The Knowledge Management Education Hub

Graduate Degrees/Programs

• PhD Program (Concentration: Management Information Systems > Knowledge Management**)

Communities

• Queen’s KM Forum (Industry Forum for Practicing Knowledge Managers; Est. in Nov 1999)

Conferences

Knowledge Impact in Society Showcase (KSI Showcase)** ³⁾
The Knowledge Impact in Society Showcase (KSI Showcase) is organized as part of the Knowledge Impact in Society (KIS) project, a three-year, Eastern Ontario knowledge mobilization initiative, to connect rural economic development leaders and communities of rural Eastern Ontario with cutting-edge research.

• 2011 KIS Showcase, April 12, 2011, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  Conference Theme: New Horizons in Rural Economic Development
  The Potential of Community-Academic Partnerships
  – Economic Development Research in Rural Eastern Ontario – Past, Present & Future
  Best Practices in Rural Business
  – Building Rural Transportation
  – Expanding Social Enterprise
  Symposium: Sustainable Economic Development through Entrepreneurship
  – Natural Resources-Based Entrepreneurship Profile – Deslaurier Custom Cabinets
  – Manufacturing Entrepreneurship Profile – GT Machining
  Panel Discussion:
  – Rural Eastern Ontario – Building a New Generation of Entrepreneurs

• 2010 KIS Showcase 2010, April 23, 2010, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  Conference program n.a.

• 2009 KIS Showcase 2009, April 8, 2009, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  Conference program n.a.

Knowledge Summit & Doctoral Consortium (fall conference)
The Knowledge Summit is an intimate, interactive event connecting a select group of business executives with leading experts on the knowledge economy. Exchange ideas, debate strategies and emerge with a sharper view of how innovation combined with strategic business decisions can foster economic growth. The Doctoral Consortium will provide Ph.D. students studying in the knowledge management field with the opportunity to present research, exchange ideas, and emerge with a refined research program.

• 5th Knowledge Management Doctoral Consortium 2006, November 11-13, 2006, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  Papers n.a.
• Knowledge Summit 2006, June 2006, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  Conference Theme: Making Knowledge-Based Organizations a Reality (An invited symposium)
  Conference program n.a

• 4th Knowledge Management Doctoral Consortium 2005, October 30 – November 1, 2005, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  Papers n.a.

• 5th Knowledge Summit 2004, November 15-16, 2004, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  Conference Theme:
  (CANCELLED?) Conference program n.a

  Co-located Events:
  3rd Knowledge Summit Doctoral Consortium 2004, Nov 14-15

• 4th Knowledge Summit 2003, October 16-17, 2003, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  Conference Theme:
  (CANCELLED?) Conference program n.a

  Co-located Events:
  2nd Knowledge Summit Doctoral Consortium 2003, Oct 15-16 (Oct 17 wrap-up)

  Papers:
  Managing Ontological Ambiguity: Extending The Knowledge Management Framework
  Choice Of Knowledge Transfer Mechanisms And Difficulty Of Knowledge Transfer Within The Firm: An Inquiry To The Characteristics Of Knowledge
  Enablers And Barriers For Individuals’ Willingness And Ability To Share Knowledge: An Exploratory Study
  An Investigation Of The Reciprocal Relationship Between Knowledge Repositories And The Knowledge Management Practices Of Professional Groups
  From Team To Organizational Knowledge: The Creation Of A Digital Option
  Knowledge Management And Power
  Transformational Leadership And High-Performance Work System Practices As Facilitators Of Knowledge Work Behaviors
  Examining The Relationship Between External Knowledge Management And Performance
  The Paradox Of Inter-Organizational Learning Between Culturally Diverse Partners: A Research Proposal

• 3rd Knowledge Summit 2002, October 17-18, 2002, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  Conference Theme: Knowledge Leadership and Learning: Leveraging Canada’s Knowledge Resources
  Presentations:
  Knowledge Leadership and Learning: Setting the Agenda
  Knowledge Leadership and Strategy
  Leadership in a Knowledge Based Organization
  Knowledge Matters

