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OverviewIt is now widely recognized that the effective management of knowledge assets is a key requirement for securing competitive advantage in the emerging information economy. Yet the physical and institutional differences between tangible assets and knowledge assets remain poorly understood. In the case of knowledge, the ownership and control of assets are becoming ever more separate, a phenomenon that is actually exacerbated by the phenomenon of learning. If we are to meet the challenges of the information economy, then we need a new approach to property rights based on a deeper theoretical understanding of knowledge assets. Max Boisot writes clearly and in accessible language providing some of the key building blocks which are needed for a theory of knowledge assets. He develops a powerful conceptual framework, the Information-Space or I-Space, for exploring the way knowledge flows within and between organizations. This framework will enable managers and students to explore and understand how knowledge and information assets differ from physical assets, and how to deal with them at a strategic level within their organizations. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Max H. Boisot (Professor of Strategic Management, Professor of Strategic Management, ESADE, Barcelona)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.20cm Weight: 0.589kg ISBN: 9780198290865ISBN 10: 0198290861 Pages: 306 Publication Date: 30 April 1998 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback 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 ContentsPreface 1: Introduction 2: The Information Perspective 3: The Information Space (I-Space) 4: The Paradox of Value 5: Neoclassical versus Schumpeterian Orientation to Learning 6: Culture as a Knowledge Asset 7: Products, Technologies, and Organizations in the Social Learning Cycle 8: Competence and Intent 9: IT and its Impact 10: Applying the I-Space 11: Recapitulation and ConclusionReviewsMax Boisot has written a book for any thinking manager, politician or lawyer interested in the role of information and intellectual property in the evolution of the information economy. Ian MacMillan, George W. Taylor Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, The Wharton School of Management. For those struggling to understand how knowledge-based organizations can develop and exploit their distinctive competences, Boisot's book provides profound insights and challenges. Dr Keith Blois, Templeton College, University of Oxford ...this is for the scientist who want to impress managers. It's a serious book. Harold Thimbleby. New Scientist In his new book Boisot... addresses and explores new issues that are relevant from a managerial point of view. Without any doubt Boisot's I-space theory is one of the most comprehensive theories in the management literature. Sage Publications ...his book represents an important step towards the development of a knowledge-based theory of the firm. It is likely to be of use to academics, as well as the growing clan of practitioners in firms who are interested in management and organisational theory. Jane Millar, Times Higher Education Supplement If you accept that knowledge and the ability to use it is a key competitive resource, you must read this book. If you do not accept this, then also read it to discover where you are wrong before it is too late! John Child, Guinness Professor of Management Studies, University of Cambridge 'Max Boisot has written a book for any thinking manager, politician or lawyer interested in the role of information and intellectual property in the evolution of the information economy'. Ian MacMillan, George W. Taylor Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, The Wharton School of Management. 'For those struggling to understand how knowledge-based organizations can develop and exploit their distinctive competences, Boisot's book provides profound insights and challenges'. Dr Keith Blois, Templeton College, University of Oxford ...this is for the scientist who want to impree managers. It's a serious book. - Harold Thimbleby. New Scientist. `In his new book Boisot... addresses and explores new issues that are relevant from a managerial point of view. Without any doubt Boisot's I-space theory is one of the most comprehensive theories in the management literature.' Sage 3ublications. ...his book represents an important step towards the development of a knowledge-based theory of the firm. It is likely to be of use to academics, as well as the growing clan of practitioners in firms who are interested in management and organisational theory. THES. 23/07/99. `It delivers new insights into the ways that firms can maximise the returns to be had from their distinctive competences, capabilities and technologies. Also informative are Boisot's insights into the factors that impact on the diffusion of knowledge.' Jane Millar - THES 'If you accept that knowledge and the ability to use it is a key competitive resource, you must read this book. If you do not accept this, then also read it to discover where you are wrong before it is too late!' John Child, Guinness Professor of Management Studies, University of Cambridge Author InformationMax Boisot is Professor of Strategic Management at ESADE in Barcelona. 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