The role of stories in organizing has traditionally been examined within the context of specific organizations, communities of practice, or social worlds. The study reported here describes the establishment in West Sweden of a centre for developing methods that allow for the recognition of prior...

Despite the importance of co-creating value in the actual business models, few studies have focused specifically on the phenomenon. First, the concept of value co-creation of value is precisely defined. Then, the authors work to develop criteria for assessing the co-creation of value. The study,...

En dépit de l’importance de la co-création de valeur dans les business models actuels, peu de travaux ont porté spécifiquement sur le phénomène. Dans un premier temps, la notion de co-création de valeur fait l’objet d’une définition précise. Les auteurs s’efforcent ensuite de...

Nowadays, it is widely recognized that an ICT tool cannot be built without knowing who will use it and what they will do with. In this perspective, Human-Computer Interaction community (Carroll, 1990; Jarke, Tung Bui and Carroll, 1998; Young and Barnard, 1987; Young and al., 1989) developed a scenario-based...

The article examines the process of innovation and knowledge sharing from a perspective that focuses on the influence that local circumstances can have. In particular, it looks at the problems of knowledge sharing between groups of professionals. It presents a comparative analysis of two...

Scientists develop decision support systems (DSSs) to make agricultural science more accessible for farmers and extension officers. Despite the growing use of participatory approaches in agricultural DSS development, reflection on this endeavour is largely focused on the ‘doing’ of...

Karakuri ist in der japanischen Industrie bereits weit verbreitet, außerhalb Japans aber noch weitgehend unbekannt. Um dieses Konzept auch für die heimische In-dustrie nutzbar zu machen und um weitere Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten aufzuzeigen, werden im vorliegenden Beitrag zunächst die...

Karakuri ist in der japanischen Industrie bereits weit verbreitet, außerhalb Japans aber noch weitgehend unbekannt. Um dieses Konzept auch für die heimische In-dustrie nutzbar zu machen und um weitere Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten aufzuzeigen, werden im vorliegenden Beitrag zunächst die...

This paper proposes a specific model of business intelligence in relation with SMEs practices, culture and competitive environment. This model is based on the mobilization of corporate tacit knowledge and informal information, aiming at interpreting anticipatory environmental information and...

Braiding organization theory and argumentation theory, I unfold in this article how argumentation contributes to organizational sense-making and how organizations act as social loci for the production, diffusion and development of arguments. A Swedish association dedicated to the defense and...