Autore	Holden Nigel <1945->
Edizione	[First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Frederiksberg, Denmark : , : Copenhagen Business School Press, , 2010
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.
ISBN	87-630-9941-1 1-62198-661-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
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
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Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2003
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (xi, 251 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina	338/.064/095
Soggetto topico	Technological innovations - Economic aspects - East Asia Technological innovations - Economic aspects - Southeast Asia Financial crises - Southeast Asia Competition, International Microelectronics industry - East Asia Microelectronics industry - Southeast Asia
ISBN	1-107-13556-7 1-280-43466-X 1-139-14868-0 0-511-18071-3 0-511-06142-0 0-511-05509-9 0-511-30765-9 0-511-61005-X 0-511-06988-X
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Innovation and the Asian economies / William W. Keller and Richard J. Samuels -- Japanese production networks in Asia: extending the status quo / Walter Hatch -- Crisis and innovation in Japan: a new future through technoentrepreneurship? / D.H. Whittaker -- Crisis, reform, and national innovation in South Korea / Linsu Kim -- From national champions to global partners: crisis, globalization, and the Korean auto industry / John Ravenhill -- Crisis and adaptation in Taiwan and South Korea: the political economy of semiconductors / William W. Keller and Louis W. Pauly -- China in search of a workable model: technology development in the new millennium / Barry Naughton and Adam Segal -- Economic crisis and technological trajectories: hard disk drive production in Southeast Asia / Richard F. Doner and Bryan Ritchie -- Continuity and change in Asian innovation / William W. Keller and Richard J. Samuels.
Altri titoli varianti	Crisis & Innovation in Asian Technology
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Pubbl/distr/stampa	San Francisco, [California] : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2014
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (257 p.)
Disciplina	378
Collana	New Directions for Higher Education
Soggetto topico	Education, Higher Competition, International International education Education and globalization
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-119-01751-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Editors' Notes; References; 1: Setting the Stage: Global Competition in Higher Education; Global Ranking Schemes and Global University Models; Common Strategies for Increasing Global Competitiveness; Contextualizing Trends Toward Global Competition; Social Justice and Equity Concerns; Conclusion: Challenging the Competitive Higher Education Environment; References; 2: Rankings and the Global Reputation Race; The Rising Significance of Global Rankings; Theorizing Rankings; Responding to Rankings; Reshaping Higher Education; References 3: The Global Quest to Build World-Class Universities: Toward a Social Justice Agenda The Meaning and Rationale of World-Class Universities; The Quest for World-Class Status and Global "Ranking Mania"; Excesses of University Branding; Advancing a Social Justice Vision; Conclusion; References; 4: University Mergers in Finland: Mediating Global Competition; International Research on Mergers; Factors Influencing the Success of a Merger; Characteristics of Nordic Higher Education; Merger Experiences in Finland; Discussion: Social Justice Endangered?; Conclusion; References 5: Questioning Quality Assurance Defining and Mapping Key Concepts in Quality Assurance; Quality Assurance Functions; Types of Quality Assurance; Quality Assurance Standards; Questioning Quality Assurance; Future Directions for Quality Assurance; References; 6: Cross-Border Higher Education: Global and Local Tensions Within Competition and Economic Development; Types of Cross-Border Higher Education; Key Players and Motivations for Cross-Border Higher Education; Contested Campuses: Global Trends, Local Forces; Conclusion; References 7: International Education Hubs: Collaboration for Competitiveness and Sustainability A Working Definition of Education Hubs; A Typology of Education Hubs: Student, Talent, and Knowledge/Innovation; Highlights of Six International Education Hubs; Education Hub Rationales in the Context of Globalization; Conclusions: The Importance of Collaboration Among Policy Sectors; References; 8: A Critical Analysis of Global Competition in Higher Education: Synthesizing Themes; The Changing Higher Education Landscape; The Drive Toward Global Competition; Social Justice Considerations Tensions Between Global and Local Forces Concluding Remarks; Reference; Advert; Index; End User License Agreement
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910459713703321

Edizione	[First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, , [2023]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (218 pages)
Disciplina	363.73874
Collana	Archimedes Series
Soggetto topico	Climatic changes - Economic aspects Competition, International Strategic materials
ISBN	9783031255779 9783031255762
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Foreword (Morgan Bazilian and Dolf Gielen) -- Introduction (Sophia Kalantzakos) -- Section I -- Chapter 1. Between Rocks and Hard Places: Geopolitics of Net zero futures and the tech imperium (Sophia Kalantzakos) -- Chapter 2. Interdependence vs. Geopolitics: Securitization and Partial Recoupling of U.S.-China Relations (Xiaoyu Pu) -- Chapter 3. Securing Supply Chain Resiliency for Critical Rare Earth Metals (Kristin Vekasi) -- Section II -- Chapter 4. Public Policy Toward Critical Materials: A False Dichotomy, a Messy Middle Ground, and Seven Guiding Principles (Roderick Eggert) -- Chapter 5. Lessons from Three Decades in the Rare Earth Trenches (Constantine Karayannopoulos and Vasileios Tsianos) -- Chapter 6. The Paradox of Green Growth: Challenges and Opportunities in Decarbonizing the Electric Vehicle Supply Chain. (Chris Berry) -- Chapter 7. Raw material demands for the Green Transition. Risks, opportunities, and required actions to meet the 2030 climate targets. (Roland Gauß, Carsten Gellermann, Alexander Maurer) -- Section III -- Chapter 8. Social and environmental impacts of rare earth mining and processing: Scoping and preliminary assessment (Julie Michelle Klinger) -- Chapter 9. The Social Conundrum of Eco-centric Activism against Oceanic Minerals (Saleem Ali) -- Chapter 10. The ESG Triangle: How Lithium Mining in Latin America Could Point the Way Toward Long-term Environmental and Social Value Strategies (Owen Pell) -- Index.
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