Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Knowledge Management [Paperback]

Knowledge, as intellectual capital in organizations, is one of the most valuable resources in the global economy; yet knowledge management research has been largely contained both within organizational boundaries and from the perspective of the West (in particular the United States). Here, the views of a diverse range of well-known academic researchers, industry leaders, and public policy experts have been brought together to show how knowledge and knowledge management perspectives vary across different cultures, in different contexts, using different processes for different purposes.DAVID J. PAULEENis a Senior Lecturer of Information Management at Victoria University of Wellington. He has done extensive research in the areas of virtual team leadership and collaboration, cross-cultural communication and management, and knowledge management. He is currently involved in research on the relationship between information and communication technologies and emerging work behaviors. His work has appeared in a number of journals includingSloan Management Review,theJournal of Management Information Systems, and theJournal of Global Information Management. He is the editor of the book,Virtual Teams: Projects, Protocols and Processes(2004).Researchers and practitioners in economics, business, and other fields address issues that arise with the recognition that knowledge management is a culturally contingent activity, and that organizations in various parts of the world adopt knowledge management mechanisms that prevail in other institutions in their culture. Case studies come from post-socialist countries, Asia, and South America. Reference & Research Book News

Table of Contents
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Foreword
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Section 1: Conceptual Approaches to Culture and Knowledge Management
Chapter 1: The Relationship between National and Organizational Culture and Leadership in Knowledge Management
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