Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Heisig
Professor of Information and Knowledge Management
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Main fields of activity (research, teaching)
- Knowledge management in organisations (industry, services, public administration, NGO, non-profit)
- Design areas of WM, including leadership, culture, information technology, benefit measurement, governance, personal competences
- Digital transformation and design of tasks and processes
- Networks & communities of practice
- Socio-technical system design
- Intellectual capital management
- Process management
- Insights into teaching: Workshop at the Department of Information Sciences (winter semester 2020/21)
CV
- 2022 Vice President for Research and Development
- 2021 Visiting Professor Royal Docks School of Business and Law, University of East London
- 2015 – today Professor of Information and Knowledge Management, Department of Information Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
- 2010 – 2015 Senior Research Fellow Socio-Technical Centre – Leeds University Business School University of Leeds (UK)
- 2007 – 2010 Senior Research Associate Engineering Design Centre – Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge (UK)
- 2005 – today Knowledge Management – Freelance Consultant
- 2000 – 2004 Head of Department Competence Centre Knowledge Management, Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology (Fraunhofer IPK), Berlin, Germany
- 1997 – 1999 Group Leader Information Centre Benchmarking, Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology (Fraunhofer IPK), Berlin, Germany
- 1992 – 1999 Research Associate, Socio-Technical Factory Innovation Group, Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology (Fraunhofer IPK), Berlin, Germany
- 1990 – 1992 Trainee Group Socio-Technical Factory Innovation
Degree
- 2005 Ph.D. (Dr.-Ing.) in Engineering, Technical University Berlin, Germany Grade: Summa cum laude
- 1990 Diploma (Master's Degree) in Social Sciences, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany
Fellowships
- 10/1987 – 03/1988 Scholarship by the Carl-Duisberg Society "Study Fellowships for Africa, South America, Asia" Research project about "Management Processes in Industrial Cooperatives in Argentina", Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 10/1986 – 07/1987 DAAD-Scholarship German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) at Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, Spain, Research for Master Thesis about "Mondragon Cooperative Corporation" see also Publication: Heisig, P. (1991)
Awards
- Heisig, P. (2009): Harmonisation of Knowledge Management - Comparing 160 KM-Frameworks around the globe. Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 13, Issue 4, 2009, pp. 4 – 31. [ISSN 1367-3270] DOI: 10.1108/13673270910971798
Highly Commended Award Winner 2010 - Secundo, G., Magnier-Watanabe, R., Heisig, P. (2014): Exploring Engineers' knowledge needs in Italy and Japan: Does practice confirm theory? BAM 2014, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 9 – 11 September, 2014 BAM 2014.
BEST FULL PAPER AWARD – Knowledge & Learning - Sarka, P., Ipsen, C., Heisig, P., Maier, A.M. (2014): Engineers are using social media for work purposes. International Design Conference – DESIGN 2014, Dubrovnik - Croatia, May 19 – 22, 2014.
DESIGN 2014 BEST PAPER AWARD
Publications at FHP from 2018 onwards (according to core data set for research)
2024
- Peter Heisig (2024): Handbook on Information Sciences204.
- Peter Heisig (2024): Introduction to the Handbook on Information Sciences: The discipline of and for the information society.In: Handbook on Information Sciences. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. S. 1-6.
- Peter Heisig (2024): Knowledge managementIn: Handbook on Information Sciences. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. S. 229-255.
2023
- Peter Heisig (2023): Knowledge Management Essentials: Reflections on the Core of the Discipline and Future Outlook.In: The Future of Knowledge Management: Reflections from the 10th Anniversary of the International Association of Knowledge Management (IAKM). Cham: Springer International Publishing. S. 91-109.
- Peter Heisig (2023): Wissensmanagement heute : wo stehen wir und wohin sollten wir gehen?
2022
- Peter Heisig, Günther Neher (2022): First Observations from an Analysis of KM Job Adverts from English-Speaking Countries and GermanyIn: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Knowledge Management: “Knowledge, Uncertainty and Risks: From individual to global scale”. 17th International Conference on Knowledge Management 2022 “Knowledge, Uncertainty and Risks: From individual to global scale”. Denton: University of North Texas. S. 18-19.
