Advanced knowledge-creating companies / edited by Hirotaka Takeuchi, Tsutomu Shibata.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Shibata, Tsutomu, 1947-

Takeuchi, Hirotaka.

Series:

WBI development studies.

WBI development studies

Japan, moving toward a more advanced knowledge economy ; v.2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic policy.

Japan--Economic conditions--1989-.

Japan.

Japan--Economic policy--1989-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (104 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

These two volumes analyze Japan from the Knowledge Economy perspective, covering a wide range of sectoral 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 pillare 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. By combining economics and business

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Authors' Contact Information; Glossary; 1 The New Dynamism of the Knowledge-Creating Company; Tables; Figures; 2 Knowledge Creation in the Convenience Store Industry: Seven-Eleven Japan; Boxes; 3 Learning and the Self-Renewing, Network Organization: Toyota and Lexus Dealers; 4 Strategic Management of Knowledge-Based Competence: Sharp Corporation; 5 Invisible Dimensions of Differentiation: Japanese Electronics Companies; 6 Interorganizational Knowledge Creation at Shimano; 7 Creating the Dynamics of Hard-to-Imitate Innovation

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-56461-X

9786610564613

0-8213-6675-0

OCLC:

609845446

Publisher Number:

10.1596/978-0-8213-6674-5