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OverviewThis fascinating Handbook defines how knowledge contributes to social and economic life, and vice versa. It considers the five areas critical to acquiring a comprehensive understanding of the knowledge economy: the nature of the knowledge economy; social, cooperative, cultural, creative, ethical and intellectual capital; knowledge and innovation systems; policy analysis for knowledge-based economies; and knowledge management.In presenting the outcomes of an important body of research, the Handbook enables knowledge policy and management practitioners to be more systematically guided in their thinking and actions. The contributors cover a wide disciplinary spectrum in an accessible way, presenting concise, to-the-point discussions of critical concepts and practices that will enable practitioners to make effective research, managerial and policy decisions. They also highlight important new areas of concern to knowledge economies such as wisdom, ethics, language and creative economies that are largely overlooked. Distinguished by a combination of practical relevance and analytical rigour, this Handbook provides new insights into the basic mechanisms that constitute a knowledge economy and society, and will be invaluable to practitioners and academics in diverse areas of interest, including: knowledge management, innovation management, knowledge policy, social epistemology, and development studies. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Rooney , Greg Hearn , Abraham NinanPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.464kg ISBN: 9781847208477ISBN 10: 1847208479 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 29 February 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsContents Preface 1. Knowledge: Concepts, Policy, Implementation David Rooney, Greg Hearn and Abraham Ninan Part I: Concepts 2. The Material, Mental, Historical and Social Character of Knowledge David Rooney and Ursula Schneider 3. Wisdom, Ethics and the Postmodern Organization Bernard McKenna 4. Risk and Knowledge Joost van Loon 5. Social Epistemology: Preserving the Integrity of Knowledge About Knowledge Steve Fuller 6. Knowledge and Social Capital Hitendra Pillay Part II: Policy 7. Knowledge and Cultural Capital Stuart Cunningham 8. The Organization of Creativity in Knowledge Economics: Exploring Strategic Issues Paul Jeffcutt 9. Analysing Policy Values in a Knowledge Economy Phil Graham 10. Knowledge Issues and Policy in the Operation of Industrial Clusters Abraham Ninan 11. Intellectual Property Rights in the Knowledge Economy Peter Drahos Part III: Implementation 12. Information Sharing Donald M. Lamberton 13. Collaboration and the Network Form of Organization in the New Knowledge-Based Economy Thomas Mandeville 14. Exploring the Information Space: A Strategic Perspective on Information Systems Max Boisot 15. 'Tacit Knowledge' Versus 'Explicit Knowledge' Approaches to Knowledge Management Practice Ron Sanchez 16. Knowledge and Social Identity Thomas Keenan 17. Managing Creativity in the Knowledge Economy Mark Banks 18. Inexperience and Inefficiency in Information Transactions: Making the Most of Management Consultants Stuart Macdonald 19. The Knowledge Worker: A Metaphor in Search of a Meaning? Richard Joseph 20. How to be Productive in the Knowledge Economy: The Case of ICTs Greg Hearn and Thomas Mandeville 21. Digital Rights Management (DRM): Managing Digital Rights for Open Access Brian Fitzgerald and Jason Reid IndexReviewsAuthor InformationEdited by David Rooney, Associate Professor, Macquarie University, Australia, Greg Hearn, Professor, Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Australia and Abraham Ninan, Manager (Procurement Research), Procurement Development and Research Branch, Program Procurement Division, Department of Main Roads, Australia Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |