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Visual documentation of knowledge work: an examination of competing approaches

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SIGDOC '07: Proceedings of the 25th annual ACM international conference on Design of communication

Pages 120 - 126

https://doi.org/10.1145/1297144.1297169

Published: 22 October 2007 Publication History

Abstract

Approaches to researching and understanding knowledge work in contemporary organizations have proliferated during the last decade. Interest in this area has been particularly charged by the emergence of knowledge management as a concern for administrators and managers. One of the challenges addressed by researchers working in this area is constructing visual representations of knowledge work. This paper examines competing approaches to such visualization work, exploring trends in current research-based work.

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Index Terms

Visual documentation of knowledge work: an examination of competing approaches
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Collaborative and social computing
    1. Collaborative and social computing theory, concepts and paradigms
      1. Computer supported cooperative work
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing and business
      1. Computer supported cooperative work

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SIGDOC '07: Proceedings of the 25th annual ACM international conference on Design of communication

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DOI:10.1145/1297144

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Hernández JGarcía MHernández G(2012)Dynamic KnowledgeService Science Research, Strategy and Innovation10.4018/978-1-4666-0077-5.ch030(547-573)Online publication date: 2012
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Hart-Davidson WZachry MSpinuzzi CZachry MSpinuzzi C(2012)Activity streamsProceedings of the 30th ACM international conference on Design of communication10.1145/2379057.2379109(279-288)Online publication date: 3-Oct-2012
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2379057.2379109
Zachry M(2007)Investigating New Techniques for Developing Meaningful Models of Knowledge Work2007 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference10.1109/IPCC.2007.4464055(1-5)Online publication date: Oct-2007
https://doi.org/10.1109/IPCC.2007.4464055

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