Call for Papers, Posters, Round Table Proposals, Practitioner Contributions and Product Demonstrations

Today, knowledge and intellectual capital plays a principal role in the delivery of corporate performance. This importance is reflected in the fact that companies, without the force of any regulations, start to measure their knowledge and intellectual capital, they even produce and externally publish intellectual capital statements; accounting guidelines are being developed and standards are being questioned and reviewed; and governments are beginning to measure the intellectual capital of cities, regions, and countries. Companies and investors alike are trying to measure their intellectual capital and the value of knowledge. However, it seems as if the field has reached a point of maturity where we need to address issues around taxonomies and research methodology. In a recent special issue of a leading journal in the field (Marr & Chatzkel, 2004) these issues were highlighted. The concept of knowledge or intellectual capital is often poorly defined and is addressed from multiple disciplinary perspectives which all give it slightly different meanings.

The conference committee welcomes contributions on a wide range of topics using a range of scholarly approaches including theoretical and empirical papers employing qualitative, quantitative and critical methods. Action research, case studies and work-in-progress/posters are welcomed approaches. PhD Research, proposals for roundtable discussions, non-academic contributions and product demonstrations based on the main themes are also invited.

Topics may include but are not limited to:

Frameworks for conceptualising KM
Impact on organisational learning
Parameters of the field of study
Integration of knowledge from different groups in an organization
Knowledge creation and sharing mechanisms
Knowledge sharing between different groups in an organization
Knowledge asset valuation models
Interorganisational relationships
Impact on business strategy
Strategic alignment
Architectures for KM systems
Intangible assets and resources
How to initiate KM
Human capital
Value of tacit knowledge
Organisational learning
Resourcing KM
Experiential learning
Competitive advantages
Participatory learning
KM case studies
Intellectual capital
The evaluation of KM
Economic intangible assets
KM and the Web and e-Business
Organisational coaching
Structural capital
Knowledge acquisition
Ethics of KM
Knowledge Cities
KM readiness
Knowledge sharing for the public sector
The role of KM in crafting management strategy
The role of KM in crafting marketing strategy
Mapping social networks
Intellectual capital and the family business
Intangible assets identification and valuation in strategic operations
Social networks analysis
KM in design
socio-technical frameworks for knowledge sharing
Metrics and measurement of intangible assets
Collaboration and communication in KM