Instruction and Assessment
Asynchronous Session
Success, Speed and Ease of Organizational Information Retrieval Following the Global COVID-19 Crisis View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Maayan Nakash, Dan Bouhnik
This study examines, for the first time, the differences in the success, speed and ease of organizational information retrieval before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. 716 employees from four government ministries in Israel responded to questionnaires which we distributed. We conducted a Chi-Square test to address the change in the degree of employees' success to locate information in their organization, comparing the two time periods. An empirical analysis of the results reveals that 24.1% of the respondents who before the pandemic failed to find information they needed for their work, reported that during COVID-19 their success rates were not improved. However, 88.2% of those who pre-COVID-19 were usually able to locate organizational information, indicated that even during the pandemic they were often successful. We also find that 95.8% of the participants (N=686) expressed agreement, to varying degrees, with the fact that since the pandemic outbreak, they were able to retrieve the information they needed in the context of their work more quickly. Specifically, 58.38% of the respondents reported that they agree strongly (N=263) or completely agree (N=155) that during COVID-19 it is easy and simple for them to retrieve the essential information to fulfill their position. The results enrich the empirical knowledge related to the employees' information behavior during a crisis in general, and to the practices of digital work in particular. In an era of accelerated digital transformation, IT managers should consider different strategies for more successful implementation of digital tools to retrieve information quickly, simply and efficiently.
The Strategic Management of Intellectual Capital in Higher Education in the United States View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Zeneida Parente Alves Neta
This research aims to identify communication tools in the strategic knowledge management of intellectual capital in universities in the United States. Universities, by themselves, are organizations that must deal with knowledge production and diffusion. This study used quantitative and qualitative methods. The findings indicated a positive relationship between knowledge sharing and intellectual growth, with communication playing a vital role in facilitating this process.
Free Software for Institutional Review Board Compliance View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Brayden Theisen, Dingfang Kang, Adriano Cavalcanti, Wei Ying Hsiao
Brain-computer interface is a new bleeding-edge technology integrating human-computer interaction for machines and systems. Our article explores developing and implementing an open-source automation software designed for Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) systems to ensure compliance with Institutional Review Board (IRB) standards for human subject data. The software implements protocols that help obtain ethical approvals for human subject research by automating documentation and protecting volunteers' personal information, thus enhancing security, efficiency, and transparency. The article delves into the features of BCI open-source automation software. It discusses its potential impact on advancing a neuroscientific framework for practical research while upholding ethical standards mandated by IRBs. As a study case for demonstration, we collected over 1800 brain readings to create an Avatar platform for flying drones with mind control that provides haptics and a real-time immersive reality. The innovative presented open source software is a valuable tool for automating confidentiality and improving human subject big data management. The system, which is an open-source code available on GitHub, can be used under the MIT License guidelines. The MIT License is known for its brevity and clarity. It grants permission to use, modify, and distribute the software with the condition that the original copyright notice and the license text are retained in the redistributed software.
