Catherine Kelly

Catherine Kelly

Jan 2004 to date:

Course Director and Senior Lecturer for the MSc in Information and Knowledge Management

Senior Lecturer on the MA in Information Services Management at London Metropolitan University.

Education and Academic Qualifications:

2004 - 2005 Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (with Distinction), London Metropolitan University

1993 - 1994 MBA in Technology Management, Florence Institute of Technology, Italy

1984 - 1985 Post Graduate Diploma in Librarianship, University of Wales

1981 - 1984 BA Degree in History and English Literature, University College Dublin

Academic Subject Areas

• Knowledge Management, Culture and Change Management (with an emphasis on the creation and flow of tacit knowledge)
• Building and Maintaining Social Capital in organisations
• Management Theory and Practice
• Research and Evaluation Strategies in Information and Knowledge Management
• Competitive Intelligence and Business Research Strategies
• Dissertation supervision in knowledge management and information management
• Professional Placements

Professional career experience prior to joining the academic sector:

• 2003 - 2004 Business Intelligence role at Apax Partners (Private Equity), London
• 1997 - 2002 Research Associate and Knowledge Manager, at JP Morgan Chase Investment Bank
• 1994 - 1997 Business Researcher at Deutsche Bank, Swiss Bank Corporation, Price Waterhouse and KMPG (Freelance)
• 1992 - 1993 Research Executive on a Technology Transfer programme, Forfas, Ireland
• 1991 - 1992 Business Researcher at Goldman Sachs and McKinsey (Freelance)
• 1989 - 1990 Knowledge Manager at the Scandinavian Institute for Administrative Research
• 1987 - 1989 Information Specialist at Bain & Co (US strategic consultancy)
• 1985 - 1987 Marketing and Training role at Data-Star, an online database system

i) Journal Articles

Kelly, C. (2007),"Managing the relationship between knowledge and power in organisations", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 59 No. 2, pp. 125-138.

Kelly, C. (2006), 'Knowledge Management and Change Management', City Information Group Yearbook December 2006.

Kelly, C. (2006), "Master class Part 2: Managing Knowledge and Managing Change", Inside Knowledge, Vol. 9, No. 8, pp. 32-37.

 Kelly, C. (2006), "Master class Part 1: Managing Knowledge and Managing Change", Inside Knowledge, Vol. 9, No. 7, pp. 34-39.

 Kelly, C. (2004), "Knowledge Management: Implementation Methodologies" Managing Information", Issue July/August 2004

 Marfleet, J. & Kelly, C. (1999), "Leading the field: the role of the information professional in the next century", The Electronic Library, Vol. 17, no 6.

 ii) Anthology Chapters

 Kelly, C. (due 2010) “Knowledge Management & Digital Media”, in Moschini, E. et al (editors), The Handbook of Digital Media, Essex: Pearson Education.

 Kelly, C. (2008) "Knowledge Management and the Effective Working of Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships", in Harfeld, C. et al. (editors), The Handbook of Intelligent Policing, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

 Funding Awards        

 Award:            

£75,000 (2009/2010): Technology Strategy Board and the ESRC

• Bid writer and academic lead for a Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Greater London Fostering which involves working to develop efficient and scaleable information and and knowledge management practices to underpin key business processes and organisational growth, whilst ensuring the presence of robust operational risk management systems.
• The KTP activities will also focus on relationship building with foster families who comprise GLF's single most asset. We will seek to clearly identify and start to address the needs and priorities of foster families vis-à-vis their relationship with GLF. This will include the development and support of 'communities of practice' which will offer ongoing access to information and support networks, and which will seek to enhance the building of social capital amongst foster families.

 Award:            

£10,000 (2005/2006): London Development Agency via Knowledge East

• Academic lead on a consultancy project (£10,000) to develop an IT/ knowledge management evaluation tool for Engine Room, a London based IT systems and services company.

Conference Papers Given:

• Conference Paper on ‘Capturing, processing and utilizing tacit knowledge to achieve benefits across projects’ at the Collective Intelligence in Energy Conference, London, 30th June, 2010
• Paper at the professional doctorate programme for policing on "Knowledge Management and Policing Services", London Metropolitan University (February 2009, and May 2010)
•  Conference Paper published in Online Information 2007 Conference Proceedings "Managing the relationship between knowledge, power and trust in enhancing collaborative working relationships". (December 2007)
•  Seminar on "Knowledge Management: Theory into Practice" presented at City Information Group. (October 2007)
•  Paper on "Knowledge Management and Innovation" given at Business Dynamix conference aimed at SME's in the London area (2006).
• Paper on "Knowledge Management and Evaluation" given at the UK Evaluation Society (2006).
• Conference Paper on "Developing a learning organisation through cultural change" presented at Ark Group Conference on Managing Knowledge and Information Exploitation in Defence (2005).
• Paper to MBA students at University of International Business and Economics, Sino-US School of International Management, Beijing on "The Benefits of Knowledge Management to Organisations" (2004).

Indications of Merit

Emerald Literati Network Outstanding Reviewer Award (2008) for work on Aslib Proceedings 2007

contact: c.kelly@londonmet.ac.uk