We present a hybrid system within which the end user, typically a knowledge worker in the life science domain, can manipulate an exemplar data set in an exploratory fashion. Observation of this manual process is used to create a data flow based workflow. The user programs the system 'by example' allowing the creation of complex reusable processes by users with knowledge of the data but lacking ...

Knowledge management has been a proven tool to foster organizational performance, innovations, and individual knowledge workers’ productivity. A stream of empirical studies demonstrated with contradictory results that each single process – creation, sharing utilization can enhance the productivity in isolation. In contrast, our study argues support Nonaka’s theory alignment is only frontline pr...

Inter-organizational knowledge networks have been considered vital for the knowledge economy, particularly for small and medium size enterprises in knowledge-based industries, since knowledge creation often happens within those networks. Hence an interesting question to explore is: how do knowledge networks serve to contribute to knowledge creation? Beyond the role of network structure, which h...

Abstract This special issue introduction addresses the current stakes and possibilities of work Norman O. Brown. Beginning with a reflection on recent Brown conference, elaborates Brown's major theoretical interventions before providing brief synopses essays included in issue.

It comprises seven articles focussing on various aspects of knowledge work, namely knowledge worker productivity, collaboration and user support. The first two papers address the aspect of knowledge worker productivity. The first paper is mainly concerned with the measurement of knowledge worker productivity as regards experts in specific professional domains. The results of an empirical study ...

nowadays, most of the experts believe that organizations should select effective ways for diffusing organizational knowledge among their human resources. bias and his coworkers believe that the principal aspect of each enterprise is creation and transmission of interorganizational knowledge. therefore, the necessity of recognition and use of effective ways for sharing and transmission of knowle...