FOR ACADEMICS:
Harnessing Knowledge Dynamics extends Nonaka's two-dimensional diagrammatic view of knowledge and knowledge flow to the level of a three-dimensional, moving color image of knowledge stocks and flows within an organization. And it does so with remarkable clarity and transparency. Nissen's breakthrough book creates the first coherent framework to integrate individual learning, group learning, organizational learning, information technology, leadership and strategy. It includes numerous illustrative examples and provocative self-test questions. Nissen's Knowledge Dynamics framework provides both: a set of guidelines for managerial interventions to optimize knowledge flows for sustainable competitive advantage; and a road map for researchers interested in developing a true science of knowledge management. The book should become a widely used textbook for classes in applied information technology, organizational behavior, knowledge management, and strategy in the knowledge-based economy.
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FOR MANAGERS:
Mark Nissen's exciting new book, Harnessing Knowledge Dynamics, is a "must read" book for managers in today's knowledge economy. In clear and intuitive language, Nissen gives managers a powerful new way to think about of individual learning, group learning, organizational learning, information technology, leadership and strategy. The book explains why corporations and governments have achieved little sustainable advantage from the billions of dollars they have spent on knowledge management initiatives to date. It provides a clear set of knowledge-flow principles and leadership mandates for managers so they can move forward with confidence to reconfigure the knowledge stocks and flows within their organizations for sustainable competitive advantage.