Intangibles in Competition and Cooperation

PARTHASARATHI BANERJEE is working with the National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, New Delhi, and was previously at the University of Tokyo, Ecole Polytechnique (Paris) and the State University of New York. He has organised several international seminars, talked widely and published several papers and books in this area. - FRANK-J?RGEN RICHTER is Director for Asia at the World Economic Forum, and has lived, worked and travelled extensively throughout Asia. He has previously held executive management positions with multinational companies, and is a frequent speaker on issues related to Asian economies, international management and global competition.

'New realities require new rules of winning. Intangibles are at the heart of these new rules. The chapters in this book not only introduce, but offer great insight on the essence of intangibles. This book will be a foundation for managers working to increase market value and for scholars assessing the underlying theory of intangibles.' - Dave Ulrich, Professor of Business, University of Michigan 'This book provocatively identifies, analyses and signals the direction of business and governance at the crossroads. At the crossroads between the industrial revolution and the knowledge economy, ancient Asia still evolves with a promise other than unipolar expectations can resolve. The writers weave through culture, politics, economics and astute commerce into a compelling reading of business strategy that has been up to now ridiculously ignored. This book will shape new insights in business strategy and policy.' - Mohan R.Gurubatham, President, Akasha Networks, Kuala Lumpur ' The major merit of this book is to oppose to conventional wisdom, to provide an intellectual framework to understand contemporary Asian economies, and to show the relevance of this vision by a rich series of empirical studies. Any person interested in the future of Asian economies should read this book. He/she will find a clear stimulation to his/her own analysis.' - Robert Boyer, Research Director at CNRS, Paris We have a chance to innovate a future that does not yet exist. However, it requires that we combine expertise on a stage that takes advantage of the value of competition and cooperation in ways that are unfamiliar. It will require courageous leadership, no doubt; and Banerjee and Richter provide a foundation for worldwide dialogue on the issues that will frame our future and the future of generations to come. - Debra M. Amidon, founder and president of ENTOVATION International Ltd and author of Innovation Strategy for the Knowledge Economy: The Ken Awakening Given the IT Revolution currently altering the nature of economic transactions in the world economy, this book is particularly thought-provoking as we ponder on the implications of intangible assets in our increasingly globalized economy in which different cultures are compelled to interact with each other. - Terutomo Ozawa, Professor of Economics, Colorado State University

• Competition, Co-operation and the Euro-Asian Leverage of Intangibles Competition for Co-operation - How Exchange Enabling Assets Influence a Firm's Success in International Co-operations Intangibles and Finance: Motives and Consequences of Mergers in the Indian Corporate Sector Intangibles and Competition: A Theoretical Approach from the Controller's View A Framework for Designing Technological Knowledge Management Systems: Sector-Specific Approach Competition and Cooperation between the Japanese and British Management Models in the UK: International Transfer Problems of Intangible Management Systems Intangibles, Lean Production and their Impact on China Making the Intangible Tangible Networking Knowledge for Value Creation Innovation Competence - Intangibles in Cooperative Innovation Processes Intangibles, Organizational Learning and the Management of Technologies: A Popperian View Study on Technology Innovation in Transition Economy The Effects of Intangible Assets on Income in China: Education, Experience, and Political Affiliation: A Survey Analysis Knowledge Diffusion in Korean Society Political Economy of Intangible Investment and Weightlessness Competition and Co-Operation: Lessons from Economic Integration Social Management: Situating Imagination, Concept, Cooperation and Intangible Assets in Knowledge Business