RA12-2025 KM, Organizational Systems and Innovation

THEMATIC AREA: KM, Organizational Systems and Innovation

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Complexity Approaches to Support New Knowledge and Business Development

Reference No. of the Track: 18

Short Description:
To address “nowadays challenges” (i.e. digital and energy transitions, social and economic sustainability, global crises, AI pervasiveness) and build knowledge futures, new approaches are needed for knowledge management and new business models’ development. These approaches are required in order to take into account the increasing complexity of organizations, business,…

Keywords:
complexity, innovation, networks, knowledge

Organizers:

Giovanna Ferraro, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Stephan Leitner, University of Klagenfurt, Austria
Raffaella Manzini, LIUC Università Cattaneo, Italy
Cristina Ponsiglione, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Linda Ponta, University of Genoa, Italy

European University Alliances: Collaborative Knowledge Creation and Innovation Across Borders

Reference No. of the Track: 36

Short Description:
The European University Initiative (EUI), a key initiative under the European Commission’s strategy for higher education, aims to establish a novel organizational model for cross-border collaboration among universities called European University Alliances (EUAs) (Charret & Chankseliani, 2023; Corazza et al., 2024). After their first launch in 2019, these alliances…

Keywords:
European University Alliances, knowledge management, transnational collaboration, higher education governance, interdisciplinary innovation, challenge-based learning

Organizers:

Laura Corazza, University of Turin, Italy
Francesco Marengo, University of Turin, Italy
Ernesto Exposito, Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, France
Clement Combier, Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, France

Shaping the Future: Adapting HEIs to the Evolving Knowledge and Innovation Landscape

Reference No. of the Track: 44

Short Description:
The evolving global knowledge environment have a significant impact on Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Technological development, shifting labour market demands, and emerging societal challenges are forcing HEIs to rethink their classical roles (focusing on knowledge creation and dissemination) and responsibilities in this new knowledge and innovation landscape. Because of…

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

AI and Knowledge Management: A Challenge for Competitive Business Environment

Reference No. of the Track: 48

Short Description:
Knowledge management is crucial to business success in today’s complex and highly competitive business environment. The rapid advancement of digital technologies, artificial intelligence and intelligent machines presents new challenges for the creation and management of knowledge within companies. The current phenomenon of automation, associated with the intensive use of…

Keywords:
Knowledge Management, AI, Work Life Balance

Organizers:

Maria Zifaro, Mercatorum University, Italy
Andrea Presciutti, Mercatorum University, Italy
Anna Bisogno, Mercatorum University, Italy
Giovanni Spatola, Mercatorum University, Italy
Giuseppe Ambrosio, Mercatorum University, Italy