Description
Book SynopsisPresents 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.
Trade Review"Nonaka and his co-authors must be congratulated on developing an understanding of this ephemeral concept of knowledge, and on widening it out beyond business objectives to general wellbeing." - Gordon Harris, Professional Manager
Table of ContentsIntroduction Characteristics of Knowledge The Theoretical Framework Vision and Driving Objectives: Values for the Common Good Eisai Honda Implications Ba Mayekawa Manufacturing Co., Ltd Kumon Implications Dialogue and Practice: Leveraging Organizational Dialects Seven-Eleven Japan Muji Implications Dynamic Knowledge Assets in Process YKK JFE: Synthesizing Experience Implications Leadership: Fostering Distributed Excellence in the Organization Canon Toyota Prius Implications Conclusions