Introduction -- The knowledge economy and perceptions of knowledge -- Knowledge work : issues and perspectives -- Critical perceptions of creativity and knowledge work -- A theoretical framework of creative knowledge work -- Advertising I -- Advertising II -- Information technology software I --...

1. Introduction -- 2. The knowledge economy and perceptions of knowledge -- 3. Knowledge work : issues and perspectives -- 4. Critical perceptions of creativity and knowledge work -- 5. A theoretical framework of creative knowledge work -- 6. Advertising I -- 7. Advertising II -- 8. Information...

In 1973 the British academic Ronald Dore published what was to become one of the most influential books ever written in the fields of industrial sociology and Japanese studies. British Factory-Japanese Factory: The Origins of National Diversity in Industrial Relations (Dore, 1973) was a...

The Soviet Union was competing head to head with market economies in the generation of new technologies, not only in traditional industries such as steelmaking, electricity, and machineries, but also in high tech-areas such as synthetic materials and microelectronics. Yet its productivity...

This paper investigates the process of cross-national diffusion of work systems to affiliate firms of three Japanese MNCs in the UK. It examines the degree to which structural, cultural and control-related work systems of the source company are adopted by the recipient. The case studies...

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) share the biggest part in Myanmar economy in terms of number, contribution to employment, output, and investment. Myanmar economic growth is thus totally dependent on the development of SMEs in the private sector. Today, the role of SMEs has become more vital...

Even as interest in defining and employing characteristic Japanese management techniques has grown, the changing Japanese economy and international business environment are requiring significant changes. In this article, the causes and new directions of these changes are explored