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Record Nr.

UNINA9910970829303321

Autore

Szulanski Gabriel

Titolo

Sticky knowledge : barriers to knowing in the firm / / Gabriel Szulanski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Thousand Oaks, : Sage Publications, 2003

London ; ; Thousand Oaks : , : Sage Publications, , 2003

ISBN

9786610369737

9781280369735

1280369736

9781412933575

1412933579

9780761961420

0761961429

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 139 p.) : ill

Collana

Sage strategy series

Disciplina

658.4/038

Soggetti

Knowledge management

Organizational learning

Communication in organizations

Interorganizational relations

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 (p. [126]-135) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1 - Introduction""; ""Chapter 2 - Stickiness, Best Practices and Knowledge Transfer""; ""Chapter 3 - Stickiness and Firm Performance""; ""Chapter 4 - Predictors of Stickiness""; ""Chapter 5 - Types of Stickiness""; ""Chapter 6 - Case Studies""; ""Chapter 7 - Statistical Findings""; ""Chapter 8 - Research and Practical Implications""; ""Chapter 9 - Summary and Conclusion""; ""Appendix 1: Research Design""; ""Appendix 2""; ""Appendix 3: Example of Cover Letter""; ""Appendix 4: Partial List of Practices Studied""

""Appendix 5: Questionnaire Phase II""""References""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

Why don't best practices spread within firms? This book explains that the transfer of practices is a complex phenomenon, and demonstrates the range of barriers to transferring best practices within a firm.