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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814325303321

Titolo

Knowledge cities 2006 [[electronic resource] /] / guest editor: Francisco Javier Carillo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2006

ISBN

1-280-70576-0

9786610705764

1-84663-157-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (147 p.)

Collana

Journal of Knowledge Management ; ; 10, no. 5

Altri autori (Persone)

CarilloFrancisco Javier

Disciplina

327.1/01

Soggetti

Globalization

International relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Table of contents; Guest editorial; Aspects on the city as a knowledge tool; World cities of knowledge: research strength, networks and nodality; The contribution of KIBS to innovation in cities: an evolutionary and institutional perspective; The region's intellectual capital benchmarking system: enabling economic growth through evaluation; Intellectual capital within Iberian municipalities (network); A unified methodological approach for the development of knowledge cities; Singapore in transition: from technology to culture hub

Citizen participation in decision-making processes: knowledge sharing in knowledge cities Learning conversations: knowledge, meanings and learning networks in Greater Manchester; The future center as an urban innovation engine; Rethinking social capital theory: a knowledge management perspective; Culture, cognition and knowledge-based development; call for papers;

Sommario/riassunto

With this issue, the Journal of Knowledge Management begins a series of annual Special Issues devoted to Knowledge-Based Development (KBD), this is the third to be published on the topic and the SI is now annual from 2006. In the current issue, an attempt has been made to gain in consistency along a number of lines that seem to be shaping this emerging field: interdisciplinarity, conceptual and methodological



variety, empirical evidence, systems approach and, particularly, strategic perspective. Interdisciplinarity is key to sustaining Knowledge-based Development  as an emerging field by contr