Knowledge-Based Management for Sustainable Innovation »

This book presents an ultimate theory of knowledge-based management and organizational knowledge creation based on empirical research and an extensive literature review. It covers the six essential building blocks of this theory using in-depth case studies of companies to illustrate each block.

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Foreword: From the Management of R&D to Knowledge Management

Introduction: Why We Need a New Theory of the Knowledge-Based Firm 1

1 The Characteristics of Knowledge 6

2 The Theoretical Framework 18

3 Leading the Knowledge-Creating Firm 53

4 Vision and Driving Objectives: Values for the Common Good 70

5 Ba 107

6 Dialogue and Practice: Leveraging Organizational Dialectics 138

7 Dynamic Knowledge Assets in Process 174

8 Leadership: Fostering Distributed Excellence in the Organization 206

9 Conclusions 241

Index 247