- Peter Heisig (2022): Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Knowledge Management: “Knowledge, Uncertainty and Risks: From individual to global scale”.Konferenz: 17th International Conference on Knowledge Management 2022 “Knowledge, Uncertainty and Risks: From individual to global scale”.
2021
- Peter Heisig (2021): Informationswissenschaft für Wissensmanager
2020
- Peter Heisig, Martin A. Ogaza, Bahram Hamraz (2020): Information and knowledge assessment – Results from a multinational automotive companyInternational Journal of Information Management, Band 54, S. [1-15].
- Peter Heisig, Selvi Kannan (2020): Knowledge management: does gender matter?: A systematic review of literature.Journal of Knowledge Management, Band 24, Heft 6, S. 1315-1342.
- Peter Heisig (2020): Wissensmanagement - Wo stehen wir?: Eine persönliche Einschätzung.Das Kuratierte Dossier, Band 2020, Heft 2, S. 27-31.
2019
- Antje Michel, Peter Heisig (2019): 21st Century Skills for Knowledge ManagersIn: Wissensmanagement in digitalen Arbeitswelten: Aktuelle Ansätze und Perspektiven. 10. Konferenz Professionelles Wissensmanagement. Potsdam: Verlag der Fachhochschule Potsdam. S. 137-152.
- Peter Sarka, Peter Heisig, Nicholas H.M. Caldwell, Anja M. Meier, Christine Ipsen (2019): Future research on information technology in knowledge Management
- Peter Heisig (2019): Wissensmanagement in digitalen Arbeitswelten: Aktuelle Ansätze und PerspektivenKonferenz: 10. Konferenz Professionelles Wissensmanagement.
Additional publications
Artikel in peer-reviewed Fachzeitschriften
2017
- Dayan, R., Matos, F., Heisig, P. (2017): "Knowledge Management as a factor for the Building and Implementation of Organization Strategy." Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 21, Issue 2, pp. 308 – 329. Online: https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-02-2016-0068
2016
- Heisig, P., Suraj, O. A., Kianto, A., Perez-Arrau, G., Easa, N. (2016): "Knowledge Management and Business Performance: Global Experts' views on future research needs." Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 20, Issue 6, pp. 1169 – 1198.
2015
- Secundo, G., Magnier-Watanabe, R., Heisig, P. (2015): Engineering Knowledge and Information Needs in Italy and Japan: Bridging the Gap between Theory and practice. Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 19, Issue 6, pp. 1310 – 1334.
2014
- Heisig, P., Caldwell, N.H.M., Clarkson, P.J. (2014): Core information categories for engineering design – contrasting empirical studies with a review of integrated models. Journal of Engineering Design, Vol. 25, 1 – 3, pp.88 – 124. Online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09544828.2014.910593 [Among the Top10 most downloaded papers from Design journals in 2014]
2010
- Heisig, P., Caldwell, N.H.M., Grebici, K., Clarkson, P.J. (2010): Exploring knowledge and information needs in engineering from the past and for the future – results from a survey. Design Studies 31, (2010), pp. 499 – 532. doi:10.1016/j.destud.2010.05.001
2009
- Heisig, P. (2009): Harmonisation of Knowledge Management - Comparing 160 KM-Frameworks around the globe. Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 13, Issue 4, 2009, pp. 4 – 31. [ISSN 1367-3270] DOI: 10.1108/13673270910971798
Highly Commended Award Winner 2010
2004
- Scholl, W., König, C., Meyer, B., Heisig, P. (2004): The Future of Knowledge Management. An international Delphi Study. Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 8, Issue 2, pp. 19 – 35. [ISSN 1367-3270] DOI 10.1108/13673270410529082.
