Call for Papers, Posters, Round Table Proposals, Practitioner Contributions and Product Demonstrations

Today, knowledge and intellectual capital plays a principal role in the delivery of corporate performance. This importance is reflected in the fact that companies, without the force of any regulations, start to measure their knowledge and intellectual capital, they even produce and externally publish intellectual capital statements; accounting guidelines are being developed and standards are being questioned and reviewed; and governments are beginning to measure the intellectual capital of cities, regions, and  countries. Companies and investors alike are trying to measure their intellectual capital and the value of knowledge. However, it seems as if the field has reached a point of maturity where we need to address issues around taxonomies and research methodology. In a recent special issue of a leading journal in the field (Marr & Chatzkel, 2004) these issues were highlighted. The concept of knowledge or intellectual capital is often poorly defined and is addressed from multiple disciplinary perspectives which all give it slightly different meanings. 

The conference committee welcomes contributions on a wide range of topics using a range of scholarly approaches including theoretical and empirical papers employing qualitative, quantitative and critical methods.

Publication opportunity

Papers presented at the conference will be published in the conference proceedings subject to author registration and payment. ICICKM Proceedings have an ISBN and are accredited on various lists. Click the star in the right hand box to view these accreditations. Papers will also be considered for publication in a special issue of the Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management. The latest issue of the journal is available to read online.

The conference committee is attracted by both theoretical and practical papers on many subjects, as well as by innovative ideas and experiences. We are also interested in case studies that demonstrate how research strategies have been applied and the lessons learned. We welcome contributions on many topics, presenting a range of scholarly approaches. theoretical and empirical papers employing qualitative, quantitative and critical methods are eagerly awaited. Action research, case studies and work-in-progress/posters are welcomed approaches. PhD Research, proposals for roundtable discussions, non-academic contributions and product demonstrations based on the main themes are also invited. You can find full details in the submission types document (.pdf format).

In addition to the main conference topics, the advisory group invites submissions to the following mini tracks: Teaching Knowledge Management chaired by Dr. Mustafa Sagsan, Near East University, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus; Intellectual Capital and Organizational Learning chaired by Dr. Bob Barrett, American Public University, USA; The Value of KM and Intellectual capital in the development of a Nation chaired by Eduardo Rodriguez – IQAnalytics Canada,  EDC Canada; Knowledge Management Audit and Maturity Models chaired by Joao Pedro Albino School of Science, Campus Bauru, UNESP, Brazil; The value of human resources in ICKM: Issues and Challenges co-chaired by Paul Toulson, Massey University, New Zealand and Delio I. Castaneda, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia; Bridging the gap from theory to practice in Knowledge Management chaired by Mohamed Rabhi,  SABIC Technology and Innovation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  

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A prize will be awarded to the best Poster and the best PhD paper

Submission details are given below. Topics may include but are not limited to:

Participants will be asked to vote for the best poster and a prize will be given for the poster receiving the highest number of votes. Additionally a prize will be awarded to the best PhD paper presented at the conference.

Mini Track Call for Papers on Teaching Knowledge Management  Click icon to download a .pdf

Track Chair: Dr. Mustafa Sagsan, Near East University, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Mustafa Sagsan


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This track aims at improving knowledge management teaching from both the educational and interdisciplinary perspective. A successful knowledge management education programme requires some input from management and organization science, cognitive science, technology science, information science, etc.

Thus, the track seeks to answer the question:  How can a knowledge management education programme be designed that considers organizational needs and also satisfies the societal demands?

Topics  may include, but are not restricted to:

Submissions can be made on-line directly on the Abstract submission page.

Mini Track Call for Papers on Intellectual Capital and Organizational Learning  Click icon to download a .pdf

Track Chair: Dr. Bob Barrett, American Public University, USA

Bob Barrett


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Intellectual capital is comprised of all resources that help to determine the competitiveness and value of an organization in one’s economy. While many global economies have fluctuated during the past several years, certain companies and industries have learned better ways of managing their resources. As industries have adapted to changes in their economy, some industries have survived, and even flourished during these critical, economic times. During this time many organizations have found value in the process of learning among its employees, groups, and organization as a whole. Organizational learning is an area that has gained much attention over the past decade in terms of how it can help individuals, groups, and organizations learn from their experiences, as well as to how to prepare for current and future economic , cultural, or political changes in the workplace. Thus, it may be important to examine how other organizations use their intellectual capital in the development of its organizational learning efforts, as well as exploring how organizations can best utilize their resources to help into a learning organization

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Submissions can be made on-line directly on the Abstract submission page.

Mini Track Call for Papers on The Value of KM and Intellectual capital in the development of a Nation  Click icon to download a .pdf

Track Chair: Eduardo Rodriguez – IQAnalytics Canada,  EDC Canada

Eduardo Rodriguez


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This mini track aims to bring researchers and practitioners together who are involved in looking at the influence and application of intellectual capital and knowledge management processes at a country-wide level. We are interested in work that has looked at how knowledge management can affect the development of a nation; how competitive advantage can be created and how success or failure can be evaluated and benchmarked. We are also interested in specific case examples of KM and IC in action in education, government and industry.

