Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments Introduction Governing and Managing Knowledge in Asia Thomas Menkhoff, Hans-Dieter Evers and Yue Wah Chay; Why This Book?; References; Part I What is Knowledge?; Chapter 1 Knowledge of Enterprise: Knowledge Management or Knowledge Technology? Milan Zeleny; Chapter 2 "Knowledge" and the Sociology of Science Hans-Dieter Evers; Part Ii The Rise of Asian Knowledge Society; Chapter 3 The Knowledge Gap and the Digital Divide Hans-Dieter Evers.

Chapter 4 Local and Global Knowledge: Social Science Research on South-east Asia Solvay Gerke and Hans-Dieter EversChapter 5 Transition Towards a Knowledge Society: Malaysia and Indonesia in Global Perspective Hans-Dieter Evers; Part Iii Strategic Groups as K-economy Drivers; Chapter 6 Knowledge Management: An Essential Tool for the Public Sector Thomas B. Riley; Chapter 7 Reflections about the Role of Expert Knowledge and Consultants in an Emerging Knowledge-based Economy Hans-Dieter Evers and Thomas Menkhoff.

Chapter 8 Knowledge in Development: Epistemic Machineries in a Global Context Hans-Dieter Evers, Markus Kaiser and Christine M℗·ullerChapter 9 Building Vibrant Science and Technology Parks with Knowledge Management: Trends in Singapore Thomas Menkhoff, Hans-Dieter Evers, Marshall W. Meyer and Lionel Meng Huat Lim; Chapter 10 Applying Knowledge Management in University Research Benjamin Loh, Ai-Chee Tang, Thomas Menkhoff, Yue Wah Chay and Hans-Dieter Evers; Part Iv Km Applications and Challenges.

Chapter 11 Notes from an "Intelligent Island": Towards Strategic Knowledge Management in Singapore's Small Business Sector Thomas Menkhoff, Yue Wah Chay and Benjamin LohChapter 12 Collaboration and Competition: The Knowledge Research Institute of Singapore as a Model Km System Patrick Lambe; Chapter 13 Creating a Km Platform for Strategic Success: A Case Study of Wipro Technologies, India RaviShankar Mayasandra N. and Shan Ling Pan; Part V Focus on K-sharing Behavior in Organizations.

Chapter 14 What Makes Knowledge Sharing in Organizations Tick? -- An Empirical Study Yue Wah Chay, Thomas Menkhoff, Benjamin Loh and Hans-Dieter EversChapter 15 The Moderating Effects of Friendship Ties and Dispositional Factors on Inducement and Knowledge Sharing Among Employees Ho-Beng Chia, Dishan Kamdar, Glenn J. Nosworthy and YueWah Chay; Index.