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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Robert Mellor (Kingston University, UK)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Red Globe Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.277kg ISBN: 9780230280434ISBN 10: 0230280439 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 08 February 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I: BACKGROUND Introduction to Knowledge Management Knowledge Management and Innovation Knowlege Management, Entrepreneurship and the Value Chain Information Systems and SMEs PART II: MODELLING THE THEORY Knowledge Valley Theory Managing Formal Knowledge PART III: APPLYING THEORETICAL PRINCIPLES Using Knowledge Valley Theory to Increase Organisational Innovation Factors that Stop Innovation Leadership and Innovation Knowledge and Learning PART IV: BUILDING APPLIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS Recombining Knowledge and Learning Drawing Conclusions PART V:THE PRACTITIONER VIEW Calculating the Benefit LargerOrganisations Conclusion References Appendix Index.Reviews'RobertMellor 'unifies' theories of organisation, transaction cost economics, knowledge management, innovation, and entrepreneurship into a knowledge valley model. The model is developed on the basis of Monte Carlo simulations and along with its accompanying theory explain a number of common perceptions as well as provide novel insights on how to use information systems to leverage knowledge assets and grow organizations. Although directly applicable to SMEs its lessons and insights are also relevant to larger organisations. The book should prove instructive to students and researchers in the above fields.'- Dr Dimitrios Tsagdis, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Centre for Regional and International Business,Hull University Business School, UK 'Robert Mellor 'unifies' theories of organisation, transaction cost economics, knowledge management, innovation, and entrepreneurship into a knowledge valley model. The model is developed on the basis of Monte Carlo simulations and along with its accompanying theory explain a number of common perceptions as well as provide novel insights on how to use information systems to leverage knowledge assets and grow organizations. Although directly applicable to SMEs its lessons and insights are also relevant to larger organisations. The book should prove instructive to students and researchers in the above fields.' - Dr Dimitrios Tsagdis, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Centre for Regional and International Business at Hull University Business School 'Robert Mellor 'unifies' theories of organisation, transaction cost economics, knowledge management, innovation, and entrepreneurship into a knowledge valley model. The model is developed on the basis of Monte Carlo simulations and along with its accompanying theory explain a number of common perceptions as well as provide novel insights on how to use information systems to leverage knowledge assets and grow organizations. Although directly applicable to SMEs its lessons and insights are also relevant to larger organisations. The book should prove instructive to students and researchers in the above fields.' - Dr Dimitrios Tsagdis, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Centre for Regional and International Business, Hull University Business School, UK 'RobertMellor 'unifies' theories of organisation, transaction cost economics, knowledge management, innovation, and entrepreneurship into a ""knowledge valley"" model. The model is developed on the basis of Monte Carlo simulations and along with its accompanying theory explain a number of common perceptions as well as provide novel insights on how to use information systems to leverage knowledge assets and grow organizations. Although directly applicable to SMEs its lessons and insights are also relevant to larger organisations. The book should prove instructive to students and researchers in the above fields.'- Dr Dimitrios Tsagdis, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Centre for Regional and International Business,Hull University Business School, UK Author InformationROBERT MELLOR Principle Lecturer and Director of Enterprise at Kingston University, UK. He teaches on a range of information systems related courses at Kingston Business School and is an expert advisor to the European Commission. He has taught widely in the UK, Denmark and Sweden. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |