In the knowledge based society, organizations often encounter problems as they seek to manage knowledge. Consequently, they try to identify the causes of these problems and find solutions. In this article, we develop a knowledge management problems-causes-solutions framework that encompasses: problems associated with knowledge creation, storage/retrieval, transfer and application; causes, inclu...

This paper describes our current study in the development of collaborative design environment which considers ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and architectural space. Our study group has been developing a computerized prototype environment for collaboration, which attempts to support synchronous design collaboration in a continuously connected project-room at distributing sites. ...

We use the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) 2003-2012 to estimate time spent in non-work on the job. Non-work is substantial and varies positively with local unemployment. Time spent in non-work conditional on any positive amount rises, while the fraction of workers reporting positive values declines with unemployment. Both effects are economically important, and are consistent with a model in w...

This article aims to identify how knowledge workers develop their own collaboration strategies and techniques for getting their work done in complex, dynamic knowledge intensive work environments. Three case studies have been conducted to explore the nature of routines in different collaborative working settings as they provide sufficient detail to better understand the actual state and problem...

Engagement in work through information and communication technology from places other than a corporate office, often referred to as telework, is simultaneously transforming work and life. In order to support successful adoption of telework by organizations it is important to move away from research stacking up evidence for or against telework. Instead what is required is a more nuanced examinat...

INTRODUCTION In the information age where teleconferences replace in-person meetings, where telecommuting replaces going to the office, and where international networks facilitate global transmissions with the apparent ease of calling one’s next-door neighbor, valuable assets change ownership at the speed of light. Louis Jionet, Secretary-General of the French Commission on Data Processing and ...