"In most discussions about the knowledge-based economy, innovation is associated or even equated with technology, while culture's influence is ignored. Innovation is however embedded in cultural and social contexts, and neglecting these crucial contexts may impede an innovation'…
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"Why employees of pioneering Internet companies chose to invest their time, energy, hopes, and human capital in start-up ventures."--Provided by publisher
"Sustainability, Technology and Innovation 4.0 is a holistic perception and analysis of innovation at the level of public organizations, innovation in industry and innovation in HR. Its chapters collectively present a thesis that Innovation 4.0 signals a technological revolution…
The authors of this volume take the orthodox view of 'informal work' and dismantle it piece by piece, presenting an analysis of the extent to which this phenomenon plays a significant role in developing countries across the world.
"Tells the story of the people who live and work on U.S. tobacco farms at a time when the global tobacco industry is undergoing profound changes. Against the backdrop of the antitobacco movement, the globalization and industrialization of agriculture, and intense debates over im…
"Artificial intelligence and the autonomous robots of the Fourth Industrial Revolution will render certain jobs and competences obsolete, but will also create new roles, which in turn require new sets of skills. They will also transform how we produce, distribute and consume, as…
Understanding Knowledge Creation: Intellectuals in Academia, the Public Sphere and the Arts brings together scholars from a wide range of disciplines and cultures and involves them into a multi-dimensional dialogue on the mechanisms of knowledge creation in the present-day socie…
In finding the logical by way of the illogical in Knowledge Management strategy, this book highlights key challenges and opportunities for businesses looking to improving the efficacy and extent of their knowledge management infrastructure.
An enterprise architecture tries to describe and control an organisation's structure, processes, applications, systems and techniques in an integrated way. The unambiguous specification and description of components and their relationships in such an architecture requires a cohe…
This collection offers the first systematic global and comparative history of textile workers over the course of 350 years. This period covers the major changes in wool and cotton production, and the global picture from before the Industrial Revolution through to the twentieth c…
Here's a practical cost management guide to the complex world of voice, data and wireless telecommunications for the non-technical business professional. Examining the complex, highly technical telecommunications industry from an insider's point of view, it sifts through all the…
Digital Business, Internet, Informationsgesellschaft, Information als Wettbewerbs- und Standortfaktor: Diese Stichworte verdeutlichen die unternehmerische und gesellschaftliche Bedeutung von Information. Doch nicht nur Information allein, sondern auch die Systeme, die Informatio…
"The Intelligent Organisation proposes a radically different way of designing organisations to capitalise on the potential offered by contemporary information capability. Information is recognised as the key source of competitive advantage when synthesised with an organisation d…
The business environment has changed. Sharper competition requires organizations to exhibit greater effectiveness in their operations and services and faster creation of new products and services-all hallmarks of the knowledge economy. Up until now, most of the knowledge managem…
"Predictive analytics, big data, and data mining are key topics for organizations who want to leverage the ever increasing amounts of data that organizations hold about their customers and other individuals. This in-depth guide provides readers with a solid understanding of data…
Hidden Assets marks a new milestone in organizational science. Based on his diverse personal experiences and two decades of interdisciplinary research, Dr. Ehin unveils the "mysteries" and shows the practicality of tapping into the ever evolving, yet extraordinarily powerful, in…