A structured approach to integrate heterogeneous case tools

Multiple CASE tools that support systems analysis and design are available today. These tools are becoming indispensable in its support for the systems development process, although the support varies in term of the methods that are supported. Heterogeneous CASE tools, i.e. CASE tools that support the conventional system development paradigm on the one hand and CASE tools that support the object-oriented development paradigm on the other hand, need to be integrated to support system development in both paradigms, or to enable a change-over from one development paradigm to the other. Although standards and frameworks for tool integration are emerging, a structured approach or method to integrate heterogeneous CASE tools is required. This poster proposes the CUBE approach to integrate heterogeneous CASE tools

INFORMING THE DESIGN OF A HEALTH VIRTUAL COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE: A KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION APPROACH

Access to knowledge forms an integral part of the continuous learning processes of medical and other health professionals throughout their career. Modern technologies have become instrumental in extending learning processes to the online realm, particularly through the use of social media technologies. Health Practitioners’ (HPs) exploitation of online social media technologies for online learning and knowledge sharing purposes has evolved into Virtual Communities of Practice (VCoP). However, there is limited research on the types of knowledge being shared to fulfil the notion of ‘knowledge-into-action’ in the healthcare domain. In addition, little is known of the use of online social media technologies as a catalyst to achieve ‘knowledge-into-action’. This research in progress paper extends the conceptual model from our previous work and draws on current literature that identifies the types of knowledge being shared in a Health VCoP. We discuss some of our data using our conceptual lens as a preliminary analysis of our work. Expected outcomes are a new extended conceptual model that fulfils the notion of ‘knowledge-into-action’ that informs the design of an IT artefact based on types of knowledge being shared in a Health VCoP

TOWARDS A KNOWLEDGE LEAKAGE MITIGATION FRAMEWORK FOR MOBILE DEVICES IN KNOWLEDGE-INTENSIVE ORGANIZATIONS

The use of mobile devices in knowledge-intensive organizations while effective and cost-efficient also pose a challenging management problem. Often employees whether deliberately or inadvertently are the cause of knowledge leakage in organizations and the use of mobile devices further exacerbates it. This problem is the result of overly focusing on technical controls neglecting human factors. Knowledge leakage is a multidimensional problem, and in this paper, we highlight the different dimensions that constitute it. In this study, our contributions are threefold. First, we study knowledge leakage risk (KLR) within the context of mobile devices in knowledge-intensive organizations in Australia. Second, we present a conceptual framework to explain and categorize the mitigation strategies to combat KLR through the use of mobile devices grounded in the literature. And third, we apply the framework to the findings from interviews with security and knowledge managers. Keywords: Knowledge Leakage, Knowledge Risk, Knowledge intensive, Mobile device

Managing codified content for reuse in knowledge work

Firm‐wide integrated organisational applications such as intranets, enterprise portals, content repositories, and wikis are often instrumental in supporting knowledge work. Serving as centralised “containers” of codified content that facilitate knowledge work, one essential requirement is continuous reuse and management of codified content. In this paper, our investigation aims to determine suitable perspectives to manage codified content, by focusing on one specific integrated organisational infrastructure application, namely intranets. Findings from three case studies identified three modes to manage codified content for knowledge work for enterprise content systems and are: (a) shared, (b) controlled, and (c) informal. In addition, based on the three modes (or ways), findings also highlight four elements that impact the management of codified content for knowledge work, that is, (a) content contributions, (b) content sharing, (c) access to expertise, and (d) control of codified content