  Discussion Sessions:
  The Human Side of Knowledge Leadership and Learning

  Co-located Events:
  1st Knowledge Summit Doctoral Consortium 2002, Oct 16-17

  Papers:
  Knowledge Management Systems Success: An Assessment Model for Project-Based Knowledge Repositories
  Trust and Knowledge Management
  Models of Intellectual Capital Valuation: A Comparative Evaluation
  Topical Review of Knowledge Management Curriculum Programs
  Understanding information brokering and the role of technology
  The Impact of Technology Adoption and Knowledge Management on the Market Orientation of Organizations
  Evaluating the Effects of Organizational Learning Processes on Healthcare Outcomes
  Why people are willing to share knowledge: An open-source account

• 2nd Knowledge Summit 2001, October 9-10, 2001, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  Conference Theme: Innovation and Economic Growth: Canada faces the 21st Century
  Presentations:
  Innovation: Canada’s Major Challenge
  Innovation and Economic Growth in Canada

  Panel Sessions:
  How to address the challenges of innovating in turbulent times

  Working Sessions: (group work w. plenary session)
  Creating an Action Plan

• 1st Knowledge Summit 2000, October 10-11, 2000, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  Conference Theme: Creating Wealth in the Knowledge Economy (Official KBE Centre’s launch event; By invitation only)
  Presentations:
  Creating Competitive Advantage in the Knowledge Economy
  Creating Customer Value in the Knowledge Economy

  Panel Sessions:
  Approaches to Maximizing Intellectual Capital

  Working Sessions: (group work w. plenary session)
  Creating an Action Plan

Knowledge Roundtable (spring conference)

• 5th Knowledge Roundtable 2005, April 20-22, 2005, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  Roundtable Topic: Knowledge Transfer and Management in Healthcare: Quality, Safety, Accessibility and Affordability – Finding the Balance
  Keynotes: (1)
  …

  Discussion Sessions: (5)
  …

  Presentation on KGH’s wireless system

• 4th Knowledge Roundtable 2004, May 5-7 2004, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  Roundtable Topic: e-Learning: From Practice to Profit
  Keynotes:
  A new vision of e-learning design

  Presentations:
  Why E-learning is Important to Canada

  Unlocking Human Potential – leveraging technology for learning
  Technology in Learning
  E-learning in Canada
  The STRATX-Online virtual classroom
  E-learning: Factors Impacting Outcomes and Performance The Elephant in the Quad: The rise of the online degree market and its likely impact on post-secondary education

  Career Building through e-learning
  E-learning Practices: The Evolution of e-learning in Bell Canada
  Framework for e-learning Strategy Renewal

  Metrics, A Pragmatic and Contrarian View
  …n.a.

• 3rd Knowledge Roundtable, April 16-17, 2003, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  Roundtable Topic: Customer Knowledge Management (CKM)
  Agenda n.a.

• 2nd Knowledge Roundtable, March 4-5, 2002, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  Roundtable Topic: Health Care & Knowledge Management: Building Bridges to Better Patient Care
  Presentations:
  The Challenges of Managing the Knowledge Base in Health Care
  The New Imperative in Health Care: Knowledge Management

  Discussion Sessions:
  Knowledge Management Practices: Perspectives from Practitioners
  Health System Perspectives on Knowledge Management Practices
  Perspectives on Knowledge Management Practices and Technologies

• 1st Knowledge Roundtable, March 12-13, 2001, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  Roundtable Topic: From .com to .profit (E-Commerce Research Program)
  Agenda n.a.

Seminars

Creative Economy Seminar Series

May 2010: The rural creative economy: Agenda for research
Apr 2010: The creative economy: Rural policy implications
Mar 2010: The creative economy In Ontario: A Prince Edward County case example
Feb 2010: The rural creative economy: Issues and challenges
Jan 2010: The creative economy: Fact and fiction

Knowledge Exchange Seminars (interactive, multidisciplinary lunchtime seminar; successor of the Knowledg Cafe)

Mar 2011: Enabling Innovation – How Rural Areas Can Optimise their Economic Futures – A UK Perspective
Sep 2010: Intellectual Capital

Jan 2010: Using a community before going it alone: Incubating institutions and entrepreneurial occupations
Dec 2009: How common knowledge impacts the effectiveness of knowledge management processes: Insights from empirical studies
Nov 2009: Green phoenix: How green energy investments can renew old manufacturing regions; Human capital and leadership
Oct 2009: Knowledge processed through a model in order to enhance performance; A model of the tacit knowledge lifecycle for decision-making: From creation to utilization
Sep 2009: The diffusion of knowledge inside the organization

