Creating knowledge advantage : the tacit dimensions of international competition and cooperation /
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| Language: | English |
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[Copenhagen] : Portland, OR :
Copenhagen Business School Press ; Distribution, North America, International Specialized Book Services,
2010
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Creating Knowledge Advantage; Copyright; Table of Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Textboxes; Foreword; References; Introduction; The book concept in brief; The structure of the book; Meeting an unusual challenge from IBM; Language; A book with MBA students in mind; References; Acknowledgements; Endnote; Chapter 1 Knowledge management: Practices, propositions or a philosophy?; Objectives of this chapter; Introduction; Knowledge and knowledge management; Tacit knowledge; Articulation; Tacit knowledge: The mighty claims; References; Endnotes.
- Chapter 2 Knowledge management's golden triangleObjectives of this chapter; Introduction; Mode, means and mechanism; The japanese language and tacit knowledge; Other languages and tacit knowledge; Knowledge management and the interplay of the world's languages; References; Chapter 3 Tacit knowledge: Why transfer is translation; Objectives of this chapter; Introduction; Transfer and translation; Useful concepts from translation theory; Translation as a network activity; Process and end-product quality; Accuracy of translation; Constraints on the production of good translation; Ambiguity.
- InterferenceLack of equivalence; Modelling knowledge transfer as translation; Translatability and convertibility; Back to tacit knowledge; References; Endnotes; Chapter 4 Exploring tacit knowledge in firms' cross-cultural interactions: Hazards and cautions; Objectives of this chapter; Introduction; The japanese business card; The case study approach; Our informant companies; On informants; Our questions; Interviews in practice; Interpretation for knowledge insights; Ethical issues; Allotropes of tacit knowledge; References; Endnotes.
- Chapter 5 Case study 1: Simply the group: Creating a knowledge-based chinese brandPart 1: The company background, philosophy, business growth; Prologue; The company background; Choon: From impeccable english to refined chinese; Richard Lim: Tax specialist, luxury car distributor, media buyer, and master marketer; Birth of simply thai; The lifestyle stores; The party people; Simply life magazine; Design issues; The village; Simply: The business concept; It's not guanxi, it's all about face; Management style and the future; Part 2: Interpretation for knowledge insights.
- More than a novel approachDimensions of tacit knowledge: Talent; Dimensions of tacit knowledge: Business insights; Guanxi: A buzz word for foreigners; Corporate social responsibility; Knowledge fusion; References; Chapter 6 Case study 2: DENSO corporation: Creating spirit for cutting-edge technology; Part 1: The company background, the DENSO spirit; Prologue; Introduction; Informants for this case study; The company background; DENSO vision 2015: 'Our goal' and the two action principles; Philosophy: Mission, management principles, and individual spirit; DENSO corporation's global network.
