Guest editorial: KM in a changing world: time for a new research agenda
Makaleler > Editöre Mektup · 2022
Yazarlar: Susanne Durst, Serdal TEMEL
VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, Uluslararası, Scopus, 2022, cilt 52, ss 333-334
DOI: 10.1108/vjikms-07-2022-317
Özet
The special issue, KM in a changing world: Time for a new research agenda, contains seven papers that bring together new and novel ideas aimed at making visible the continued (and even stronger) role of knowledge management (KM) research in a changing world taking into consideration the complexity of challenges the entire world is exposed to.The overall purpose of this special issue was to provide a platform to facilitate debate and steer the discourse on the future of KM research.Researchers and practitioners were invited to share and present their ideas and proposals as to how KM research can contribute to the new normal.What are novel research ways/approaches to contribute with insights that can help people, organizations, the society at large to address the changing world and all its consequences?How to increase the level of knowledge creation by making sure that old and still relevant knowledge is not discarded?How to develop and maintain KM platforms that function at the societal level?How to develop smart KM systems that support people in making fast and informed decisions despite the increasing number of fake news and information?What would be suitable KM strategies for supporting digital entrepreneurship activities?How can KM support the increasing need for new skills and capacities among people?The reskilling of persons?What should be the role of KM in an increasingly connected world?How to make sure that its role is reached?How to make the subject KM an integrated component of all curricula at higher education institutes, secondary schools and even earlier?Submissions in the form of working papers, critical essays or full research manuscripts, adopting different theoretical lenses and worldviews, using a variety of research methods and exploring the topic with an entrepreneurial mindset were welcome.The first paper in this special issue entitled "Influence of Psychological Safety and Social Presence on Knowledge Sharing Behavior in Higher Education Online Learning Environment" was written by Putra Endi Catyanadika and Jay Rajasekera.The purpose of their research was to examine the knowledge sharing behaviour of online learning community members in terms of their psychological safety and social presence perceptions.Using data collected from online class members at a university in Indonesia, the authors could not only show the significance of psychological safety and social presence to promote knowledge sharing behaviour but also the mediation effect of social presence on the relationship between psychological safety and knowledge sharing behaviour.Stressing the critical role of health care in general and in health crises in particular, Basel Hammoda and Susanne Durst, in their paper "A Taxonomy of Knowledge Risks for Healthcare Organizations", identify and describe 25 types of knowledge risks in health-care organizations.The authors also highlight how the knowledge risks manifest and elaborate on the risks' consequences.Given the novelty of studying knowledge risks in health care, the proposed taxonomy can offer researchers a solid ground for further research.Muhammad Anshari and Mahani Hamdan, in their paper "Understanding knowledge management and upskilling in Fourth Industrial Revolution: transformational shift and SECI model", highlight the role of KM in steering new skills and capabilities.More precisely the authors aimed at identifying critical new skills and capabilities among organization