Knowledge management in sustainability research projects: Concepts, effective models, and examples in a multi-stakeholder environment

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Brian Kaiser ◽  
Thomas Köhler ◽  
Thomas Weith
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Sustainability Research ◽  
Multi Stakeholder ◽  
Effective Models ◽  
Stakeholder Environment

Challenges and benefits of student sustainability research projects in view of education for sustainability

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 482-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Griet Ceulemans ◽  
Nathal Severijns
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Educational Benefits ◽  
Sustainability Research ◽  
Multi Stakeholder ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the educational benefits and challenges of introducing natural science students to on-campus and off-campus sustainability research projects as an approach to education for sustainability. Design/methodology/approach The course “Science and Sustainability” at the University of Leuven is a stand-alone course that aims at providing master students in the natural sciences, education for (the benefit of) sustainability action. It was launched in 2016-2017 and has been running for two years now. The first year focused on getting students acquire a similar level of knowledge in sustainability, while, on a higher level, the experiential learning phase (project work) was supported with specific reflection assignments. In the second year, more specific attention was directed toward allowing students to get acquainted with systems thinking and deal with inter- and transdisciplinary issues by approaching problems from a multi-stakeholder view. Insight in the impact and the appreciation of the setup of the course was obtained from a series of questionnaires offered to all participating students at the beginning, about midway, and again at the end of the course. Findings Analysis of the students’ self-reported sustainability competence development shows a clear positive impact for almost all students who participated. A clear relation between the observed change and the students’ self-rating and attitude at the start, as well as with their discipline, is observed. Originality/value Information is gained on a number of factors of importance to impact the students’ attitude toward action for sustainability, and how this can be further improved.

Competences as a Core Factor Impacting Market Research Usage in Poland

2017 ◽  
pp. 223-247
Author(s):  
Zofia Bednarowska ◽  
Michał Andrzej Chrzanowski
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Market Research ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
External Source ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Management And Development ◽  
Source Of Information

Almost two-thirds of Polish companies declare that the most important source of information are their own observations and personal experience (Kaper & Kuziak, 2006, p. 6). Only 32% of companies use benchmarking as an external source of information, while over two thirds of the companies do not measure their effectiveness at all (Bednarowska, 2015). They do not mention market research, which is an essential element in the management and development of enterprises. Not only they provide knowledge about the environment, but also support knowledge management in the enterprise. In order to proceed with acquiring knowledge, it is necessary to overcome a group of internal and external determinants that prevent many Polish companies from proceeding with market research. However, one of the crucial one are competences of decision makers and power sponsors of market research projects.

Directions and Trends in Knowledge Management Research

2003 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
George M. Giaglis
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Pattern Matching ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Knowledge Repositories ◽  
Accurate Definition ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
Definition Of

Knowledge and Information Management (KIM) has existed as a separate field of scientific research for almost a decade. It is therefore surprising that very few studies to date have been concerned with the identification of the scope and boundaries of the field, as well as the sub-topics and research themes that constitute it. This chapter reports on the results of an empirical analysis of more than 200 research projects in Knowledge and Information Management. Using an inductive methodology of pattern matching analysis, a more accurate definition of knowledge management is attempted, and an innovative taxonomy of research sub-themes within the ‘umbrella’ area of Knowledge and Information Management is proposed. Furthermore, a trend towards a gradual maturation of the presently prevailing research paradigm is identified, indicating a need for a ‘paradigm shift’ that will provide a new direction and vision for future research in the area. We suggest that targeted future research efforts in the area of knowledge technologies will contribute to the development of the ‘next generation’ knowledge management systems that will transform the existing ‘passive’ knowledge repositories into ‘active’ learning environments.

Directions and Trends in Knowledge Management Research

2011 ◽  
pp. 1438-1449
Author(s):  
George M. Giaglis
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Pattern Matching ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Knowledge Repositories ◽  
Accurate Definition ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
Definition Of

Knowledge and Information Management (KIM) has existed as a separate field of scientific research for almost a decade. It is therefore surprising that very few studies to date have been concerned with the identification of the scope and boundaries of the field, as well as the sub-topics and research themes that constitute it. This chapter reports on the results of an empirical analysis of more than 200 research projects in Knowledge and Information Management. Using an inductive methodology of pattern matching analysis, a more accurate definition of knowledge management is attempted, and an innovative taxonomy of research sub-themes within the ‘umbrella’ area of Knowledge and Information Management is proposed. Furthermore, a trend towards a gradual maturation of the presently prevailing research paradigm is identified, indicating a need for a ‘paradigm shift’ that will provide a new direction and vision for future research in the area. We suggest that targeted future research efforts in the area of knowledge technologies will contribute to the development of the ‘next generation’ knowledge management systems that will transform the existing ‘passive’ knowledge repositories into ‘active’ learning environments.

