While there are many books on knowledge management, knowledge governance is a concept that has not been so well explored, and is much less understood. Knowledge governance refers to choosing structures and mechanisms that can influence the processes of sharing and creating knowledge. The book argues that knowledge governance is a distinct issue in management and organization because knowledge processes differ on several dimensions from routine and more traditional processes. The relationship between governance issues and knowledge processes is under-researched, theoretically as well as empirically. Thematically, knowledge governance cuts across fields such as general management, human resource management, the management of intellectual capital, innovation theory, strategic management, technology strategy, and international business. Not surprisingly, existing ideas are developed from the perspectives of different fields and from different underlying disciplinary foundations; however, it often remains unclear how these ideas relate together and how they differ in terms of unit of analysis, mode of analysis, underlying logic and assumptions, etc. This book is an important step towards overcoming the existing fragmentation in the field by providing a multi-disciplinary collection of chapters on knowledge governance. While the single chapters accentuate the pluralism in the field, they all examine issues that constitute the essence of knowledge governance.
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While there are many books on knowledge management, knowledge governance is a concept that has not been so well explored, and is much less understood. Knowledge governance refers to choosing structures and mechanisms that can influence the processes of sharing and creating knowledge.
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1. Knowledge Governance: Introduction to the Book ; 2. Governing Knowledge: A Problem-Solving Perspective ; 3. The Architecture of Knowledge Organization ; 4. Polyarchic Governance and the Growth of Knowledge ; 5. Authority in the Context of Distributed Knowledge ; 6. The Governance of Explorative Knowledge Production ; 7. Superordinate Social Identity, Receptivity to Innovations, and Knowledge Transfer in Organizations ; 8. Socialization Tactics as a Governance Mechanism in R&D Collaborations ; 9. Evolutionary Interactions of Context and Content in the Development of Knowledge Governance: Evidence from UK R&D Partnerships ; 10. Knowledge Governance: A Dialogue Concerning its Epistemological Foundations ; 11. Lessons Learned
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Takes the under-researched concept of 'knowledge governance' to the fore of debates about knowledge in organizations Brings to bear a range of disciplinary and theoretical perspectives on knowledge governance Suggests clear and concrete mechanisms for knowledge governance in practice Contributors are key authorities on the role of knowledge in organizations
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Nicolai J Foss is Professor of Economic Organization at the Copenhagen Business School and the Director of the Center for Strategic Management and Globalization at the CBS. His main research interests are knowledge governance, strategic management, the economics of the firm, and the philosophy of the social sciences. His work has appeared in journals such as Strategic Management Journal and Organization Science. Snejina Michailova is Professor of International Business at The University of Auckland Business School, New Zealand. Originally from Bulgaria, she holds a PhD degree from Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. Her main research areas are international management and knowledge governance. Her work has appeared in The Academy of Management Executive, California Management Review, Journal of Management Studies, Long Range Planning, Journal of World Business, Organizational Learning and Organizational Dynamics.
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Takes the under-researched concept of 'knowledge governance' to the fore of debates about knowledge in organizations Brings to bear a range of disciplinary and theoretical perspectives on knowledge governance Suggests clear and concrete mechanisms for knowledge governance in practice Contributors are key authorities on the role of knowledge in organizations
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199235926
Publisert
2009
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
617 gr
Høyde
241 mm
Bredde
143 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
310

Biografisk notat

Nicolai J Foss is Professor of Economic Organization at the Copenhagen Business School and the Director of the Center for Strategic Management and Globalization at the CBS. His main research interests are knowledge governance, strategic management, the economics of the firm, and the philosophy of the social sciences. His work has appeared in journals such as Strategic Management Journal and Organization Science. Snejina Michailova is Professor of International Business at The University of Auckland Business School, New Zealand. Originally from Bulgaria, she holds a PhD degree from Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. Her main research areas are international management and knowledge governance. Her work has appeared in The Academy of Management Executive, California Management Review, Journal of Management Studies, Long Range Planning, Journal of World Business, Organizational Learning and Organizational Dynamics.