The concept of knowledge worker has been around for fifty years and many information and communication technologies … scarce about how actual knowledge workers handle knowledge in their workplaces. This paper presents the results of a joint … study of knowledge workers’ workplaces in five organisations representing a diverse sample in terms of size, sector and …

people from developing countries. There is, however, growing evidence that this outflow of skills and knowledge may not … necessarily mean a loss for sending countries based on the concept of knowledge exchange and circulation. This concept argues that … any apparent loss of skills and knowledge can be restored through the exchange or circulation of knowledge and skills …

The advancement of the knowledge frontier is crucial for technological innovation and human progress. Using novel data … talent is a central ingredient for the production of knowledge. Second, such talented individuals born in low- or middle …-income countries are systematically less likely to become knowledge producers. Our findings suggest that policies to encourage …

The advancement of the knowledge frontier is crucial for technological innovation and human progress. Using novel data … talent is a central ingredient in the production of knowledge. Second, such talented individuals born in low- or middle …-income countries are systematically less likely to become knowledge producers. Our findings suggest that policies to encourage …

codified knowledge determine the returns on different occupational choices in different environments. The data are drawn from … privileged access to tacit knowledge, thus confirming previous analyses on the role of social learning (e.g. Guiso and Schivardi …, 2005). On the other hand, we show that the returns on codified knowledge in entrepreneurial activities increase in more …