2003
- Mertins, K., Heisig, P. (2003): Wissensmanagement in industriellen Geschäftsprozesse [Knowledge Management in industrial business processes], Industrie Management 19 (2003) No. 3, pp. 22 – 25. [ISSN 1434-1980]
1997
- Mertins, K., Heisig, P., Krause, O. (1997): Integrating Business Process Reengineering with Human Resource Development for Continuous Improvement. International Journal of Technology Management (IJTM), Vol. 14, No. 1, 1997, pp. 39 – 49. [ISSN 0267-5730 / 1741-5276] DOI 10.1504/IJTM.1997.001711
1995
- Liedtke, P., Roessiger, U., Spur, G., Albrecht, R., Heisig, P. (1995): Gestaltung ganzheitlicher Arbeitsabläufe. Management von Teamarbeit durch integrative Planung und Qualifizierung. [Design of holistic working processes. Management of team work by integrated planning and training] ZWF (Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb) 90 (1995) 3, pp. 104 – 107. [ISSN: 0947-0085]
1993
- Mertins, K., Schallock, B., Carbon, M., Heisig, P. (1993): Erfahrungswissen bei der kurzfristigen Auftragssteuerung. [The role of tacit knowledge and experiences within short term scheduling] ZwF (Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb) 88 (1993) 2, pp. 78 – 80. [ISSN: 0947-0085]
Andere wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen (Bücher, Kapitel, Tagungsbände)
Books/Monographien
- Heisig, P., Orth, R. (2007): Knowledge Management Frameworks – An international comparative Study. Berlin, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-3-00-020575-0
- Heisig, P., Eltrop, A. (2006): Best Practice Transfer in Deutschen Unternehmen. Ergebnisse der ersten Deutschen Unternehmensstudie. Berlin, 2006. ISBN: 3-00-017936-4
- Heisig, P., Orth, R. (2005): Wissensmanagement Frameworks aus Forschung und Praxis – Eine inhaltliche Analyse. Berlin, 2005. ISBN: 3-00-015865-0
- Heisig, P. : Integration von Wissensmanagement in Geschäftsprozesse. [Integration of Knowledge Management into Business Processes] Berlin, 2005 (Ph.D. Technical University Berlin 2005, Series Reports form the Production Technology Center Berlin). ISBN: 3-00-017244-0
Editor/Herausgeber
- Heisig, P. (2022) Knowledge, Uncertainty and Risks: From individual to global scale. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Knowledge Management. Potsdam, 23 – 24 June 2022.
- Heisig, P., Orth, R., Schönborn, J.M., Thalmann, S. (2020) Wissensmanagement in digitalen Arbeitswelten – Aktuelle Ansätze und Perspektiven. Knowledge Management in Digital Work Environments – State-of-the-art and Outlook. Proceedings 10th. Conference Professional Knowledge Management. Potsdam, 18. – 20.3.2019. Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI) – Proceedings, Vol. 303, Bonn, Köllen Druck + Verlag.
- Heisig, P. (2019) Wissensmanagement in digitalen Arbeitswelten – Aktuelle Ansätze und Perspektiven. Knowledge Management in Digital Work Environments – State-of-the-art and Outlook. Proceedings 10th. Conference Professional Knowledge Management. Potsdam, 18. – 20.3.2019. Fachhochschule Potsdam and Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V.
- Heisig, P., Clarkson, P.J. (Eds.): Modelling and Management of Engineering Processes. Concepts, Tools and Case Studies. Cambridge, UK: Engineering Design Centre, University of Cambridge, 2014. ISBN: 978-0-9564691-3-7
- Heisig, P., Clarkson, P.J., Vajna, S. (Eds.): Modelling and Management of Engineering Processes, Berlin, Heidelberg, London: Springer-Verlag 2010, ISBN: 978-1-84996-198-1
- Mertins, K., Alwert, K., Heisig, P. (Eds.): Wissensbilanzen – Intellektuelles Kapital erfolgreich nutzen und entwickeln. [Intellectual Capital Statements – Use and develop intellectual capital successfully] Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag 2005. ISBN: 3-540-67484-5
- Mertins, K., Heisig, P., Vorbeck, J. (Eds.): Knowledge Management. Concepts and Best Practices. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer Verlag 2003, 2. Edition, ISBN: 3-540-00490-4; Chinese Edition by Tsinghua University Press, Peking 2004. ISBN: 7-302-09575-2/F 949
- Mertins, K., Heisig, P., Vorbeck, J. (Eds.): Knowledge Management. Best Practices in Europe. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer Verlag 2001. ISBN: 3-540-67484-5
- Mertins, K., Kohl, H., Heisig, P., Vorbeck, J. (Eds.): Benchmarking 2000 – Benchmarking in der Dienstleistungswirtschaft, [Benchmarking in the Service Industry], Fraunhofer IPK, Berlin 2000.