Revealing and trending the social knowledge studies

Authors:
Maria R. Lee;Tsung Teng Chen
Affiliations:
Department of Information Technology and Management, Shih Chien University, Taiwan;Graduate Institute of Information Management, National Taipei University, Taipei, Taiwan
Venue:
PKAW'12 Proceedings of the 12th Pacific Rim conference on Knowledge Management and Acquisition for Intelligent Systems
Year:
2012

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Abstract

In recent years, the study of social knowledge has become so extensive that ample amounts of literature are now available. However, it is a challenging task to search, review and analyze such vast literatures effectively. The primary goal of the paper is to provide an intellectual structure to facilitate the understanding of the rapidly evolving field of social knowledge. This article explores and maps the research themes and trends of social knowledge studies. Document co-citation analysis, pathfinder network and strategic diagram techniques are applied to provide a dynamic view of social knowledge research themes. The top four themes that emerged in the social knowledge study are: situated learning, social choice, social capital, and perception behavior. This study may be used by novice researchers to gain useful insights about the themes of this emerging and fast-growing field.