Thursday, 1 May 2008

Participate in Research

Do you find it difficult to communicate with different generations? Are you having problems ensuring your organisation to maximise the benefits of corporate wikis and blogs? If you answered yes to both questions, an inspiring research with your contributions may help.

An Honours student from the University of Melbourne is currently conducting a research on the use of collaborative technology in the workplace, such as wiki, blogs, and discussion forums. The research seeks to find out how different generations utilise corporate wikis to share knowledge and create innovative ideas.

The researcher invites 5 individuals from each generation, Baby Bommer, X’er and Y’er, to participate in an interview about their experience in using collaborative technology in the workplace. The interview will take approximately 45 minutes to complete.

After the research, you will be able to acquire information about: 1. the differences between generations in experiencing collaborative technology; 2. who are the group of people who have greater capability in maximising the benefits of mass collaboration; and, 3. to what effect within the workplace. It will lead to better use of resources in training and development and a more effective workplace.

If you would like to help the researcher or to learn more about maximising the benefits of collaborative technology, please email Sharon Ho on s.ho3@ugrad.unimelb.edu.au

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