This book discusses the essence, concepts, techniques, and applications of business intelligence. It also explores different aspects of crisis management, knowledge management and knowledge sciences, the applications of business intelligence in contingencies and crises, environmental issues and...

Intro -- Contents -- Prologue: The Era of Knowledge Selection -- 1) The Current Situation of Employment and Work-Sharing in Japan -- 2) The Dawn of a New Era -- The development of digital and network technology -- Shortened lifespan of knowledge -- About the Authors -- Akira Ishikawa -- Isamu...

This book deals with knowledge management with an emphasis on knowledge risk, i.e., a general trend of knowledge value getting shorter and becoming temporary. The shortening of knowledge value lifespan will have a profound impact on companies' employment policies, and employees' strategies for...