Buying knowledge : effective acquisition of external knowledge / Peter Sammons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sammons, Peter A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectual capital.

Intellectual property.

Information resources--Economic aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (156 pages) : illustrations, tables

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Technology acquisition, consultancy know-how, research data and services, marketing information, intellectual property ... the list of sources and types of knowledge that organizations need to acquire, share and manage is growing exponentially. The acquisition and management of knowledge as an end in itself is relatively new, but has grown in importance on most managers agendas over the past fifteen years and is something that many managers are still fundamentally ill-equipped to control effectively. Yet it is their ability to plan, source, evaluate, acquire and manage knowledge on which the success of their organizations increasingly depends Peter Sammons provides managers with a readable, highly practical guide to buying and managing knowledge. The author looks at the knowledge economy, to set the scene on the manager's growing responsibility to buy-in knowledge for their organization. He explores intellectual property rights: how they are created, transferred and protected. He sets out some alternative strategies to buying knowledge. There's advice on how to work with universities, contract research organizations and consultancy firms. And the most neglected area of all - knowledge transfer from supplier to buyer - is given exhaustive treatment. In a discipline (knowledge work) that is fraught with jargon, technology and arcane practice, Buying Knowledge enables every manager to acquire the knowledge their organization needs; in a form and at a cost that is most appropriate for them without exposing their organization to litigation or intellectual property disputes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

"First published 2005 by Gower Publishing"--Title page verso.

ISBN:

9781351162203

1351162209

9781351162197

1351162195

9781351162180

1351162187

OCLC:

1057309579