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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810930903321

Titolo

Meso-organizations and the creation of knowledge : Yoshiya Teramoto and his work on organization and industry collaborations / / edited by Caroline F. Benton, Frank-Ju rgen Richter, and Toru Takai ; foreword by Ikujiro Nonaka

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2004

ISBN

979-84-00-68495-1

1-282-41778-9

9786612417788

0-313-05931-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BentonCaroline F. <1961->

RichterFrank-Jurgen

TakaiToru <1958->

TeramotoYoshiya <1942->

Disciplina

658.4038

Soggetti

Strategic alliances (Business)

Business networks

Knowledge management

Interorganizational relations

International business enterprises - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Published in honor of Teramoto.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Introduction: The Rise of Meso-Organizations; I. Creating Knowledge-Based Organizations; II. Catalyzing Knowledge Exchange among Individuals and Organizations; III. Linking Knowledge among Organizations; IV. Engaging Knowledge Globally; Index; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Competitive advantage in today's complex and global marketplace is no longer created by the internal resources of a single organization or organizational group. Businesses must reach beyond the traditional boundaries of their organization, industry and market to form diverse networks that can create truly unique value.||Japan is now in its longest



recession of the post-World War II period. This failure stems from macroeconomic malfunctioning and-more important-from the country's cultural environment, which has been inhibiting domestic corporations' abilities to respond to dire socio-economic i