Personal Knowledge Management Research Articles

Exploring the use of Smart Mobile Devices and their applications for infocommunication and PKM in the personal lives of teachers

This article is part of a PhD research and investigates the impact of rapid technological evolution, focusing on the adoption of smart mobile devices (SMD), such as smartphones, tablets and laptops, and applications (app) in the personal lives of higher education professors in the area of Information Science. In addition, gaps are identified in existing research, emphasizing the need to understand how SMD is used in personal activities for personal knowledge management (PKM) practices and infocommunication. Specific objectives include identifying the most commonly used SMDs and apps, the frequency of such use, and how they are used for those practices. The methodology is qualitative, triangulating the integrative review with a questionnaire (N-10). The results point to interest in device ecologies for PKM and Info-communication, with communication apps (text and voice) and e-mail being the most important for teachers. It is hoped that the results of this study can contribute to the advancement of knowledge about the use of SMD by teachers and to the development of a generic descriptive model of infocommunicational behaviour and PKM that can be applied in other contexts.

PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE NEXUS WITH THRIVING AT WORK AS A MEDIATING FACTOR IN A PUBLIC ORGANIZATION CONTEXT

This study examined the relationship between personal knowledge management and employee performance by accounting for the mediational effect of thriving at work. The study used a cross-sectional survey to obtain data from 204 academic staff randomly sampled from state-owned uni­versities in Delta State, Nigeria. The partial least squares method was applied to treat and analyze the data collected with the help of SmartPLS 4 software. The analysis revealed that knowledge sharing, creation, and acquisition were positively and significantly related to employee performance. Furthermore, the mediation role of thriving was also confirmed. In conclusion, personal knowledge management activities comprising knowledge sharing, knowledge creation, and knowledge acqui­sition, directly and indirectly, affected employee performance through thriving at work. The study recommended that public managers should incentivize and support the personalization of knowledge management activities across organizational levels, as it benefited thriving at work and employee performance, especially its adaptive aspects. Furthermore, personal knowledge management and thriving at work were driven or guided by knowledge, making organizations need to curate inter­ven­tions to improve knowledge.

Learning in the wild – exploring interactive notifications to foster organic retention of everyday media content

ABSTRACT The amount of information we consume daily through smartphones has prompted the development of Personal Knowledge Management Systems (PKMS). However, these external memory aids can lead to overreliance and do not help to keep information in our organic memory. This paper presents the design and evaluation of MemoryMate, an app that fosters recall of saved content through interactive notifications. The app's design is based on insights from a focus group (N = 7) that inquired about people's expectations and preferences regarding the notification design. The results of a three-week in-the-wild study (N = 23) of MemoryMate suggest that notifications could trigger engagement with saved content, and two-thirds of participants felt notifications improved their memory and retention. Retrieval practice notifications with interactive tasks performed well and received positive feedback. Content priority and time since the last interaction influenced notification engagement, emphasising the need for periodic reminders to maintain user interest in saved content. We discuss potential implications for the design of PKMSs as a tool for lifelong learning.

Presenting a Personal Knowledge Management Model of Self-Care and Experience in Individuals with Bipolar Disorder and Families: A Study Protocol

Background. Bipolar disorder is a chronic condition that necessitates lifelong medication, therapeutic interventions, and self-care. People with bipolar disorder and their families may have varied experiences regarding sleep management, stress, interpersonal relationships, and anger, which are frequently overlooked. In the current study, the knowledge acquired by patients with bipolar disorder and their families was evaluated. Then, an appropriate model for managing self-care knowledge among individuals with bipolar disorder was proposed. Methods. The current mixed-methods study was conducted in four stages. The first stage involved a systematic review and meta-synthesis study in the field of knowledge management in the healthcare system. The second stage involved assessing the self-care experiences of patients with bipolar disorder. In the third stage, the codes obtained from the previous stages were prioritized by experts using Delphi techniques. In the fourth stage, a researcher prepared, validated, and distributed a questionnaire among mental health service providers stages. Finally, the personal knowledge management model of self-care and experience in individuals with bipolar disorder and their families was presented. Conclusion. Almost half of patients with bipolar disorder do not adhere to their long-term treatment. Also, this disease requires patients to perform self-care activities in addition to drug therapy. So, the design and implementation of a knowledge management model for self-care and experience in people with bipolar disorder can be effective in improving their self-care behaviors and quality of life.

