Creating knowledge advantage : the tacit dimensions of international competition and cooperation / / Nigel Holden and Martin Glisby

• Autore: Holden Nigel <1945->
• Pubblicazione: Frederiksberg, Denmark : , : Copenhagen Business School Press, , 2010; ©2010
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (270 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.4038
• Soggetto topico: International business enterprises - Management; Competition, International; Knowledge management; Intercultural communication
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): GlisbyMartin
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Creating Knowledge Advantage; Copyright; Table of Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Textboxes; Foreword; References; Introduction; The book concept in brief; The structure of the book; Meeting an unusual challenge from IBM; Language; A book with MBA students in mind; References; Acknowledgements; Endnote; Chapter 1 Knowledge management: Practices, propositions or a philosophy?; Objectives of this chapter; Introduction; Knowledge and knowledge management; Tacit knowledge; Articulation; Tacit knowledge: The mighty claims; References; Endnotes ; Chapter 2 Knowledge management's golden triangleObjectives of this chapter; Introduction; Mode, means and mechanism; The japanese language and tacit knowledge; Other languages and tacit knowledge; Knowledge management and the interplay of the world's languages; References; Chapter 3 Tacit knowledge: Why transfer is translation; Objectives of this chapter; Introduction; Transfer and translation; Useful concepts from translation theory; Translation as a network activity; Process and end-product quality; Accuracy of translation; Constraints on the production of good translation; Ambiguity ; InterferenceLack of equivalence; Modelling knowledge transfer as translation; Translatability and convertibility; Back to tacit knowledge; References; Endnotes; Chapter 4 Exploring tacit knowledge in firms' cross-cultural interactions: Hazards and cautions; Objectives of this chapter; Introduction; The japanese business card; The case study approach; Our informant companies; On informants; Our questions; Interviews in practice; Interpretation for knowledge insights; Ethical issues; Allotropes of tacit knowledge; References; Endnotes ; Chapter 5 Case study 1: Simply the group: Creating a knowledge-based chinese brandPart 1: The company background, philosophy, business growth; Prologue; The company background; Choon: From impeccable english to refined chinese; Richard Lim: Tax specialist, luxury car distributor, media buyer, and master marketer; Birth of simply thai; The lifestyle stores; The party people; Simply life magazine; Design issues; The village; Simply: The business concept; It's not guanxi, it's all about face; Management style and the future; Part 2: Interpretation for knowledge insights ; More than a novel approachDimensions of tacit knowledge: Talent; Dimensions of tacit knowledge: Business insights; Guanxi: A buzz word for foreigners; Corporate social responsibility; Knowledge fusion; References; Chapter 6 Case study 2: DENSO corporation: Creating spirit for cutting-edge technology; Part 1: The company background, the DENSO spirit; Prologue; Introduction; Informants for this case study; The company background; DENSO vision 2015: 'Our goal' and the two action principles; Philosophy: Mission, management principles, and individual spirit; DENSO corporation's global network ; Decoding DENSO's vision 2015, philosophy, and quality ideals
• Titolo autorizzato: Creating knowledge advantage
• ISBN: 87-630-9941-1; 1-62198-661-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463297803321
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