RA06-2024 HRM, Learning and Education

RESEARCH AREA: HRM, Learning and Education

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Managing Knowledge and Innovation for Human Centric Organizations

Reference No. of the Track: 06

Short Description:
This track explores how organizations can manage knowledge and innovation in ways that put people at the centre. It analyses strategies to promote knowledge sharing, collaboration, and creativity among employees. It also discusses ways to encourage bottom-up innovation and make the workplace more human-centric. The track also looks at…

Keywords:
Organizational Culture; Employee Engagement; Human-Centric Workplaces; Management Innovation; Knowledge Management

Organizers:

Vittorio D’Amato, LUM Università Giuseppe Degennaro, Italy
Antonio Giangreco, IESEG School of Management, France
Luca Tuporini, LIUC – Università Cattaneo, Italy
Alessandra Ricciardelli, LUM Università Giuseppe Degennaro, Italy
Elena Tosca, LIUC – Università Cattaneo, Italy

FabLabs and Makers: What Role Have Knowledge and Innovation on Their Development and Success?

Reference No. of the Track: 15

Short Description:
FabLabs are an experimental space for digital design and manufacturing that has democratized access to technology, reducing its cost and facilitating its execution for anyone interested in materializing an idea into a tangible object. From a theoretical standpoint, FabLabs and makers have been portrayed as the herald of a…

Keywords:
FabLab, makers, DIY, knowledge, innovation, education

Organizers:

David Hidalgo Carvajal, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
Ruth Carrasco Gallego, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
Maria Luisa Martinez Muneta, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
Gustavo Morales Alonso, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

Innovative Ways to Knowledge Transfer in and among Higher Education Institutions

Reference No. of the Track: 19

Short Description:
In the last few years, there has been a tendency for higher education institutions and universities (HEIs) to supplement their traditional roles of teaching and research with a third mission referring to their social, enterprise, and innovation activities. Although these institutions have always played a vital role in knowledge…

Keywords:
Strategic management, project management, knowledge management, innovation management, higher education institutions

Organizers:

Nikolett Deutsch, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary
Viktória Papp-Horváth, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary

Organizational Behavior and Knowledge Management

Reference No. of the Track: 25

Short Description:
Behaviors and knowledge are two interconnected aspects of an organization’s daily life. Employees are the primary movers, holders, and users of knowledge in an organization, and their behavior has a significant impact on the organization’s ability to create, share, and use knowledge effectively (Kaushal & Nyoni, 2022). For example,…

Keywords:
Organizational Behavior; Knowledge Management; Organizational culture; Organizational Change

Organizers:

Angelo Rosa, LUM University Giuseppe De Gennaro, Italy
Nicola Capolupo, University of Salerno, Italy
Francesca Di Virgilio, University of Molise, Italy
Maria Jose Sousa, ISCTE Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal

New KM Tools and Methodologies in Light of this New "Ordinary" Way of Managing Work Performance

Reference No. of the Track: 28

Short Description:
Knowledge Management (KM) has garnered significant interest over the past decade, as the concept has solidified that continuous learning, skills upgrading, and lifelong training are necessary to compete in a complex and unpredictable environment. Historically, the design and implementation of KM solutions and tools have drawn their vitality from…

Keywords:
Smart Working, Knowledge Management, Environmental complexity, competitiveness

Organizers:

Maria Zifaro, Universitas Mercatorum, Italy
Marco Giannini, Università di Pisa, Italy
Luca Girardi, Università di Macerata, Italy

Telework and Coworking in Postpandemic Times: New Challenges for the Management of Knowledge

Reference No. of the Track: 36

Short Description:
This track aims to promote a scientific reflection about the implications that new ways of working such as telework and coworking have in terms of the management of knowledge in organizations. Some examples of topics to be extensively discussed may include: The importance of work venue in shaping the…

Keywords:
Telework, remote work, hybrid work, cowork, knowledge management, work dynamics, innovation

Organizers:

Maribel Labrado-Antolín, Universidad CEU San Pablo, Spain
Oscar Rodríguez-Ruiz, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
José Fernández Menéndez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
María Isabel Delgado Piña, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Alberto Ruozzi-Lopez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain