‘Competing on Knowledge’: Buckman Laboratories International

✍ Scribed by Ann Graham; Vincent Pizzo

• Book ID: 101284287
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 105 KB
• Volume: 4
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1092-4604
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1441(199703)4:1<4::aid-kpm81>3.0.co;2-y

✦ Synopsis

Buckman Laboratories, a US-based multinational specialty chemical manufacturer, is really in the business of selling ideas. The goal is to be faster and more innovative than competitors by developing competencies in knowledge management. The catalyst is a global computer network that stores and continuously replenishes the company's collective expertise and promotes rapid communication and cross-fertilization of knowledge among employees worldwide.