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The Misfits in Knowledge Work: Grasping the Essence with the Lens of the IT Knowledge Artefact

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    Abstract

    The workplace is changing rapidly and knowledge work is conducted increasingly in settings that are global, digital, flat and networked. The epicenter of value-creation are the individuals and their interactions. Unified Communication and Collaboration Technology (UC&C) supports individual interactions, collaboration and knowledge creation. The use of this technology is growing globally. In a previous study, we found that UC&C in collocated and distributed settings, produced misfits and fits between situated enacted practice-use of UC&C and the experienced productivity. We respond to the KITA 2015 call with this work-in-progress paper. We apply the IT Knowledge Artefact (ITKA)-interpretive lens from Cabitza and Locoro (2014) to a case of knowledge workers struggling with appropriation of UC&C for creating and sharing practice knowledge. We evaluate the framework - and discuss the usefulness of the lens in this specific setting. To further improve and enrich, we pose questions, aiming at contributing to the communication of valuable insights informing the design and use of future ITKAs in knowledge work.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationIC3K 2015 : Proceedings of the 7th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management
    EditorsAna Fred, Jan Dietz, David Aveiro, Kecheng Liu, Joaquim Felipe
    Number of pages8
    Volume3
    Place of PublicationLisbon - Portugal
    PublisherSCITEPRESS Digital Library
    Publication dateNov 2015
    Pages436-443
    ISBN (Print)978-989-758-158-8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Nov 2015
    EventInternational Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management - Lisbon, Portugal
    Duration: 12 Nov 201514 Nov 2015
    Conference number: 7
    http://www.insticc.org/primorisdemo/ic3k/Home.aspx
    https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-52758-1

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management
    Number7
    Country/TerritoryPortugal
    CityLisbon
    Period12/11/201514/11/2015
    Internet address

    Keywords

    • IT-knowledge Artefacts
    • UC&C
    • Situativity
    • Socio-Technical Fit
    • Individual Practices
    • Knowledge Creation

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