Publication Authors: Jussi Okkonen

Tuomo Eloranta, Outi Vanharanta, Matti Vartiainen, Thomas Olsson, Jussi Okkonen

The COVID-19 pandemic forced knowledge workers to switch from company offices to working from home. This switch was abrupt and needed to be conducted without preparation making it potentially challenging particularly to those with little previous experience working from home. Against this backdrop, our study examines what kind of job crafting, i.e. proactive modification of […]

IN: Proceedings IFKAD 2021 – Managing Knowledge in Uncertain Times
1510-1527
Jussi Okkonen, Vilma Vuori

Today’s knowledge worker is typically deeply immersed into the digitally rich, ubiquitous work space during most of the wake hours. Information technology has enhanced knowledge work processes, especially communication related to the work processes, in several ways. Technological tools enable asynchronicity, spatial dispersion, and mobility. Work is no longer bound to time or place, and […]

IN: Proceedings IFKAD 2017 – Knowledge Management in the 21st Century: Resilience, Creativity and Co-creation
369-376
Nina Helander, Jussi Okkonen, Vilma Vuori, Niina Paavilainen, Johanna Kujala

Knowledge work (KW) has risen to a significant role in modern societies, leading to an increasing number of the knowledge workers. Digitalization changes the work life, challenging individuals representing different professions as well as organisations. KW and the traditional professions are changing in many ways, opening up new vistas. The purpose of this paper is […]

IN: Proceedings IFKAD 2016 – Towards a New Architecture of Knowledge: Big Data, Culture and Creativity
40-52