Evaluating the impact of real-time visualization on knowledge acquisition in management meetings

This thesis study examines the use of real-time visualization in management meetings to determine how visualization affects knowledge acquisition. The participants in this research are 33 business managers and visual practitioners (n=33) located across five continents who have previously worked with real-time visualization techniques in management meetings. Using a mixed-methods case study design, this research investigated how corporate managers share information in the workplace with visualization tools in real-time. In particular, this research examined how visualization can be used to support knowledge sharing, knowledge creation and knowledge documentation. Key findings indicate that 75.8% of participants report a positive effect of visualization on knowledge acquisition. The different visualization processes used in management meetings are discussed. Future work in this area could investigate how the corporate manager and the visual practitioner could create synergies to embrace interactive visualization processes in management meetings.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education and Digital Technologies

Grantor

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2017

Author dc:creator

• Miller, Leslie-Ann

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Hughes, Janette

• Visualization
• Visual practitioner
• Manager
• Meeting
• Knowledge acquisition

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10155/811

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ontariotechu.scholaris.ca:10155/811