Relations between Information Literacy and Knowledge Generation in Innovation Teams - A Four Dimensional Perspective

Thais Elaine Vick, Marcelo Seido Nagano

2013

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate how the skills related to Information Literacy (IL) influence the work of innovation project teams, while they create knowledge. As the main contribution, this research aims to propose a model of four dimensions concerning the resulting relationships between the knowledge created by the teams and the IL competences that influence its creation. These dimensions are intended to assist the process of team formation. Twelve project teams selected to comprise the study are part of the university-company Cooperation Research Partnership for Technological Innovation (PITE) from the Foundation for Research Support of the State of Sao Paulo (FAPESP) in Brazil. As a qualitative technique of data analysis, the categorical content analysis is used. To construct the dimensions, the potential relationships between the IL competences and the SECI model of knowledge generation are analyzed. The choice of this subject is justified by the lack of empirical research with particular treatment to each of the modes of knowledge conversion, as well as by the fact that the key to understanding the successes and failures in knowledge creation by innovative teams is to identify and evaluate preconditions, needed for the effort to flourish.

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Elaine Vick T. and Seido Nagano M. (2013). Relations between Information Literacy and Knowledge Generation in Innovation Teams - A Four Dimensional Perspective . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval and the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2013) ISBN 978-989-8565-75-4, pages 437-442. DOI: 10.5220/0004622004370442


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@conference{kmis13,
author={Thais Elaine Vick and Marcelo Seido Nagano},
title={Relations between Information Literacy and Knowledge Generation in Innovation Teams - A Four Dimensional Perspective},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval and the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2013)},
year={2013},
pages={437-442},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004622004370442},
isbn={978-989-8565-75-4},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval and the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2013)
TI - Relations between Information Literacy and Knowledge Generation in Innovation Teams - A Four Dimensional Perspective
SN - 978-989-8565-75-4
AU - Elaine Vick T.
AU - Seido Nagano M.
PY - 2013
SP - 437
EP - 442
DO - 10.5220/0004622004370442