Jun 2009: The Economics of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
May 2009: Research centres and knowledge: The good, the bad and the ugly
Apr 2009: The industrial city in transition: A cultural and environmental inventory of greater Saint John
Mar 2009: Social entrepreneurs in journalism
Feb 2009: Knowledge translation in healthcare research
Jan 2009: Multimodal Knowledge Sharing Networks: A Research Agenda
Dec 2008: The alignment of business and knowledge strategies and structures
Nov 2008: The Harris Centre, Knowledge mobilization, Regional development
Oct 2008: Political economies of knowledge, with an example
Sep 2008: Individual, group, and organizational learning; A knowledge management perspective

May 2008: Knowledge Sharing in Charities
Apr 2008: A New View of Knowledge Management
Mar 2008: Social Networking in Corporate Environments
Feb 2008: Using IT To Support the Discovery of Novel Knowledge in Organizations
Jan 2008: PELA (Prince Edward/Lennox & Addington Community Futures Development) Research on Physician Recruitment; Mobilizing Knowledge: From Knowledge to Action
Dec 2007: Knowledge Management Capability and the Role of Information Technology
Nov 2007: The Firm’s Assets and Their Measurement; Every User Tells a Story
Oct 2007: Leadership: Knowledge Management by a New Name?; Measuring the Value Added of Management: Management’s Dark Matter
Sep 2007: Socialization in Open Source Software Communities: A Symbolic Interactionist Perspective

May 1, 2007: Repertory Grids and Narrative Inquiry (Overview & Workshop)
Mar 2007: Urban Spaces: Real, Virtual, Possible; Overview: Knowledge Value-Added (KVA) & Leveraging Knowledge Assets: Knowledge and Value Added
Feb 2007: Learning Styles
Jan 2007: How do we Succeed at Organization Innovation? And Co-ordinate our Problem-Solving Capabilities?; Championing the Innovation Process – and Developing our Leadership for Innovation and Change

Fulbright Scholar Lecture/Seminar Series

Oct 2009: Knowledge management and business intelligence: Resource competitors or synergistic forces?
Apr 2008: Concepts and knowledge typologies that underpin the seperate segments of the knowledge management (KM) field
Feb 2006: When Knowledge-Based Enterprises Collaborate: Building Complex Infrastructures for Interorganizational Information Sharing

Speaker Series

Apr 2004: Developing knowledge management/human capital strategies

Apr 2003: Successfully introducing new technologies
Feb 2003: How organizational culture influences knowledge management initiatives
Nov 2002: The blogging phenomenon: What the Internet may have to teach corporate managers

May 2002: Ggroup-to-individual Transfer of Learning
Jan 2002: Knowledge Based Theory of the Firm
Oct 2001: Knowledge Management: View from the Field

Jan 2001: E-commerce jurisdiction and international issues surrounding e-commerce (E-Commerce Research Program speaker series)
Oct 2000: The Knowledge-Based Economy: Facts and Theories
Sep 2000: Larry Prusack on topics such as connectivity, visibility of knowledge, localism and time and space

(CANCELLED) Nick Bontis: Assessing Knowledge Assets: A Review of the Models Used to Measure Intellectual Capital
Apr 2000 (1st): Total Value Creation: a new approach of assessing value within knowledge-based enterprises

Workshops

• Jun 2009: Knowledge Mobilization and Grant Proposal Writing: A Researcher’s Guide
• Weekly 1 hour Knowledge Café (2001-2006; successor. Knowledge Exchange Seminar series)
• Impact of Knowledge Mobilization Discovery Workshops (part of the two-year Impact of Knowledge Mobilization in Rural Economic Development project)
  Nov 2011 – Jul 2012: 11 Workshops in 11 cities
• Knowledge Impact in Society Discovery Workshops (part of the Knowledge Impact in Society (KIS) project)
  2008-2009: 15 Workshops

Meetings

Queen’s KM Forum Meetings

• May 2001: Current issues in knowledge management (with CEST Knowledge Management Forum from the UK in Toronto)
• Mar 2000: Creating and Facilitating Communities of Practice
• Nov 1999: Exploring the possibility of creating a regular forum for practicing knowledge managers