Takeuchi, HirotakaShibata, Tsutomu2012-06-052012-06-0520060-8213-6674-2https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7082These two volumes analyze Japan from the Knowledge Economy perspective, covering a wide range of sector issues in development including the macro economic framework, education and skills training, the national innovation system, science and technology, information and communication technology, and infrastructure. While Volume 1 explores the four pillars of the "Knowledge for Development" framework, the second volume presents up-to-date case studies of outstanding Japanese private companies that each characterize different aspects of the Knowledge Economy.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGENTSBELIEFSBEST PRACTICESBOUNDARIESBUSINESS MODELCHIEF KNOWLEDGE OFFICERCOMMUNITIESCOMMUNITIES OF PRACTICECOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITORSCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKCONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTCONTINUOUS INNOVATIONCREATING NEW KNOWLEDGEDAIRY PRODUCTSDECISION MAKINGDISCUSSIONECONOMICSEQUIPMENTEXPLICIT KNOWLEDGEEXTERNALIZATIONFLOWS OF INFORMATIONGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL KNOWLEDGEGLOBALIZATIONGROUP LEVELICTIDEASIDENTITYIMAGINATIONINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINNOVATIONINNOVATIVE PRODUCTSINSIGHTSINSTRUCTORINTEGRATIONINTELLECTUAL CAPITALJOURNALSKNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE ASSETSKNOWLEDGE BASEKNOWLEDGE CONVERSIONKNOWLEDGE CREATIONKNOWLEDGE CREATION PROCESSKNOWLEDGE ECONOMYKNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENTKNOWLEDGE SOCIETYKNOWLEDGE SPIRALKNOWLEDGE WORKERKNOWLEDGE-CREATING COMPANYLEADINGLEARNINGLEARNING ORGANIZATIONLEVELSLEVELS OF KNOWLEDGELIFELONG LEARNINGLOCAL KNOWLEDGELOGICMANAGEMENT LITERATUREMANAGEMENT POSITIONSMARKETINGMIDDLE MANAGEMENTNATURE OF KNOWLEDGENETWORKING SERVICESNETWORKSNEW CONCEPTSONTOLOGYORGANIZATIONAL BOUNDARIESORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGEORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE CREATIONORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTUREORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURESPEERINGPERSONAL KNOWLEDGEPRACTITIONERSPROCESS KNOWLEDGEPROCESS MANAGEMENTPRODUCTIVITYSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL INTERACTIONSOCIAL NETWORKINGSYSTEMS THINKINGTACIT KNOWLEDGETELEVISIONTHINKINGTRAITSUNIVERSITIESVALUE OF KNOWLEDGEVARIETYWILLINGNESS TO PAYWISDOMWORLD ECONOMYWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-6674-5