Knowledge management in non-collocated environments: a look at centralized vs. distributed design approaches

Author

Desouza, Kevin C. ; Jayaraman, Anuradha ; Evaristo, J. Roberto

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. & Decision Sci., Illinois Univ., Chicago, IL, USA

fYear

2003

fDate

6-9 Jan. 2003

Abstract

In the domain of project management, types of knowledge can be characterized as "knowledge in projects", "knowledge about projects", and "knowledge from projects". The use of information technology in the realm of knowledge management has been approached from two main angles: codification and personalization. In the following paper, we look at the implications that each technological approach has on the aggregation, transfer, and sensemaking of knowledge in distributed environments. Drawing on the strengths and limitations of each technique, we propose a hybrid model. Research questions pertaining to the management of knowledge systems are presented.

Keywords

information technology; knowledge management; project management; centralized design approach; distributed design approach; distributed environments; information technology; knowledge aggregation; knowledge management; knowledge sensemaking; knowledge transfer; noncollocated environments; project knowledge; project management; Concurrent computing; Distributed computing; Globalization; Information technology; Knowledge based systems; Knowledge management; Paper technology; Peer to peer computing; Project management; Technology management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Sciences, 2003. Proceedings of the 36th Annual Hawaii International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1874-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.2003.1173656

Filename

1173656