http://www.ikmagazine.com/ The latest headlines and articles from Inside Knowledge Magazine (c) 2008, Ark Group Ltd. All rights reserved. http://www.ikmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=152C5BEE-215A-4FDF-BAFC-238480B7863B http://www.ikmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=152C5BEE-215A-4FDF-BAFC-238480B7863B Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ikmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=61E1E93F-C14D-4190-BFAF-2985F1ACCEAB http://www.ikmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=61E1E93F-C14D-4190-BFAF-2985F1ACCEAB Browse through the catalogues of e-commerce giant Amazon, or indeed the shelves of any large bookshop, and you are bound to find a selection of books dedicated to discussion of leadership. Certainly, leadership and the ability to successfully lead have long been viewed as immensely valuable concepts and so are dissected and debated frequently in the press, academic literature and across organisations. Google alone lists a staggering 122 million references to discussion of the elusive subject. Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ikmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=52A7D5CF-BC09-48C1-9D7F-5FF0D3981384 http://www.ikmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=52A7D5CF-BC09-48C1-9D7F-5FF0D3981384 Knowledge-driven companies are facing a challenge: they need to boost the productivity of their knowledge workers to be competitive. Current information systems, however, do not provide sufficient support for addressing this challenge. They make it cumbersome and time-consuming to share information and offer little support for informal knowledge processes. Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ikmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=FC53085B-31F2-4967-93A4-82D65880E260 http://www.ikmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=FC53085B-31F2-4967-93A4-82D65880E260 In the current swirl of buzzwords and hype around Web 2.0, Enterprise 2.0, and no doubt soon, Law Firm 2.0, perhaps we should reflect a little before hitching the wagons. Many firms have been involved in structured knowledge initiatives since the mid 1980s, with the shoulders of several generations of people and technology so far being applied to the grindstone. These efforts have been to help their firms and lawyers be more ‘knowledge able’ – to be stronger competitors in implementing their business strategies. Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ikmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=4087DC38-4245-4897-941A-CCFFC0632634 http://www.ikmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=4087DC38-4245-4897-941A-CCFFC0632634 Business and management researchers generally acknowledge two basic stages of information-systems usage: adoption and continuance. Past research has focused on adoption, the initial, critical stage in which users are introduced to a given computer application or program, learn about it and come to accept it. But recently, organisational managers and researchers have begun to explore the importance of continuance, the post-adoption stage of information-systems usage. Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ikmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=584E1DDF-4AE9-47EC-ACCF-FE838FF2A302 http://www.ikmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=584E1DDF-4AE9-47EC-ACCF-FE838FF2A302 You might only just be overcoming your Facebook addiction, but social networking in the UK is already 10 years old. Social networking may now be a buzz word, but the UK’s longest running example was founded over a family lunch in February 1998 by a mother of three, Penny Power. “Back then everyone was chasing dotcom lottery tickets thinking they would be overnight millionaires,” said Power. “At Ecademy we focused on putting people first and grew organically through word of mouth, and by backing up the service with face-to-face local events across the country,” says Power. Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT