Elahe Javadi
Department of Business Administration, College of Business |
Abstract: Design of Effective Collaborative Knowledge Creation Communities: The Role of Information Technology in Organizational Innovation
The primary objective of this study is to investigate how organizations can enhance their entrepreneurial capabilities with the use of information technology to support collaborative knowledge creation in workgroups. To facilitate innovation in groups, information systems require unique design features to motivate idea sharing among members, bridge social network distances, make heterogeneous information available, induce competition, and log members’ activities.
Two streams of research have been developed with little connection: creativity support tools in the information systems literature, and creativity in work groups in organizational behavior research. We plan to bridge the gap by investigating design factors of information systems that enable organizational innovation with construction of collaborative knowledge creation communities within organizations. The project is designed to build on a series of lab experiments and case studies, and will address the following questions: (1) To what extent can the design of effective collaborative knowledge creation practices within organizations influence members’ innovative performance? (2) What are the requirements of information systems to support effective collaborative knowledge creation in organizations? |
