Knowing in Firms: Understanding, Managing and Measuring Knowledge

by Georg von Krogh, Johan Roos, Dirk Kleine

Overview

Written by some of the leading international scholars in the field, this book presents the current state-of-the-art in knowledge management.

The book offers a strong response to the need for a body of scientific knowledge on the understanding, managing and measuring of knowledge in organizations and brings an international perspective to bear on the issues bridging theory and practice through case study illustrations from Europe, Japan and American companies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761960133
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	02/08/1999
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.56(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.81(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction - Georg von Krogh, Johan Roos and Dirk Kleine
PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING KNOWLEDGE IN ORGANIZATIONS
Tough Questions on Knowledge Management - Thomas Bertels and Charles M Savage
Future Research into Knowledge Management - Markus Venzin, Georg von Krogh and Johan Roos
Knowledge, Organizations and Competition - Frank Blackler, Norman Crump and Seonaidh Mc Donald
Organizational Knowledge and Learning - Rodrigo Magalh[ti]aes
Knowledge and the Concept of Trust - Lars Huemer, Georg von Krogh and Johan Roos
PART TWO: MANAGING AND MEASURING KNOWLEDGE IN ORGANIZATIONS
Three Tales of Knowledge-Creating Companies - Ikujiro Nonaka, Katsuhiro Umemoto and Keigo Sasaki
Knowledge Enablers - Kazuo Ichijo, Georg von Krogh and Ikujiro Nonaka
Errors and Learning in Organizations - Salvatore Vicari and Gabriele Troilo
The Knowledge Spiral - J[um]urgen Sch[um]uppel, G[um]unter M[um]uller-Stewens and Peter Gomez
Knowledge as a Strategic Resource - Gilbert Probst, Bettina B[um]uchel and Steffen Raub
Competing with Intellectual Capital - Donald A Marchand
The Learning-Knowledge-Value Cycle - Valery Kanevsky and Tom Housel