Title
An Exploratory Study on Collaboratively Conceptualizing Knowledge Intensive Processes.
Abstract
The relevance of the knowledge involved in organizational activities has already been addressed since earliest management theories. In this context, several works in the literature discuss how a so-called Knowledge Intensive Process (KIP) may be better understood and managed. The first step towards these goals is the identification of its elements. This is not a trivial task, since KIP involve many subjective and complex concepts that are typically tacit to stakeholders, and thus subject to different interpretations. However, a common interpretation of a KIP among all its participants is essential to prevent communication and comprehension problems. This paper presents an ontology that defines concepts and relationships of a KIP. We discuss the results of an exploratory study where a KIP was described by its participants in a collaborative manner, using a storytelling technique. The goal was to explore the use of the ontology as a basis for identifying the elements within the process description.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1007/978-3-642-31072-0_4
Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
Keywords
Field
DocType
Knowledge Intensive Process,Knowledge Intensive Process Ontology,Process Representation
Ontology,Storytelling,Process description,Psychology,Knowledge management,Process representation,Exploratory research,Comprehension
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
113
1865-1348
5
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.52
8
6