Knowledge Management in Developing Economies

A Cross-Cultural and Institutional Approach

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

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This important book brings together a set of original key contributions to knowledge management in developing economies. It encompasses a wide range of countries throughout Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America as well as the transition economies of the former socialist countries in Eastern Europe. These carefully selected country case studies represent a broad range of issues in managing knowledge. They consider the way in which knowledge management processes and practices are influenced by local culture and institutions as well as by interaction with the broader international community. The need for an aggregated analytical approach in untangling the increasingly complex process through which knowledge processes are created, transferred and deployed is also highlighted. The book provides a strong nexus between theory and practice by offering solutions to problems such as: minimising knowledge leakage, creating knowledge-sharing cultures and promoting management learning.Presenting the latest research on intercultural knowledge management, this book will be warmly welcomed by researchers, students and lecturers with an interest in international management and knowledge management. Its strong focus on practitioner implications will provide international managers with invaluable suggestions on how to maximise knowledge sharing in international joint ventures and subsidiary operations.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-03-27
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781845427863

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Edited by Kate Hutchings, Professor of Human Resource Management, Department of Management, Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia and Kavoos Mohannak, Lecturer, School of Management, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

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'Knowledge management can work to support developing economies! This important book should be read by anyone who seeks interesting and highly relevant insights on how this can be accomplished.'

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Contents:PART I: THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERCULTURAL AND INTER-INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT1. Introducing Knowledge Management in Developing Economies Kate Hutchings and Kavoos Mohannak2. Social Institutions and Knowledge ManagementJ.C. SpenderPART II: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN THE TRANSITION ECONOMIES3. Survival by Subversion in Former Socialist Economies: Tacit Knowledge Exchange at the Workplace Gerhard Fink, Nigel Holden and Maren Lehmann4. Fostering Learning to Build New Competencies in Times of Deconstruction: Lessons from Polish Ex-Socialist FirmsRenata Kaminska-Labbé and Catherine Thomas5. Re-Examining Knowledge Sharing in an Intercultural Context: Findings from the Transition Economies of China and RussiaKate Hutchings and Snejina MichailovaPART III: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN ASIA6. Knowledge Management Among Taiwanese High-tech Industries and SMEsTe Fu Chen7. Religion, Caste, Language and Region: Contributions to Knowledge Management in IndiaSimon Best and Rajni KakkarPART IV: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND LATIN AMERICA8. Mauritius: Towards a Knowledge Hub and SocietyMehraz Boolaky, Mridula Gungaphul and David Weir9. Managing Knowledge in the Middle East and North AfricaDavid Weir10. Latin American Cultural Values and their Impact on Knowledge ManagementLuis Felipe Calderón-MoncloaPART V: CONCLUSION11. Conclusion: Towards a Cross-Cultural and Institutional FrameworkKavoos Mohannak and Kate HutchingsIndex