Creating Automatic Connections for Personal Knowledge Management

Creating Automatic Connections for Personal Knowledge Management

The effect of interaction the two styles of sharing and two styles of adaptive systems in e-learning environment on the development of personal knowledge management skills among postgraduate students

The effect of interaction the two styles of sharing and two styles of adaptive systems in e-learning environment on the development of personal knowledge management skills among postgraduate students

A Multi-Factoral Approach to Enhancing Millennial Teachers' Personal Knowledge Management

Prior research has emphasized a need for scholarly works investigating millennial instructors' knowledge management (PKM) practices at the individual level within an institution. In addition, there needs to be more research examining the role of organizational learning as a mediator between transformational leadership and personal knowledge management among millennial instructors. This study examines how transformational leadership, ICT literacy, and organizational learning affect personal knowledge management (PKM) among Indonesian school instructors in their 20s and 30s. Another goal is to investigate the function of organizational learning as a mediating factor. We administered questionnaires to 100 teachers at some private Islamic schools in Bengkulu, Indonesia, and evaluated them subsequently using partial least squares structural equation modeling. The results suggest that proficiency in information and communication technology (ICT), the ability to inspire and guide others through transformational leadership, and the presence of a culture that promotes continuous learning within the business all contribute positively to the practice of personal knowledge management (PKM) among instructors from the millennial generation. The study determined that ICT literacy had the most substantial impact on teachers' PKM. Furthermore, organizational learning mediates between transformational leadership and PKM, resulting in a slight rise. These findings have practical consequences for school administrators who aim to increase millennial teachers' information and communication technology (ICT) skills in the region. One way to achieve this is by creating an ICT literacy ecosystem within schools, which will help strengthen the personal knowledge management of these instructors.

How to transform implicit personal knowledge into explicit organizational knowledge in the era of industry 5.0 manufacturing systems

In the context of industry 4.0 and 5.0 where humans are placed at the heart of approaches, organizations such as manufacturing systems have to manage their digital assets in order to be more competitive. Data, information, experiences and knowledge about problems which can occur during processes have to be extracted, formalized and capitalized along with the solutions for a reusing purpose. The main objective of this article is to propose a method to transform implicit personal knowledge used by individuals during their projects into explicit personal knowledge (Personal Knowledge Graphs - PKG) using a Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) approach. Second, a generalization approach based on knowledge items co-occurrences is proposed in order to transform several Personal Knowledge Graphs into an Organizational Knowledge Graph (OKG) suitable for Organizational Knowledge Management (OKM).

Construction of Teacher Personal Knowledge Management Model Based on Data Mining Algorithm from TPACK Perspective

Construction of Teacher Personal Knowledge Management Model Based on Data Mining Algorithm from TPACK Perspective

The next big thing: role of ChatGPT in personal knowledge management challenges and opportunities for knowledge workers across diverse disciplines

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to embark on evaluating the role of Chat Generative-Trained Transformer (ChatGPT) in personal knowledge management (PKM) practices of individual knowledge workers across varied disciplines. Design/methodology/approach The methodology involves four steps, i.e. literature search, screening and selection of relevant data, data analysis and data synthesis related to KM, PKM and generative artificial intelligence (AI) with a focus on ChatGPT. The findings are then synthesized to develop a viewpoint on the challenges and opportunities brought by ChatGPT for individual knowledge workers in enhancing their PKM capability. Findings This work highlights the prevailing challenges and opportunities experienced by knowledge workers while leveraging PKM through implying ChatGPT. It also encapsulates how some management theories back the cruciality of generative AI (specifically ChatGPT) for PKM. Research limitations/implications This study identifies the challenges and opportunities. from existing studies and does not imply empirical data/result. The authors believe that findings can be adjusted to diverse domains regarding knowledge workers’ PKM endeavors. This paper draws some conclusions and calls for further empirical research. Originality/value ChatGPT’s capability to accelerate organizational performance compelled scholars to focus in this domain. The linkage of ChatGPT to Knowledge Management is an under-explored area specifically the role of ChatGPT on PKM hasn't been given attention in the existing work. This is one of the earliest studies to explore this context.

