Mitsuru Kodama, Professor of Innovation and Technology Management, College of Commerce and Graduate School of Business Administration, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan

'In his book Knowledge Innovation, Mitsuru Kodama describes how strategic communities and networked strategic communities in complex organizations serve as catalysts for knowledge innovation in highly competitive environments. Through detailed case studies he demonstrates how Japanese and other Asian companies in the telecommunications, information technology, and related fields, have turned traditional organizational lines inside out that have resulted in breakthroughs in new technologies and products. . . Aimed at the advanced student or manager of complex organizations this important new work offers new models for organization that describe how to leverage knowledge and creativity in the networked business world. Knowledge Innovation is highly recommended for academic libraries at universities with research collections and large public libraries serving researchers and corporate strategists.'

• Contents: Preface 1. Knowledge Innovation 2. Practice-based View of Strategic Management 3. Knowledge Innovation Through Strategic Activity Cycles 4. Dynamic Creation of Networked Strategic Communities 5. Architectural Innovation in Cross-functional Multi-projects 6. Business Innovation Through Joint Ventures Supported by Major Businesses 7. Customer Value Creation Through Knowledge Innovation 8. Customer Value Creation Through Community-based Information Networks 9. The Innovative Leadership of the Community Leader 10. Managerial Implications and Conclusion Bibliography Index

Mitsuru Kodama, Professor of Innovation and Technology Management, College of Commerce and Graduate School of Business Administration, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan

'In his book Knowledge Innovation, Mitsuru Kodama describes how strategic communities and networked strategic communities in complex organizations serve as catalysts for knowledge innovation in highly competitive environments. Through detailed case studies he demonstrates how Japanese and other Asian companies in the telecommunications, information technology, and related fields, have turned traditional organizational lines inside out that have resulted in breakthroughs in new technologies and products. . . Aimed at the advanced student or manager of complex organizations this important new work offers new models for organization that describe how to leverage knowledge and creativity in the networked business world. Knowledge Innovation is highly recommended for academic libraries at universities with research collections and large public libraries serving researchers and corporate strategists.'

• Contents: Preface 1. Knowledge Innovation 2. Practice-based View of Strategic Management 3. Knowledge Innovation Through Strategic Activity Cycles 4. Dynamic Creation of Networked Strategic Communities 5. Architectural Innovation in Cross-functional Multi-projects 6. Business Innovation Through Joint Ventures Supported by Major Businesses 7. Customer Value Creation Through Knowledge Innovation 8. Customer Value Creation Through Community-based Information Networks 9. The Innovative Leadership of the Community Leader 10. Managerial Implications and Conclusion Bibliography Index