Panel: Organisational Memory
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This panel session brings together a diverse group of people to explore the concept of organizational memory. Closely related to organizational learning, organizational memory is the property of organizations that provides continuity and learning. Organizational memory is not just the aggregate of the memories of the organization's members-it is a social phenomenon. The panel session explores the phenomenon of organizational memory from the following perspectives: 1) Technology. How can CSCW augment organizational memory? CSCW applications currently focus on augmenting the process, i.e. communication and coordination. Do these alone provide the basis for organizational memory? What else is needed to make the memory effective? Organizational memory is ECSCW'91 189
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