Personal knowledge management for surgeons

Personal knowledge management for surgeons

Neurodivergence and Personal Knowledge Management Across Life Domains

Based on the findings of a study exploring the use of personal knowledge management (PKM) by neurodivergent (ND) survey participants, this paper demonstrates that PKM can be a valuable strategy for ND individuals across all life domains, arguing that PKM should be studied in relation to NDs’ personal goals and interests, rather than just in the context of employment and academia as it typically has been. This study was made up of an anonymous, online survey of over 300 self-identifying ND adults, primarily with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and/or autism. The survey included both close-ended and open-ended questions about participants’ use of PKM strategies, and responses indicated that while the life domains of Job and Academic were reported to be most positively impacted by PKM, the life domains of Everyday Life and Leisure, and to a lesser extent Health, Family and Partnership, and Social Contacts were also positively impacted. This paper contributes to the sparse research on the information behaviors of ND adults and to the discussion of quality of life and well-being of ND individuals.

The Use of Personal Knowledge Management Initiatives by Teachers in Poland. Contribution to the Discussion

The article discusses the issues related to personal knowledge management (PKM) and initiatives undertaken in this area by a professional group of teachers. These issues are still insufficiently researched, and thus cognitively interesting and requiring further exploration. The aim of the study was to determine the level of teachers' initiative in the area of personal knowledge management, with reference to the relationships between the variables characterizing the surveyed teachers, such as: gender, age, seniority, type of educational institution and the position held. In the study, conducted by means of a diagnostic survey method among 169 professionally active teachers, the author's Questionnaire of Personal Knowledge Management Initiatives was used. The obtained research results were statistically analyzed using the PSPP program, Gnu General Public License Version 3. The data were processed using the ANOVA analysis of variance. The applied method of standard deviations showed that the largest group of the surveyed teachers presents an average level of initiative in the field of personal knowledge management. Based on the obtained results, it can also be concluded that: women, teachers with the longest seniority, from the oldest age group, holding managerial positions; employed in kindergartens and educational non-school institutions, are characterized by a higher level of initiative in the field of personal knowledge management. The obtained research results are of practical importance both for teachers and for the organizations in which they work. They may also contribute to the introduction of new solutions in the education of future teachers at the university level, as well as to the organization of training and workshops improving and developing personal knowledge management skills among professionally active teachers.

The coaching process and contributions to personal knowledge management development: an integrative review

The objective of this article is to verify how the coaching process can contribute to the development of Personal Knowledge Management (PKM). Despite being extensively discussed in the business environment, especially in the development of executives and leadership, and in the sports field, the debate about coaching in other areas of personal development is still in its early stages, as is personal knowledge management. Although in many works, PKM is treated as a subarea of knowledge management, in this paper, we consider it as a specific area of study. The method used was integrative review, which allows for the synthesis of previous studies, thus generating new knowledge on the studied topic. The search focused on works published in the CAPES journals portal, in the period between 2009 and 2019. The results demonstrated that coaching can contribute to personal knowledge management, as it allows individuals participating in the process to identify, categorize, store, organize, and share personal knowledge, and consequently, self-development and a greater perception of self-awareness for individuals.

Digital information literacy, self-directed learning, and personal knowledge management in critical readers: Application of IDC Theory

The usefulness of self-directed learning ability in education has been demonstrated in previous studies. However, there has been much less understanding of the importance of digital information literacy, as well as how to manage these abilities and knowledge, and their effects on learning processes, especially in the current situation of digital education dominance and the necessity of interest creation in students. In order to address such needs and to evaluate students, as well as determine the effectiveness of the Interest-Driven Creator (IDC) loops, this study was conducted. In this study, 164 English language students were asked to participate in the pre-test, treatment, and post-test processes, while the treatments for the IDC group were developed in the form of interest-creation-habit triple loops. The results represented that IDC hybrid instruction was more effective in strengthening digital information literacy and personal knowledge management; and the IDC hybrid group outperformed the non-IDC hybrid group in terms of self-directed learning skills. These findings also revealed that to develop self-directed learning in critical readers, in addition to digital skills and how to manage and apply acquired knowledge, learning instructions (i.e., interest-creation-habit loops) have been effective. The IDC-hybrid group also identified the features of participation, perception-interest and facility-opportunity as the most significant and tangible ones.