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Submissions can be made on-line directly on the Abstract submission page.

Mini Track Call for Papers on Knowledge Management Audit and Maturity Models  Click icon to download a .pdf

Track Chair: Joao Pedro Albino School of Science, Campus Bauru, UNESP, Brazil

Joao Pedro Albino


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Knowledge Management is a discipline that takes a systematic approach to the information assets of an organization. Such assets include intellectual capital, employee expertise, business and competitive intelligence, and organizational memory. The track objective is to discuss process and models in which key knowledge assets can be found, and how these assets can set the direction for organizational growth and where the organization stands in the knowledge path.

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Submissions can be made on-line directly on the Abstract submission page.

Mini Track Call for Papers on The Value of human resources in ICKM: Issues and Challenges  Click icon to download a .pdf

Track Co-Chairs: Paul Toulson, Massey University, New Zealand and Delio I. Castaneda, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia

Paul Toulson


Delio I. Castaneda

The mini track follows the line of what is called the behavioural school or the human factors associated to ICKM. We welcome studies on knowledge sharing and its psychosocial and organizational determinants and in human resources practices’ impacts on ICKM.  The objective of this track session is to share research work that has practical and theoretical significance for organisations that are grappling with the ambiguities of cherishing and managing their people resources in the contemporary environment.  This session will attempt to un pack some of the complexity that surrounds people as assets with respect to measurement, evaluation, and links to the achievement of organisational goals.  Also the relationships of people with other intangibles identified in the ICKM literature. The session intends to be inclusive of all conference delegates that have an interest in or who are working in this fascinating field of ICKM.

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Submissions can be made on-line directly on the Abstract submission page.

Mini Track Call for Papers on Bridging the gap from theory to practice in Knowledge Management  Click icon to download a .pdf

Track Co-Chairs: Mohamed Rabhi,  SABIC Technology and Innovation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mohamed Rabhi


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Most of scientific research and discoveries will remain on the shelves unless they have practical values, make it to the real world, and impact our daily activities. Similarly, Knowledge Management (KM) in the academia needs to be undertaken with the underlying and ultimate objective of transfer from theoretical research to true business value. Today, academic studies in KM lead to development of important processes, frameworks, and models. Only few researchers take their findings to the next level of practical testing and validation. Moreover, since very limited practical solutions make it to the publication world, most academic research is based and built on published refereed and theoretical data. On the other hand KM in the practice field is being implemented with little or no reference to the scientifically sound findings in academia. Therefore, many of these KM initiatives are not sustainable and are short-lived. The mini-track will address the questions and opportunities for two-way communication and collaboration between academicians and practitioners: Where do we start? How do we clone successful stories and cases from the scientific and technological fields to KM area?

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Submissions can be made on-line directly on the Abstract submission page.

Submission details: - (All submission types require an abstract in the first instance.)

Abstract details: The Abstract should be a minimum of 300 and no more than 500 words including keywords to be received by 30 March 2012. (extended until 13 April 2012) Abstracts must include the proposed title for the paper. 

Submission:        Submissions should be made via the online form. Please provide the full names (first name and surname, not initials), postal address, email address and a telephone number for at least one contact author. Please give full names (first name and surname, not initials) for all other authors. Please indicate clearly if the contact author is not the lead author. You should complete all required fields.

Full paper:         Only required for academic submissions to main conference streams once the abstract has been selected and not to be more than 5,000 words including abstract, keywords and references (the Harvard referencing rules need to be followed). Submission date will be no later than 18 May 2012. Papers should be submitted as .doc or .rtf file attachments by email to the Conference Manager, Julia Hawkins with the paper submission checklist and copyright form.

Important information:

• The selection panel of the conference committee will consider all paper abstracts received by the submission deadline to ensure that the proposed paper is relevant to the Conference.
• The authors of abstracts that describe a relevant paper will receive a notification of abstract selection.
• All full papers will be double-blind reviewed by members of the conference committee to ensure an adequate standard, that the proposed subject of their abstract has been followed, that the paper is of a suitable length, the standard of English is adequate and the paper is appropriately referenced.
• For authors  whose first language is not English we request that you have your work proof read prior to submission by a native English speaker (or at least a fluent English speaker). Papers can be rejected due to a poor standard of English. We do offer proof-reading services.
• Papers that are accepted will be published in the conference proceedings providing at least one author registers and presents the work at the Conference (see the registration section of the conference website for more information about registration).
• Due to the large number of papers expected for this conference, the committee only allows an author to present one paper. Therefore if multiple papers are accepted for presentation different co-authors need to present each paper. Author registrations (including payment) must be completed by 24 August 2012 and there are special discounts available for earlybird registration and group bookings, including a special reduced rate for supervisors and students attending together..

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Last updated 1 April 2012