the knowledge involved in their creation is likely to be dispersed and distributed between many individuals and over … numerous locations. The authors argue that even if one assumes that the internal knowledge base is of strategic importance to … many companies, most of the knowledge used by the majority of companies is developed outside the company. Since much …

the knowledge economy. Regional Economies as Knowledge Laboratories illustrates how newer types of regional analysis …--utilising scientometrics, knowledge services measures and university networks, and concepts such as knowledge life cycles, experimental … knowledge creation, and knowledge ethics--are leading to a perception that regional economies increasingly resemble knowledge …

The Evolution of Scientific Knowledge aims to reach a unique understanding of science with the help of economic and …

Although the role of universities in the knowledge society is increasingly significant, there remains a severe lack of …

strategy theory and knowledge creation theory, the book presents a theoretical framework for applying boundaries knowledge and … - the strategic management perspective / Mitsuru Kodama -- 2. Developing boundaries knowledge (knowing) - the knowledge … creation perspective / Mitsuru Kodama -- 3. Knowledge convergence and design-driven innovation through boundaries knowledge …

Knowledge, Technological Catch-up and Economic Growth investigates the relationship between knowledge diffusion and … economic growth. Using a broad definition of knowledge - encompassing technology, production skills, know-how and firm … capabilities - the central argument of the book is that the extent of knowledge diffusion is an important determinant of economic …

. Using evolutionary theory, she advances the argument that knowledge spillovers operate locally. Computer-simulations analyse … economy. This insightful book explains the dynamics of regions in a global economy and sheds light on the role of knowledge in … driving regional growth. The author examines the way in which regions grow by receiving knowledge from surrounding regions …

Knowledge Policy illustrates how the production of knowledge has become central to economic life, and that … competitiveness in the 21st century market place is characterized by the ability to translate scientific and technological knowledge … into innovation. Does this therefore render cultural and social knowledge unimportant? The contributors attempt to answer …

pt. 1. Theoretical developments in intercultural and inter-institutional knowledge management -- pt. 2. Knowledge … management in the transition economies -- pt. 3. Knowledge management in Asia -- pt. 4. Knowledge management in Africa, the …This important book brings together a set of original key contributions to knowledge management in developing economies …

organization form of the knowledge economy / Ard-Pieter de Man -- 3. Organizing knowledge sharing in networks : the theory / Elco … marketing new products, services and practices. This in turn requires knowledge to flow across company boundaries. This book … demonstrates how companies encourage this knowledge to flow in networks that can involve dozens of partners. Substantiated by five …