Managing Flow : A Process Theory of the Knowledge-based Firm

Nonaka, Ikujiro; Toyama, Ryoko; Hirata, Toru; Bigelow, Susan J. (COL); Hirose, Ayano (COL); Kohlbacher, Florian (COL)

ISBN 10: 0230553761 / ISBN 13: 9780230553767

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Managing Flow : A Process Theory of the Knowledge-based Firm
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230553761
• ISBN 13: 9780230553767
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Presents an ultimate theory of knowledge-based management and organizational knowledge creation based on empirical research and an extensive literature review. It explores knowledge management as a global concept and is relevant to any company that wants to prosper and thrive in the global knowledge economy.

About the Author

Susan J. Bigelow is a writer and editor based in Tokyo, Japan. Her research is in communications theory and comparative philosophy concerning aesthetics and technology. Ayano Hirose is Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy at Hitotsbashi University, Tokyo, Japan. Her research is in the field of organizational knowledge creation, management, and leadership in private and public organizations, and knowledge-based innovation that co-create values in the social ecosystem. Florian Kohlbacher is Associate Professor of marketing in the International Business School Suzhou (IBSS) at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) in Suzhou, China. Before joining IBSS, he was a senior research fellow and head of the Business & Economics Section at the German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ) Tokyo, Japan, where he has lived for 11 years. His professional experience covers both industry and academia in the field of marketing and knowledge-based management.