knowledge systems that integrate emerging technologies such as social media, mashups, and ubiquitous IT; (2) project management methods and tools involved in the design and deployment of such knowledge systems; and (3) the structuration of organizational knowledge processes, structures, and systems. We welcome an integrative view spanning the entire life-cycle of knowledge systems from knowledge systems design (often through design science research) to deployment (often through behavioral science research). Possible topics include: Methodologies, tools, processes, and technologies for developing knowledge systems Management of design and deployment projects of knowledge systems Empirical studies of designing and using knowledge systems Systems design for social knowledge creation and use (e.g. social media system architectures) Incorporating and/or integrating knowledge services and mashups, social media, Web 2.0, cloud computing, and/or ubiquitous technologies in knowledge systems The design, evaluation, and/or use of processes, semantic technologies, knowledge retrieval and representation methods, and/or systems to map, track, and/or visualize social networks and/or work systems in order to facilitate knowledge creation and sharing and quick problem solving (e.g., when unexpected coordination breakdowns emerge) Co-design of organizational work systems and knowledge systems Design processes and representations for designing work systems and knowledge systems The role of organizational digital natives in the design and use of knowledge systems Design science and design theory research in knowledge systems design and deployment Kernel (reference) theories for knowledge systems design and deployment (e.g., theories for individual, team, and organizational learning) KM processes and BP Lifecycle Frameworks and strategies for KM and BPM integration at the business and technical levels Knowledge processes and their impact on BPM technology implementation success

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KM issues created by organizational implementations of BPM technologies (ERP, workflow and SOA-based systems) KM issues in complex inter-organizational BPs Knowledge intensive process adoption in creative and agile BPs BP design and improvement as a set of coordinated collaborative KM processes Knowledge process modeling and management

Minitrack Leaders Timo Kkl Department of Computer Science and Information Systems University of Jyvskyl 40014, FINLAND Email: timokk@jyu.fi WWW: http://users.jyu.fi/~timokk/ Stefan Smolnik (primary contact) Institute of Research on Information Systems (IRIS) EBS Business School Konrad-Adenauer-Ring 15 65187 Wiesbaden GERMANY Email: stefan.smolnik@ebs.edu WWW: http://www.ebs.edu/iris

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