This book presents the latest management ideas in knowledge creation and management in readable and non-technical chapters. Leading experts have contributed chapters in their fields of expertise. Each distils his or her subject in a chapter that is accessible to managers who want to learn what can be applied to their organizations without the distracting details of research methodology. Each chapter, however, is based on careful research. The book is organized so that readers can easily find chapters of most interest and value to them. The emphasis is on the practical applications of knowledge to a wide variety of organizations and functional areas.;Introduction : Knowledge as competitive advantage in the age of increasing globalization / Kazuo Ichijo and Ikujiro Nonaka -- Why do firms differ? The theory of the knowledge-creating firm / Ikujiro Nonaka and Ryoko Toyama -- Knowledge in organizational settings : how organizations generate, disseminate, and use knowledge for their competitive advantage / Laurence Prusak and Leigh Weiss -- Knowledge creation and transfer : from teams to the whole organization / Bettina Büchel -- Knowledge transfer within organizations / Dorothy Leonard -- Bringing the outside in : learning and knowledge management through external networks / Martha Maznevski and Nicholas Athanassiou -- Enabling knowledge-based competence of a corporation / Kazuo Ichijo -- Information technologies for knowledge management / Thomas H. Davenport -- The strategic management of knowledge / Kazuo Ichijo -- Market research in product development / Dorothy Leonard -- Human resources management and knowledge creation / Margit Osterloh -- Corporate finance : intangible assets' effect on shareholders' value / Makoto Nakano -- Perspectives on research and development : organizing and managing innovation in a (global) knowledge-based economy / Mie Augier and David J. Teece -- Globalizing local knowledge in global companies / Xavier Gilbert -- Governance information in knowledge-based companies / Jay W. Lorsch -- Enhancing social capital for knowledge effectiveness / Don Cohen -- Knowledge management and corporate renewal / Bala Chakravarthy and Sue McEvily.