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"Digital Natives: Ethics, Behavioral Norms, and the Strategies of Knowledge Management"
Karine Barzilai-Nahon and Robert M. Mason
Institute for Innovation in Information Management,
The Information School,
University of Washington
June,2007 - September, 2007
This project examined the behavior and norms of the generation of young people
who are growing up with the Internet as part of their environment. This is the
first generation of "net natives," individuals who have grown up in the digital
age and have never known a world without the Internet.
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"Demystifying the Link between Innovation and Business Value"
Kevin C. Desouza (University of Washington),Jeffrey Y. Kim, Caroline Dombrowski,
Peter Baloh (University of Ljubljana), Yukika Awazu (Bentley College), Sanjeev
Jha (University of Illinois at Chicago), Sridhar Papagari (University of
Illinois at Chicago), Ashley Braganza (Cranfield University) and Chen Ye
(University of Illinois at Chicago).
Two universal truths underpin most business operations:
1. Unless businesses can demonstrate value to their stakeholders on a constant
basis they will lose customers and markets, get overrun by the competition, and
eventually become extinct
2. To generate business value, an organization must constantly innovate, and do
so in an effective and efficient manner.
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"Leveraging Ideas for Organizational Innovation"
Kevin C. Desouza (University of Washington), Caroline Dombrowski (University of
Washington), Peter Baloh (University of Ljubljana), Yukika Awazu (Bentley
College), Sanjeev Jha (University of Illinois at Chicago), Sridhar Papagari
(University of Illinois at Chicago), Ashley Braganza (Cranfield University) and
Jeffrey Y. Kim (University of Washington)
In order to compete, and even survive, in today's marketplace, organizations
must be capable of innovating. More specifically, organizations should be able
to innovate in a highly effective and efficient manner. Failure to innovate can
lead to several undesirable consequences from loss of customers to extinction
from the marketplace. While these realizations are pervasive among
organizations, many have not yet identified how to address the innovation
problem.
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"Beyond Knowledge Exchange: The Case of Practice Area Networks (PANs) at Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB)."
Hala P. Annabi (University of Washington),Chris Rivinus (Parsons Brinckerhoff),
Paul Arnold (Parsons Brinckerhoff), Karen Foley (University of Washington), Ken
Cam (University of Washington)
Complex organizations are characterized by a predominance of knowledge work. A
challenge in organizational design is understanding how best to:
1. Identify sources of knowledge
2. Connect disparate sources of knowledge
3. Protect against knowledge loss
4. Apply this knowledge toward business objectives
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