Digitalisation and Organisation Design: Knowledge Management in the Asian Digital Economy

Digitalisation and Organisation Design aims to address key topics related to organisation design and knowledge management in the digital economy with organisational context, particularly in Asia. Asian nations are moving fast toward the digital economy. Doing business in the digital economy is different from the old way, and the role of organisation design and knowledge management is crucial to support innovative and creative ideas for tapping the huge market opportunities in which people are ready for digitalisation.

Chapters in the book cover important topics related to organisation design and knowledge management for organisations, especially business organisations in Asia, to prepare and cultivate necessary means for advancing in the digital economy. This book offers readers a unique value, bringing new perspectives to understanding emerging business opportunities and challenges in Asia. It will present a valuable collection of chapters with empirical studies from leading researchers on the related topic within the main theme (Asian economies, digitalisation, knowledge management, organisational design). The collection of chapters will be conceptually and practically beneficial for academics, students and policy makers interested in the latest developments in organisation design and knowledge management in the digital economy in Asia.

This book can be used as a main or supplementary resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students in business and related areas.

Mohammad Nabil Almunawar is currently an Associate Professor at the School of Business and Economics, Universiti of Brunei Darussalam (UBDSBE), Brunei Darussalam. His overall research interests include applications of IT in management, e-business/commerce, digital marketplace/platform, digital business ecosystem, health informatics, information security and cloud computing. Currently, he focuses his research on digital platforms and the digital business ecosystem. He has published more than 100 papers in refereed journals, books and book chapters. He is an associate editor of Asian Business and Information Management (IJABIM) and is a member of many editorial boards of international journals.

Md Zahidul Islam is an Associate Professor at the School of Business and Economics at University Brunei Darussalam (UBD). His teaching and research interests focus on strategic management, human resource management and knowledge management. His research work has appeared in journals such as International Journal of Information Management, Management Decision, Journal of Database Management, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management and VINE: The Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems.

Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos is a Professor in the Department of Business Administration in the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Oviedo, Spain. Her teaching and research interests focus on the areas of strategic management, knowledge management, intellectual capital, human resources management and IT. She is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management and serves as Executive Editor of the International Journal of Learning and Intellectual too. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the book series titled Routledge Advances in Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management.