Futures Studies Methods for Knowledge Management in Academic Research

Sabine Kadlubek (), Stella Schulte-Cörne, Florian Welter, Anja Richert and Sabina Jeschke
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Sabine Kadlubek: IMA/ZLW & IfU, RWTH Aachen University
Stella Schulte-Cörne: IMA/ZLW & IfU, RWTH Aachen University
Florian Welter: IMA/ZLW & IfU, RWTH Aachen University
Anja Richert: IMA/ZLW & IfU, RWTH Aachen University
Sabina Jeschke: IMA/ZLW & IfU, RWTH Aachen University

A chapter in Automation, Communication and Cybernetics in Science and Engineering 2015/2016, 2016, pp 95-103 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The management of academic knowledge is a relatively young area of attention. Universities and other higher education institutions accumulate a great deal of knowledge and the management of this asset is more than ever crucial for the strategic alignment. Hence, this paper aims at showing that knowledge management in academic research should work hand in hand with futures studies to develop and foster a strategic orientation. For this purpose the knowledge management model by Probst et al. (1998) with its eight building blocks serves as a framework. The focus of this paper lies on the processes of knowledge goals (ibid.) and knowledge identification (ibid.). Here it will be discussed that the futures studies methods monitoring, scenario technique and forecasting are suitable to complement knowledge management methods within academic research due to their ability to identify and concentrate information and knowledge relevant to the future.

Keywords: Futures Studies; Knowledge Management; Academic Research; Monitoring; Forecasting; Scenario Technique (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-42620-4_9

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