PhD Research Student

Jean-Baptiste Faucher

Title of Research: Knowledge, Leadership, and Social Energies in Social Complex Adaptive Organizations

Degrees: M.Sc. (International Business)

Area of PhD Research: Knowledge management, leadership, complexity theory

Start of PhD: September 2005

Supervisors: Professor Rob Lawson and Associate Professor Andre’ Everett

Short description of research topic:

This thesis seeks to improve traditional knowledge management models. It discusses the definition of knowledge, and the importance of moving away from traditional hierarchies between data, information, and knowledge. It also challenges the traditional views on knowledge processing system within organisations.

The main outcomes are the introduction of two new models which adopt a complexity-based perspective, highlighting the non-linearity of knowledge dynamics within individuals and organisations relationships. This study uses a multi-method approach focusing primarily on a Delphi study and case studies.

Publications

Journal Article

Faucher, J-B., Everett, A.M., & Lawson, R. (2010). Modeling the knowledge processing system through the lens of complexity theory: Social energies, leadership, and the LIFE model. Journal of Information Technology Applications & Management 17(3), 191-211.

Faucher, J.-B.P.L., Everett, A.M., & Lawson, R. (2008). Reconstituting knowledge management. Journal of Knowledge Management, 12(3), 3-16.

Book Chapter

Faucher, J.-B.P.L., Everett, A.M., & Lawson, R. (2008). What do we know about knowledge?. In A. Koohang, K. Harman & J. Britz (Eds.), Knowledge management: Theoretical foundations (pp. 47-78). Santa Rosa, California: Informing Science Press.

Conference Papers

Faucher, J.-B.P.L., Everett, A.M., & Lawson, R. (2008). Applying a modified Delphi approach to determine the current state of the concept of knowledge. Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Baltimore, forthcoming.

Lawson, R., Faucher J.-B.P.L., & Everett, A.M. (2007). Power Laws and Success Rates of New Product Introductions, Proceedings of the Australian New Zealand Marketing Academy 2007 Conference (ANZMAC), Dunedin, New Zealand, 3-5 December 2007, pp. 946-953.

Faucher, J.-B.P.L., Everett, A.M., & Lawson, R. (2007). Examining Successful Complex Adaptive Organizations via the LIFE Model: The Case of Wikipedia, Proceedings of the 38th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, 17-20 November 2007, pp. 3181-3186.

Faucher, J.-B.P.L., Everett, A.M., & Lawson, R. (2007). A Proposed New Knowledge Management Framework with an Intended Validation Approach: The E2E Model, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Information and Management Sciences, Lhasa, China, 1-6 July, pp. 349-355.

Faucher, J.-B.P.L., Everett, A.M., & Lawson, R. (2007). Extending the Knowledge Management Paradigm: The E2E Model, From Existence to Enlightenment, Proceedings of the Pan-Pacific Conference XXIV, Dunedin/Queenstown, New Zealand, 2-4 June 2007, pp. 42-44.

Faucher, J.-B.P.L., Everett, A.M., & Lawson, R. (2006). Towards a New Understanding of the Knowledge Processing Feedback System: Introducing the LIFE Model, Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Antonio, Texas, 18-21 November 2006, pp. 29411-29416.

Faucher, J.-B.P.L., Everett, A.M., & Lawson, R. (2006). The LIFE Model: Towards a New Understanding of the Knowledge Processing Feedback System, Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Knowledge Management, Macao, China, 26-27 October, pp. 155-168.

Faucher, J.-B.P.L., Everett, A.M., & Lawson, R. (2006). Reconstituting Knowledge Management. Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Knowledge Management, Macao, China, 26-27 October, pp. 36-50.