Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Knowledge ...

Biomedical Engineering Research Centre <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Technical University <strong>of</strong> Catalonia (UPC) and Associate
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Political Economy at <strong>the</strong> Business School (UB). He has long experience in Innovation
Management and Entrepreneurship.
Nebojša Graca is an Independent scientific researcher. Research areas: - The nature and phenomenlogy <strong>of</strong>
consciousness; Tacit Knowledge Management; Knowledge-intensive companies. Author <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> scientific
system for appliance and development <strong>of</strong> consciousness “Consciousness and health”.Patentee <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>
imperative <strong>of</strong> knowledge and intellectual capital portfolio “Consciousness and health”
Norbert Gronau studied engineering and business administration at Berlin University <strong>of</strong> Technology.
Received Ph.D. (1994) and finished habilitation <strong>the</strong>sis in industrial information systems. He is Chair <strong>of</strong>
Business Information Systems and Electronic Government at <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Potsdam, Germany. Main
research activities concentrate on <strong>the</strong> areas <strong>of</strong> Knowledge Management and Business Resource
Management.
Nina Gross studied Educational Sciences with emphasis on knowledge management at <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong>
Duisburg-Essen. Since 2010 she works as a research assistant at <strong>the</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Computer and
Cognitive Sciences (Organisation and Economic Psychology, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Dr. Annette Kluge) in Duisburg,
Germany.
David Grosse Kathoefer graduated from <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Muenster with a Master <strong>of</strong> Science in Business
Management. Currently, he works as a research assistant focusing on knowledge transfer in academia. He is
member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Chinese-German Transregional Collaborative Research Centre TRR 61 and Editor <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>
Journal <strong>of</strong> Business Chemistry.
Markus Haag has a PhD at <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Bedfordshire, UK, investigating <strong>the</strong> impact <strong>of</strong> personal values
on personal knowledge development in e-learning environments. Holds BA in Information Management from
Stuttgart School <strong>of</strong> Media, Germany, and MA in Intercultural Communication from <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong>
Bedfordshire. Was a researcher at KIeM Institute for Intercultural Management, Values and Communication
at Konstanz University <strong>of</strong> Applied Sciences, Germany.
Frank Habermann is a co-founder <strong>of</strong> Becota – The Berlin Consulting & Talent Association and Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong>
Business at Berlin School <strong>of</strong> Economics and Law. He spent almost ten years in top management positions
and was a senior researcher at <strong>the</strong> German Institute for Artificial Intelligence as well as Michael Smurfit
Business School in Dublin, Ireland.
C. Hakan kağnicioğlu Faculty <strong>of</strong> Economics and Business Administration, Master Science: Management.
Science: Production Management and Marketing. Interests: Production Management, Design Management,
Supply Chain Management, Quality Improvement Tools, Quantitative Methods in Decision Making,
Management Information Systems. Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor: Management, Production
Management, 04/03/2009.
Meliha Handzic is Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Information Systems at <strong>the</strong> International Burch University, Sarajevo. Her
PhD is from <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> New South Wales, Sydney. Meliha’s main research interests include knowledge
management and decision support systems. She has published extensively on <strong>the</strong>se topics in leading
journals. Currently, she is regional editor for Knowledge Management Research & Practice.
Harold Harlow is a Associate pr<strong>of</strong>essor, strategic management, Wingate University,NC teaching strategy
and corporate innovation. Taught management and strategy at American University, Cairo. Research and
publications include case studies in technology, tacit knowledge and innovation papers on entrepreneurship
in emerging countries.
Ciara Heavin is a College Lecturer in Business Information Systems at University College Cork, Ireland. She
also holds a BSc and MSc in Information Systems from UCC. Her main research interests include <strong>the</strong>
development <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ICT industry, primarily focusing on Ireland’s s<strong>of</strong>tware industry and knowledge
management in s<strong>of</strong>tware SMEs.
Remko Helms is an assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essor at <strong>the</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Information and Computing Science at Utrecht
University where he teaches Knowledge Management and Strategic Management <strong>of</strong> ICT. His researches
focus on knowledge management with a focus on knowledge sharing networks and social media. Dr Helms
regularly reviews for various IS conferencea and journals.
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