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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821055303321

Titolo

Advanced knowledge-creating companies / / edited by Hirotaka Takeuchi, Tsutomu Shibata

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2006

ISBN

1-280-56461-X

9786610564613

0-8213-6675-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (104 p.)

Collana

WBI development studies

Japan, moving toward a more advanced knowledge economy ; ; v.2

Altri autori (Persone)

ShibataTsutomu <1947->

TakeuchiHirotaka

Disciplina

338.952/06

Soggetti

Economic policy

Japan Economic conditions 1989-

Japan Economic policy 1989-

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; Foreword; Authors' Contact Information; Glossary; 1 The New Dynamism of the Knowledge-Creating Company; Tables; Figures; 2 Knowledge Creation in the Convenience Store Industry: Seven-Eleven Japan; Boxes; 3 Learning and the Self-Renewing, Network Organization: Toyota and Lexus Dealers; 4 Strategic Management of Knowledge-Based Competence: Sharp Corporation; 5 Invisible Dimensions of Differentiation: Japanese Electronics Companies; 6 Interorganizational Knowledge Creation at Shimano; 7 Creating the Dynamics of Hard-to-Imitate Innovation

Sommario/riassunto

These two volumes analyze Japan from the Knowledge Economy perspective, covering a wide range of sectoral issues in development including the macro economic framework, education and skills training, the national innovation system, science and technology, information and communication technology, and infrastructure.While Volume 1 explores the four pillare of the ""Knowledge for Development"" framework, the second volume presents up-to-date case studies of outstanding Japanese private companies that each characterize



different aspects of the Knowledge Economy. By combining economics and business