Knowledge and Strategy

by Michael H. Zack

Overview

This is the first knowledge book in the Resources for the Knowledge-Based Economy Readers' series to link the two hot topics of knowledge and strategy. The book centers around the concept of treating organizational knowledge as a valuable strategy asset. Knowledge strategy is a natural extension of the historical development of business strategy in general. The book includes seminal articles on the subject as well as an introduction written by Michael Zack.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780080509778
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Publication date:	05/13/1999
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Michael H. Zack, Walsh Research Porfessor at the College of Business Administration, Northeeastern University, is an educator, researcher and consultant specialising in the management of information and knowledge to enhance organsiation performance.

Table of Contents

The Resource-based Theory of Competitive Advantage: Robert M. Grant
Competing on Resources:Strategy in the 1990s: David J. Collins and Cynthia A. Montgomery
The Core Competence of the Corporation: C.K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel
The Theory of the Growth of the Firm: Edith T. Penrose
Beyond the Knowledge Worker: Paul Romer
Dynamic Capabilities and Strategic Management: David J. Teece, Gary Pisano and Amy Shuen
Organizational Knowledge, Collective Practice and Penrose Rents: J.C.Spender
Prospering in Dynalically Competitive Environments: Organizational Capability as Knowledge Integration: R.M. Grant
Knowledge and Competence as Strategic Assets: Sidney G. Winter
The Strategic Analysis of Intangible Resources: Richard Hall
Knowledge, Strategy and the Theory of the Firm
Tacit Knowledge; The Key to the Strategic Alignement of Intellectual Capital: Hubert Saint-Onge
Generic Knowledge Strategies in the U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry: Paul Bierly and Alok Chakrabarti
Is Your Firm a Creative Destroyer? Competitive Learning and Knowledge Flows in the Technological Strategies of Firms: M.H. Boisot
Leveraging Inteelect: James Brian Quinn, Phillip Anderson and Sidney Finkelstein

Editorial Reviews

Argues that managing knowledge should be part of every organization's business strategy, and sets out some of he theoretical underpinnings of knowledge strategy. The topics include the core competence of the corporation, beyond the knowledge worker, the strategic analysis of intangible resources, and leveraging intellect. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

The book includes several of the most important articles about knowledge and competences/capabilities as strategic assets in the resoure-based tradition.
Technovation - Dr Jonathon Sapsed - 2001

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