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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780894303321

Titolo

Managing knowledge for global and collaborative innovations [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Samuel Chu, Waltraut Ritter, Suliman Hawamdeh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, 2010

ISBN

1-282-76366-0

9786612763663

981-4299-86-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (431 p.)

Collana

Series on innovation and knowledge management, , 1793-1533 ; ; v. 8

Altri autori (Persone)

ChuSamuel

RitterWaltraut

Al-HawamdehSuliman

Disciplina

338

658.4038

Soggetti

Knowledge management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Preface; Technological and Knowledge Diffusion through Innovative Networks Beatriz Helena Neto, Jano Moreira de Souza and Jonice de Oliveira; 1. Introduction; 2. Revision about Innovation; 3. Knowledge Role in Innovation Process; 4. Innovation and Technological Diffusion; 5. Innovation Networks; 6. Innovation Analysis Model; 6.1. Innovation Zones; 6.2. Innovation Radar; 6.3. Potter's National Diamond; 6.4. Triple Helix Model; 7. Conclusion; References

Knowledge Flow Networks and Communities of Practice for Knowledge Management Rajiv Khosla, Mei-Tai Chu, K. G. Yamada, S. Doi, K. Kuneida and S. Oga1. Introduction; 2. KFNs Model; 2.1. CoPs Context and its Benefits; 2.2. CoPs Model and its Components; 2.3. CoPs Centered Knowledge Flow Network Model; 3. Techniques and Implementation of CoPs Centered KFN Model; 4. Results; 5. Conclusion; References; A Case Study of Knowledge Sharing in Finnish Laurea Lab as a Knowledge Intensive Organization Abel Usoro and Grzegorz Majewski; 1. Background; 2. Research Model; 3. Methodology; 4. Data Analysis



4.1. Reliability and validity of measures5. Quantitative Findings; 6. Qualitative Findings; 7. Conclusions and Area for Further Studies; 8. Managerial Implications; References; The Role of "BriDGE" SE in Knowledge Sharing: A Case Study of Software Offshoring from Japan to Vietnam Nguyen Thu Huong and Umemoto Katsuhiro; 1. Introduction; 2. Literature Review; 2.1. Knowledge Sharing in Offshore Outsourcing; 2.2. Coordinator in Offshore Outsourcing; 3. Research Methodology; 4. Findings and Analysis; 4.1. Case Background; 4.2. The Impact of Offshore Outsourcing on Knowledge Sharing

4.3. The Role of Coordinator and its Relationship to Knowledge Sharing5. Conclusion; References; Factors Influencing Knowledge Sharing in Immersive Virtual Worlds: An Empirical Study with a Second Life Group Grzegorz Majewski and Abel Usoro; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical Background; 3. Research Model; 4. Research Methodology; 5. Data Analysis; 6.1 Reliability and validity of measures; 6.2 Hypothesis testing; 6.3 Interviews; 7. Findings; 8. Conclusions and Areas for Further Studies; References

Re-Establishing Grassroots Inventors in National Innovation System in Less Innovative Asian Countries C. N. Wickramasinghe, Nobaya Ahmad, S. N. S. A. Rashid and Z. Emby1. Introduction; 2. Background of the Issue; 3. ICT, Innovations and Development; 4. Conditions Demand for Innovations in Less Innovative Countries; 5. Re-establishing Grassroots Level Inventors in Innovation System; 6. Grassroots Inventors (GRI) as a Supply Side Knowledge Community; 7. Conclusion and Discussion; References; Knowledge Management & Collaboration in Steel Industry: A Case Study  Chagari Sasikala; 1.0 Introduction

2.0 Need for Knowledge Management (KM)

Sommario/riassunto

In today's networked and interconnected world, improving communication, collaboration and knowledge sharing between people and organization is very important. Collaboration is more than just being connected through the Internet and various forms of social networks. Collaboration through information and communication technologies requires us to "prepare the mind" for partnerships. Many of the traditional business models, organizational structures, and educational systems are not yet ready for the new forms of collaboration that go beyond organizational boundaries. Concepts like "open innovatio