Data and Knowledge Management in Cross-Omics Research Projects

2011 ◽  
pp. 97-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Wiesinger ◽  
Martin Haiduk ◽  
Marco Behr ◽  
Henrique Lopes de Abreu Madeira ◽  
Gernot Glöckler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Research Projects

scholarly journals Knowledge management in family business succession: current trends and future directions

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bingbing Ge ◽  
Giovanna Campopiano
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
The Family ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Multi Stakeholder ◽  
Business Succession

Purpose This paper aims to review the literature on knowledge management in the family business, addressing the research question as follows: “How is knowledge managed across generations in the family business?” This study synthesizes the literature, highlighting the role of multiple stakeholders who affect knowledge management along with the phases of the succession process. Stemming from these findings and embracing a practice-based view, this paper offers research directions to guide future contributions on knowledge construction in the family business. The purpose of this study is not only to conclude the previous research but also to provide insights for future research directions and to provide practical implications. Design/methodology/approach Through a systematic integrative literature review, this paper collects map and analytically examine 63 published peer-reviewed articles related to knowledge management in the family business from 39 academic journals. This paper applies a rigorous approach to identify the sample of articles, map descriptive information of the reviewed literature and map theoretical contributions according to a multi-stakeholder and multi-stage framework. Findings The sampled articles are analyzed according to a multi-stakeholder and multi-stage framework inspired by Daspit et al. (2016). This study identifies critical gaps emerging from the analysis, thus opening the way to future research directions. In particular, this paper prompts scholars to advance the understanding of family-related knowledge and to clarify the assumptions on knowledge in their research. Research limitations/implications This paper contributes to the debate on knowledge management in the family business, by systematizing the current literature. In addition, this study embraces a “knowledge from practice perspective” and offers research directions to guide future contributions on knowledge construction in family business succession and potential areas to further management research investigating the role of family-related knowledge. Practical implications are also provided to benefit family businesses, consultants and policymakers. Originality/value This study provides a systematic integrative literature review of the articles published on knowledge management in family business according to a multi-stakeholder and multi-stage framework. Moreover, it draws an agenda for future research advancing a “knowledge from a practice perspective” in the family business literature.

scholarly journals Multi-stakeholder perspectives on indicators for sustainable maintenance performance in production contexts: an exploratory study

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Franciosi ◽  
Valentina Di Pasquale ◽  
Raffaele Iannone ◽  
Salvatore Miranda
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Sustainable Manufacturing ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Stakeholder Perspectives ◽  
Sustainability Research ◽  
Multi Stakeholder

PurposePoor maintenance management leads to non-negligible economic, environmental and social impacts and obstacles to the sustainable manufacturing paradigm. Studies evaluating maintenance impacts on sustainability underline growing interest in the topic, but reports on the industrial field are lacking. Therefore, this paper investigates the industrial environment and the indicators that manufacturing companies use for measuring their maintenance impacts.Design/methodology/approachIn this pilot survey study, several stakeholders of production enterprises in the south of Italy were interviewed to unveil the spread of the measurement of maintenance impacts on sustainability and the indicators used by those companies.FindingsThe interview results showed a low level of awareness among stakeholders about maintenance impacts on sustainability. Maintenance stakeholders are mainly focused on technical and economic factors, whereas environmental, quality and safety stakeholders are becoming more aware of maintenance impacts on environmental and social factors. However, both groups need guidelines to define sustainability indicators to assess such impacts.Originality/valueThis exploratory study allowed us to investigate the current situation in industrial organisations and achieve the first variegated and diversified vision of the awareness of company stakeholders on maintenance impacts on the sustainability of several business functions. This paper provides a valuable contribution to “maintenance and sustainability” research area in production contexts and sheds light on non-negligible maintenance impacts on sustainability, providing preliminary insights on the topic and an effective basis for defining future research opportunities. Moreover, this study enables increased awareness among internal and external manufacturing company stakeholders on the role of maintenance in sustainable production.

Contents-Analysis Support for Better Reference to Technical Papers

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (04) ◽  
pp. 1250030
Author(s):  
Toyohide Watanabe ◽  
Masato Aoki
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Human Activity ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
Computer Support ◽  
Creative Activity ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Inquiry Method

It is not always easy, not only for beginners but also for experts, to find out newly research subjects or grasp analytically research trends (or directions). This work is one of the intelligent tasks. Traditionally, some investigations or research projects focused on the challengeable task of human-oriented creativeness: The efforts are very stable and the results make the basic framework or fundamental ideas clear one by one for strictly-constrained application of human-activity. This task is closely dependent on the global framework of knowledge management with respect to the support from human creative activity. In this paper, we discuss a computer-support method to arrange already-read papers analytically and then discuss the research topics related to currently focused research fields or research trends derived from the existing papers and researcher's interests. Our idea is to realise this paper inquiry method in three procedural steps, such as arranging paper contents, grasping relationships among papers and investigating research subjects followed by already-referred papers, and also make users interact with individually-generated results by controlling spirally three steps.

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