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Latest Edition: From Knowledge Management to Strategic Competence: Assessing Technological, Market and Organisational Innovation (3rd Edition)The business and academic communities continue to have an interest in the concepts of knowledge management and strategic competencies or core capabilities. This book attempts to establish the links between strategic competencies, knowledge management, organisational learning and innovation - specifically, how an organisation identifies, assesses and exploits its competencies, and translates these into new processes, products and services.The contributors to this book include leading researchers and practitioners in the field. Adopting a practical but rigorous approach to the subject, they focus on the measurement, management and improvement of organisational, technological and market competencies, and identify the relationships with strategic, operational and financial performance.In this second edition, the original material is updated and three new chapters are added, reflecting the latest developments in the field.

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Author:   Joe Tidd (Spru, Univ Of Sussex, Uk)
Publisher:   Imperial College Press
Imprint:   Imperial College Press
Edition:   Second Edition
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.785kg
ISBN:  

9781860946387

ISBN 10:   1860946380
Pages:   452
Publication Date:   05 May 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Strategic Competencies: The Competence Cycle: Translating Knowledge into New Processes, Products and Services (J Tidd); What are Strategic Competencies? (R Hall); Making Strategy Happen (P Hiscocks & D Riff); Market Competencies: Brands, Innovation and Growth: The Role of Brands in Innovation and Growth for Consumer Businesses (T Clayton & G Turner); Technological and Market Competencies and Financial Performance (J Tidd & C Driver); Building Knowledge Management Capabilities for Innovation Projects (D Tranfield et al.); Technological Competencies: Technological Indicators of Performance (P Patel); Assessing Technological Competencies (F Narin); The Complex Relations Between Communities of Practice and the Implementation of Technological Innovations (D Hislop); Organizational Competencies: Are There Any Competencies Out There? Identifying and Using Technical Competencies (D Griffiths & M Boisot); The Organisation of Knowledge Bases (J Sapsed); Assessing Performance in Supply (R Lamming); Improving Competencies: Innovation: A Performance Measurement Perspective (P K Ahmed & M Zairi); Learning and Continuous Improvement (J Bessant).

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