Knowledge work and knowledge-intensive firms [[electronic resource] /] / Mats Alvesson

• Autore: Alvesson Mats <1956->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (280 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.4038
• Soggetto topico: Knowledge workers; Intellectual capital; Knowledge management
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-255) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. On Knowledge-Intensive Firms; 3. Knowledge: Questioning the Functional View; 4. Image and Rhetoric; 5. Socio-politics of Knowledge Work: Social Connections and Interactions; 6. Management and Organizational Control; 7. Human Resource Management and Personnel Concepts; 8. Knowledge Management: Departures from Knowledge and/or Management; 9. Identity: Uncertainties and Regulations; 10. Conclusion: Rethinking Knowledge-Intensive Organizations and Work; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides a critical understanding of some basic aspects of knowledge-intensive work and organizations. The author adopts a social constructivist approach and explores the management and analytical challenges of knowledge-intensive firms. It will be key reading for academics, researchers, and advanced students in organization studies, knowledge management, and innovation. - ;This book addresses the concept of knowledge, and its use in the contexts of work and organizations. It provides a critical understanding of current approaches to knowledge management, organization, and the 'knowl
• Titolo autorizzato: Knowledge work and knowledge-intensive firms
• ISBN: 1-280-75765-5; 0-19-153182-0; 0-19-151498-5; 1-4294-6005-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777499403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II