Applying The Personal Knowledge Management In Network Quality And Value Creation Toward Sustainable Competitive Advantage (Sebuah Konseptual Model Pada Industri Garmen Di Salatiga)

Abstract Organizations must manage information and knowledge effectively and allow knowledge-based value creation. This study examines the role of personal knowledge management in increasing Value creation to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. This research is explanatory research using quantitative descriptive-analytical methods. Respondents are managers of 30 garment companies in Salatiga, the sampling method used is a census and scoring using a Likert scale of 1 to 5, and the data is processed using SEM AMOS software. The results showed that personal knowledge management had a positive and significant effect on value creation. Personal knowledge management has a positive and significant effect on sustainable competitive advantage. Value creation was found to positively and significantly affect sustainable competitive advantage. Network quality strengthens the influence of personal knowledge management and network quality on sustainable competitive advantage. Further research is suggested to examine the influence of other factors that influence value condition to knowledge management by considering the quality factor of HR Industry players and product marketers who can competitiveness/ innovativeness in achieving sustainable competitive advantage Keyword: Sustainable competitive advantage, personal knowledge management, value creation, network quality

Relationship between IT Self-Efficacy and Personal Knowledge and Information Management for Sustainable Lifelong Learning and Organizational Performance: A Systematic Review from 2000 to 2022

This study aims to identify the relationship between IT self-efficacy and personal knowledge and information management (PKIM) practices. It also intends to investigate trending tools and approaches being applied for PKIM for sustainable lifelong learning and organizational performance. It also reveals challenges for the development of an effective PKIM system. To meet the study’s objectives, a systematic literature review was carried out. Fifty research papers published in peer-reviewed journals were included to conduct a comprehensive systematic review. The findings of the study revealed that a significant positive relationship exists between IT self-efficacy and personal knowledge and information management for sustainable lifelong learning and innovative organizational performance. Social media tools, the adoption of emerging technologies, and artificial intelligence were trending techniques for the successful implementation of PKIM practices in academia and the field. This research has significant theoretical, practical, social, academic, and managerial implications.

Musicianship and Personal Knowledge Management

Musicianship and Personal Knowledge Management

An In-Depth Discussion on the Education Management of College Students from the Perspective of New Media

In-depth discussion on the education management of college students from the perspective of new media is the main idea of the designed study. At present, the research and practice of school knowledge management mainly involves two aspects: teacher's personal knowledge management and also school-level knowledge management, and there are few researches on college students' self-knowledge management. Multi-channel information carriers such as the Internet, coal, books and magazines make their ideological concerns show a clear wide-area feature, covering various issues of history and reality, domestic and international, but it is precisely this kind of informatization. The extreme richness, rapid change and dispersion of various information in society also breed the superficial development of the ideological and cultural needs of contemporary college students. This paper gives then ovel suggestions.

The Role of Personal Knowledge Management on the Effects of Self-Leadership to Transformational Leadership: A Study on the Public Healthcare Managers

In the present era called the information age, also known as the digital age, healthcare managers have to deal with many challenges besides trying to adapt to the rapidly changing micro and macro-environment affected by the pandemic. Currently, digitalization and hybrid work ecosystem are on the rise requiring healthcare managers to effectively use self knowledge management tools to lead themselves and be able to lead their staff members by inspiring, encouraging and motivating them transforming their staff members creating value for all. However, there is insufficient research on the relationship of leadership styles and personal knowledge management. The aim of this study is to determine the mediating role of personal knowledge management in the effect of self-leadership on transformational leadership. The study was carried out with scales of self-leadership, transformational leadership and personal knowledge management. Scales were validated by factor analysis. Structural equation modeling was used to test the relationships. The research universe consisted of the public healthcare managers working in Istanbul. It was found that the validity and the reliability of the research scales were high. According to the research findings; the self-leadership and transformational leadership perceptions of healthcare managers working in public institutions are high. The results obtained demonstrate the existence of a partial mediation effect of personal knowledge management on the positive effect of self-leadership on transformational leadership.