Collective knowledge and the associated concepts of collectively learning, remembering and inventing are increasingly … important in today’s economy and society. Completing knowledge work alone is more and more difficult for individuals. Based on … investigates questions about knowledge processing. What determines whether dispersed specialist knowledge can be located and used …

This book places knowledge, learning and innovation at the heart of cross-sector collaborations. Collaboration for … necessary for firms to share knowledge and innovation through a process of learning. The book contributes to this by providing … dimensions of knowledge, learning and innovation and discusses how collaboration can be created, sustained, and expanded …

, experiential learning theory, and knowledge acquisition to develop an expatriate learning process model. Following on from this …, the study then examines expatriate learning outcomes from four perspectives: learning style transition, adaptive … flexibility, global mind-sets and managerial tacit knowledge. It enhances understanding of the cultural differences between …

? Introducing the ‘innovation paradox’ as the main challenge to the West and the notion of ‘knowledge democracy’ as key to … Democracy, Innovation and Economic Efficiency -- Chapter 5: Knowledge Democracy as Key to the Twenty-First Century …

This book introduces the new China (Shanghai) Free-Trade Zone one year after its launch. It examines in depth the … clarified by comparing Shanghai with analogous counterparts in Singapore and Hong Kong. China has developed a number of special … and free-trade zones but the new Pilot Shanghai FTZ includes all previous privileges promoting the area as perfect hub for …

: Reconciling Confucianism and Capitalism, 1830-1885 with Palgrave Macmillan …

an in-depth knowledge of the Japanese ethos, national history, educational background, as well as the sociology of the …

capital, is a valuable intangible asset and a key source of national competitive advantage in today’s knowledge economy. The … implications for a regional cluster. This volume focuses on China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan …