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The thesis of Knowledge Capitalism is that among the many profound changes currently occurring, the changing role of knowledge is by far the most significant. "Knowledge is fast becoming the most important form of global capital. Paradoxically, it is the least understood and most undervalued of all our economic resources", argues author Alan Burton-Jones. The central theme of the book is the nature and value of knowledge and how it is fundamentally altering the basis of economic activity. As a consequence, we need to "reappraise many of our industrial era notions of business organisation, business ownership, work arrangements, business strategy and the links between learning and work."
And that is exactly what the book does. Marshalling an exhaustive array of detailed evidence the author describes the fundamental shifts that are occurring and how they will reshape the firm. He presents empirical evidence of a link between firms' decisions to use outside resources and what he calls "the knowledge characteristics" of the work involved. The book looks at the implication of outsourced knowledge on various stakeholders and discusses at some length the "knowledge characteristics" of work likely to be retained within the firm. It then examines the resulting changes in relationships between the corporation and its stakeholders. In the final section Burton-Jones looks at how demand for an increasingly skilled work force will necessitate a move to life-long learning.
Burton-Jones is former Business development director for British Oxygen and now heads an IT consultancy in Australia. His intended audience includes firm owners interested in the strategic implications of the knowledge economy; individuals concerned about their personal career prospects; plus students, educators and others interested in the "changing links between education, learning and work." There is much here to recommend it to such a broad readership, though the detail and thoroughness of its research suggest that actually this is one for the specialists--planners, both corporate and government, and those linked with developing strategic responses to the emerging knowledge economy. --Alex Benady
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Knowledge Capitalism probes the surface of contemporary economic and social change, revealing how the shift to a knowledge-based economy is redefining firms, empowering individuals, and reshaping the links between learning and work. Using economic, management and knowledge-based theories, supported by empirical data and illustrations from leading companies, Knowledge Capitalism describes the emergence of a new breed ofcapitalist, one dependent on knowledge rather than physical resources. The author argues that industrial-era models of firm-market boundaries, work arrangements, and ownership and control are inhibitingfirms and individuals success in the emerging knowledge economy. New models are proposed based on knowledge-centred organisation, knowledge-led growth, and knowledge supply as distinct from labour supply or flexible employment. Continuous learning is shown to be critical to firms as integrators of disparate knowledge resources, and the only practical route for individuals to become free agents. Knowledge Capitalism illuminates the new business landscape andprovides a practical tool-set for business practitioners and theorists to interpret and manage change in a rapidly deconstructing economic environment. This title reveals how the knowledge-based economy is redefining firms, empowering individuals, and reshaping learning and work. Utilising economic and management theories and illustrations from leading companies, it illuminates the business landscape and provides a tool-set for business managers and consultants to interpret and manage change. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780198296225
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